Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
City Hall
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2015
1. City Hall Marker
with an Act of the Provincial Assembly
1713
Capitol of the Province and the
State of New Jersey
1713 - 1790
Courthouse of Middlesex County
1713 - 1793
City Hall of Perth Amboy
1718
Rebuilt 1766-67
Enlarged and remodelled 1871-72
George W. Merger, Architect
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places
January 12, 1981
This tablet placed by the Tercentenary Committee
in commemoration of the three-hundredth
anniversary of Perth Amboy founded 1683
August 9, 1983
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1998.
Location. 40° 30.388′ N, 74° 15.911′ W. Marker is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perth Amboy NJ 08861, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey (a few steps from this marker); Surveyor General's Office (a few steps from this marker); Record Office (within shouting distance of this marker); First Black Voter After Adoption of 15th Amendment (within shouting distance of this marker); The Earl of Perth (within shouting distance of this marker); Perth Amboy's English Elm Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Perth Amboy City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Surveyor General's Office (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perth Amboy.
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 18, 2014
2. City Hall Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2015
3. City Hall Marker
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 18, 2014
4. City Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 22, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on June 22, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
