Water Witch Club Historic District

The Water Witch Club Historic District is a 50-acre (20 ha) historic district located in the Monmouth Hills section of Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is near the Waterwitch section of the borough of Highlands. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 2004, for its significance in architecture, entertainment, landscape architecture, and community planning and development.[1] It has 23 contributing buildings, including the individually listed Water Witch Club Casino.[3]

Water Witch Club Historic District
Lavinia Anna Erbacher House
Water Witch Club Historic District is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Water Witch Club Historic District
Water Witch Club Historic District is located in New Jersey
Water Witch Club Historic District
Water Witch Club Historic District is located in the United States
Water Witch Club Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by NJ 36, Water Wich Drive, Sea View Terrace, Park Way, Windlass Path and Serpentine Drive, Middletown Township, New Jersey
Coordinates40°24′2″N 73°59′49″W / 40.40056°N 73.99694°W / 40.40056; -73.99694
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Built1895
Architectural styleShingle Style, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.04000147[1]
NJRHP No.4111[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 2004
Designated NJRHPDecember 24, 2003

History and description

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The Water Witch Club was founded in 1895 by Ferdinand Fish, a New York City developer. The name comes from The Water-Witch, an 1830 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The Water Witch Club Casino was built in 1905 and expanded in 1911. The two-story Lavinia Anna Erbacher House, built around 1905, was designed by architect Frederick P. Hill and features Shingle Style and Colonial Revival architecture.[3]

 
Water Witch Club Casino

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#04000147)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b Tomkins, Michael (October 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Water Witch Club Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 49 photos
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