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| location = 260 High Street<br>[[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]], [[New Jersey]] [[United States|USA]]
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'''City Hall''' in [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]] is a historic building built in the early 18th century, listed on [[New Jersey Register of Historic Places]] and the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It is now the oldest government building still in use in the United States.<ref name = CofPA>{{Cite web | title = The History of Perth Amboy | publisher = City of Perth Amboy | url = http://ci.perthamboy.nj.us/the-history-of-perth-amboy.html | accessdate = 2011-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Perth Amboy, New Jersey | publisher = citytowninfo.com | url = http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/new-jersey/perth-amboy | accessdate = 2011-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Port of Perth Amboy | publisher = World Port Service | url = http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/USA_NJ_Port_of_Perth_Amboy_1808.php | accessdate = 2011-06-06}}</ref><ref name = differ >{{Citation
'''City Hall''' in [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], [[New Jersey]], United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century, listed on [[New Jersey Register of Historic Places]] and the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It is now the oldest government building still in use in the United States.<ref name = CofPA>{{Cite web | title = The History of Perth Amboy | publisher = City of Perth Amboy | url = http://ci.perthamboy.nj.us/the-history-of-perth-amboy.html | accessdate = 2011-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Perth Amboy, New Jersey | publisher = citytowninfo.com | url = http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/new-jersey/perth-amboy | accessdate = 2011-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Port of Perth Amboy | publisher = World Port Service | url = http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/USA_NJ_Port_of_Perth_Amboy_1808.php | accessdate = 2011-06-06}}</ref><ref name = differ >{{Citation
| title = Mr. Bloomberg, Perth Amboy Begs to Differ
| title = Mr. Bloomberg, Perth Amboy Begs to Differ
| newspaper = The New York Timess
| newspaper = [[The New York Times]]
| date = July 24, 2007
| date = July 24, 2007
| url = http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/mr-bloomberg-perth-amboy-begs-to-differ/?scp=13&sq=perth%20amboy%20new%20jersey%20library&st=cse
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| accessdate = 2011-10-11
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On November 20, 1789, the [[State of New Jersey]] became the first to ratify the [[United States Bill of Rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njarchives.org/links/treasures/usconstitution/billofrights.html|title=Documentary treasures: Bill of Rights|accessdate=2008-04-25|date=2003-2004|publisher=State of New Jersey}}</ref>
On November 20, 1789, the [[State of New Jersey]] became the first to ratify the [[United States Bill of Rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njarchives.org/links/treasures/usconstitution/billofrights.html|title=Documentary treasures: Bill of Rights|accessdate=2008-04-25|date=2003-2004|publisher=State of New Jersey}}</ref>


On March 31, 1870 [[Thomas Mundy Peterson]] (1824–1904) became the first [[African-American]] to [[vote]] in an [[election]] under the just-enacted provisions of the [[Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|15th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].<ref name=counting>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Perth Amboy Church Is 302 And Counting |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40711FA345E0C768DDDAB0894DF484D81 |quote=The first black man to vote in America, Thomas Mundy Peterson, was a member of St. Peter's and is buried in its graveyard. He voted in the Perth Amboy mayoral election of March 31, 1870, one day after adoption of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=February 15, 1987 |accessdate=2010-11-27 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.npl.org/Pages/ProgramsExhibits/Exhibits/aafirsts.html African-American Firsts Remembered – Newark Public Library<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.npl.org</ref>
On March 31, 1870 [[Thomas Mundy Peterson]] (1824–1904) became the first [[African-American]] to [[vote]] in an [[election]] under the just-enacted provisions of the [[Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|15th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].<ref name=counting>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Perth Amboy Church Is 302 And Counting |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40711FA345E0C768DDDAB0894DF484D81 |quote=The first black man to vote in America, Thomas Mundy Peterson, was a member of St. Peter's and is buried in its graveyard. He voted in the Perth Amboy mayoral election of March 31, 1870, one day after adoption of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 15, 1987 |accessdate=2010-11-27 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.npl.org/Pages/ProgramsExhibits/Exhibits/aafirsts.html African-American Firsts Remembered – Newark Public Library<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.npl.org</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:African-American history of New Jersey]]
[[Category:African-American history of New Jersey]]
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Colonial government in America]]
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[[Category:City halls in New Jersey]]
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Revision as of 15:19, 28 June 2013

Perth Amboy City Hall and Surveyor General's Office
Perth Amboy City Hall is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Perth Amboy City Hall
Location260 High Street
Perth Amboy, New Jersey USA
Built1714
NRHP reference No.81000394[1]
NJRHP No.1897[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1981
Designated NJRHPOctober 3, 1980
Perth Amboy City Hall
Map
General information
Typecity hall
LocationPerth Amboy, New Jersey
Construction started1714
Completed1717
Renovated1745, 1767, 1826, 1872, 2006
References
[2]

City Hall in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century, listed on New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places. It is now the oldest government building still in use in the United States.[2][3][4][5]

History

Construction of the building began in 1714 and was completed in 1717 or 1718. It served as the local courthouse and jail, and was also used by the Provincial Assembly until 1775. The building has twice been rebuilt after being badly damaged by fire; first in 1731, rebuilt until 1745, and again around 1765 following an arson attack believed to have been committed by a former inmate who was imprisoned on debt charges. It was rebuilt a second time in 1767.[2]

City Hall has undergone three renovations, most recently in 2006, although some of the original structure remains. The building is now Victorian in style.[2]

A two-room surveyor's office was built adjacent to City Hall in 1867, which was used by the General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey.[6]

Notable events

On November 20, 1789, the State of New Jersey became the first to ratify the United States Bill of Rights.[7]

On March 31, 1870 Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824–1904) became the first African-American to vote in an election under the just-enacted provisions of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. June 2, 2011. p. 7. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ a b c d "The History of Perth Amboy". City of Perth Amboy. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  3. ^ "Perth Amboy, New Jersey". citytowninfo.com. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  4. ^ "Port of Perth Amboy". World Port Service. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  5. ^ "Mr. Bloomberg, Perth Amboy Begs to Differ", The New York Times, July 24, 2007, retrieved 2011-10-11
  6. ^ "Perth Amboy". Raritan/Millstone Guidebook. www.raritanmillstone.org. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  7. ^ "Documentary treasures: Bill of Rights". State of New Jersey. 2003–2004. Retrieved 2008-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  8. ^ "Perth Amboy Church Is 302 And Counting". The New York Times. February 15, 1987. Retrieved 2010-11-27. The first black man to vote in America, Thomas Mundy Peterson, was a member of St. Peter's and is buried in its graveyard. He voted in the Perth Amboy mayoral election of March 31, 1870, one day after adoption of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ African-American Firsts Remembered – Newark Public Library at www.npl.org
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