Oswald J. Nitschke House

The Oswald Nitschke House is located in Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey, United States. The clapboard wood frame farmhouse was built c. 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2008.

Oswald Nitschke House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	49 South 21st Street, Kenilworth, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°40′27″N 74°17′29″W / 40.67424°N 74.29138°W / 40.67424; -74.29138
Built	c. 1880
NRHP reference No.	07001406^[1]
NJRHP No.	4296^[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 17, 2008
Designated NJRHP	September 20, 2007

It is named for Oswald J. Nitschke, a mayor of Kenilworth who served three terms and supported Kenilworth's 1907 incorporation.^[3]

In 2003, commercial development threatened to demolish the house, but the Kenilworth Historical Society moved the building 1500 feet to save it.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 4, 2012. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
3. "Oswald J. Nitschke House". State of New Jersey: NJ Historic Trust. Retrieved September 9, 2012.