Water Witch Club Casino

Water Witch Club Casino
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
40°24′01″N 73°59′36″W / 40.40028°N 73.99333°W / 40.40028; -73.99333
Built	1905
Architect	Lyman T. Ford
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, American Craftsman, Shingle Style
Part of	Water Witch Club Historic District (ID04000147)
NRHP reference No.	90001219[1]
NJRHP No.	2035[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 13, 1990
Designated CP	March 12, 2004
Designated NJRHP	January 12, 1990

The Water Witch Club Casino is located at the corner of East Twin Road and West Twin Road in the Monmouth Hills section of Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is near the Waterwitch section of the borough of Highlands. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1990, for its significance in architecture and entertainment.^[1][3] It was listed as a contributing property of the Water Witch Club Historic District in 2004.^[4]

History and description

The Water Witch Club was founded in 1895 by Ferdinand Fish, a New York City developer. The name comes from The Water-Witch, an 1830 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The original casino, built in 1905, consisted of a billiards room and an assembly room. In 1911, it was expanded by adding a clubhouse, designed by architect Lyman T. Ford. The exterior of the building features Colonial Revival/Shingle Style architecture, while the interior features American Craftsman.^[3]

See also

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

References

External links

• Media related to Water Witch Club Casino at Wikimedia Commons

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Middletown, New Jersey

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Other points of interest

• Evil Clown of Middletown
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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• Quick Stop Convenience Store (where Clerks was filmed)

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