RECEIVED United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Marlt National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Ilstoric PRESERVATION OFFICE 0
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NFS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) RECEIVED United States Department of the Interior National Park Service MARlT National Register of Historic Places Registration Form ilSTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE 0 This form is tor use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Bagfefcatibn Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking 'V in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable.'' for functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NFS Form I0-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete an items. « 1. Name of Property "" historic name Water Witch Club Historic District_____________________________________ other names/site number Monmouth Hills____________________________________ 2. Location Kougniy bounded by JNJ. Route 3b, water witcn Dnve, sea view street & number Terrace. Park Way. Windlass Path and Serpentine Drive_____ D not for publication city or town Middletown Township _ D vicinity state New Jersey code _ zip code 07732 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this S nomination D request for determination of eligibifity meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property E3 meets D does not meetJ^ierJaBonai Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant D nationally D statewideyfy locateQ%ee continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying offtciatfTitie Marc A. Matsil, Assistant Commissioner Natural & Historic Resources/DSHPO In my opinion, the property D meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. (D See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby'certify that the property is: of Date of Action W entered in the National Register. O See continuation sheet. D determined eligible for the National Register D See continuation sheet. O determined not eligible for the National Register. D removed from the National Register. D other, (explain:) ___________ Water Witch Club Historic District Monmouth County, New Jersey Maine of Property 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) O private D buildings) Contributing Noncontributing O public-local E3 district 23 ... 33 buildings D public-State Date D public-Federal O structure 0 0 sites Dobject 28 4 structures 3 0 objects 54 37 Total Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property fisting.) in the National Register N/A ;• 1 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/single dwelling SOCIAL/clubhouse SOCIAL/clubhouse RECREATION AND CULTURE/auditorium RECREATION AND CULTURE/auditorium 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) LATE VICTORIAN/Shingle Style fryirvtetinnSTUCCO, BRICK, CONCRETE LATE 19TH AND 20™ CENTURY REVIVALS/ waits WOOD/Shingles, Weatherboard Tudor Revival STUCCO LATE 19Tn AND 20™ CENTURY REVIVALS/ ^ ASPHALT/Shingles; STONE/Slate Spanish Revival other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Water Witch Club Historic District Monmouth County, New Jersey Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) Community Planning and Development S3 A Property is associated with events that have made Landscape Architecture______________ a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Architecture_____________________ our history. Entertainment/Recreation B B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. IS C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1895-1930 D O Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dotes (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) 1895_____________________ Property is: 1905___________________ D A owned by a religious institution or used for 1911________________ religious purposes. Significant Person D B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) Hill, Frederick P._____Continued D C a birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation Q D a cemetery. N/A D E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. D F a commemorative property. D G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder within the past 50 years. Dunham, F. Adelbert Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NFS): N/A Primary location of additional data: D preliminary determination of individual listing (36 S State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested D Other State agency D previously listed in the National Register D Federal agency D previously determined eligible by the National D Local government Register D University D designated a National Historic Landmark D Other D recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: Monmouth Hills, Inc. Archives D recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # _____________ Water Witch Club Historic District Monmouth County, New Jersey Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 50 UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1 Ui8| |5|8,4|7,S,4| 14,417.218.4.91 3 Ui8| |5|8.5|3.9.4| |4,4|7.2|1 .8 ,3 Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing |5|8,5|5,6.1| |4,4|7,2|S,3,4| 4U.8I I5|8.4|7,9,9| |4.4|7.2|3.7.1 D See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification . (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Michael Tomkins/Historian organization Tomkins Historical Research October 7,2002 street & number 63 Spring Avenue telephone 215-497-9189 city or town Holland state PA zip code 18966 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner """ (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name__________________________________________________ street & number telephone city or town __ state zip code Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for fisting, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance wrth the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect Of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 7 Page l Water Witch Club HD NJ MonmouthCo. 7. General Description of Water Witch Club Historic District The Water Witch Club Historic District, located in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, comprises what was historically known as the Water Witch Club, a late-19th- and early-20th-century romantically designed summer community. As originally constructed it consisted of a clubhouse/casino and 40 summer cottages