Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

City Hall

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, August 18, 2014

1. City Hall Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Original portion erected in accordance
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. Marker 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.

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

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Earl of Perth (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); George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); The Polish Veterans of World War II, Post 40 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perth Amboy.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2015

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 January 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 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.