Summit in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Summit Downtown Historic District
Photographed by Nicholas Scott, May 27, 2026
1. Summit Downtown Historic District Marker
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
and the
New Jersey Register of Historic Places.
The district's 16 blocks include distinctive commercial buildings dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and illustrate a rich combination of setting, materials and design centered on the 1905 Morris & Essex railroad station.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 40° 43.009′ N, 74° 21.462′ W. Marker is in Summit, New Jersey, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Union Place and Beechwood Road, on the right when traveling east on Union Place. Located next to the NJ Transit Summit Station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summit NJ 07901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Summit Opera House (approx. Ό mile away); Rahway Valley Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marjorie Cranstoun Jefferson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Summit Playhouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Florence Spearing Randolph (approx. Ύ mile away); Wallace Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Signal Beacon and the Old Sow (approx. 0.8 miles away); Briant Pond Park (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summit.
Photographed by Nicholas Scott, May 27, 2026
2. Summit Downtown Historic District Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2026, by Nicholas Scott of New Vernon, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2026, by Nicholas Scott of New Vernon, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
