Lambertville in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lambertville City Hall

Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 24, 2012

1. Lambertville City Hall Marker

Inscription. Built in 1870 and occupied by the Holcombe family until 1922, the A.H. Holcombe House was purchased by the city of Lambertville in 1950 to serve as City Hall. It is one of the earliest and best examples of the French Second Empire style in Lambertville and was listed as part of the Lambertville Historic District on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1983. Funding of the rehabilitation of City Hall for the City of Lambertville has been made possible in part by the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust and a Community Development Grant from The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.

Erected 2010 by City of Lambertville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 40° 22.1′ N, 74° 56.732′ W. Marker is in Lambertville, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is at the intersection of York Street and North Union Street, on the right when traveling west on York Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lambertville NJ 08530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

specifically in Central Jersey,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mary E. Sheridan Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Centenary Methodist Church (about 500 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); George Coryell’s Grave (about 600 feet away); Lewis Island Shad Fishery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marshall House (approx. 0.2 miles away); D & R (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lambertville Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Road to Monmouth Battlefield (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lambertville.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 24, 2012

2. Lambertville City Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 778 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.