Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks explained

Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks
Location:	Shell Road, Miller and Howard Streets, Commercial Township, New Jersey
Coordinates:	39.2333°N -75.0322°W
Added:	February 28, 1996
Refnum:	96000079
Designated Other1 Name:	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:	NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:	December 11, 1995
Designated Other1 Number:	3069^[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom
Designated Other1 Color:	ffc94b

The Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks are located along Shell Road in the Bivalve section of Commercial Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1996, for their significance in commerce and maritime history during the years 1870–1945. The listing includes five contributing buildings.^[2] The buildings were listed as part of the Marine and Architectural Resources of the Maurice River Cove Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF).^[3] The Bayshore Center, an educational museum, is located adjacent to the property at 2800 High Street.^[4]

History and description

The buildings were constructed in the 1870s in this industrial section of Port Norris, located by the mouth of the Maurice River.^[2]

The oyster schooners Cashier and A. J. Meerwald, also listed on the NRHP, are located here.^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

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

External links

• Web site: Lund . Jens . November 12, 1983 . Scenes of Bivalve and Shell Pile, Bivalve, New Jersey . Library of Congress.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 1 . December 20, 2022 .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=96000079}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks ]. National Park Service. George E. . Thomas . June 1994 . With
3. Web site: George E. . Thomas . March 1995 . [{{NRHP url|id=64500403}} Marine and Architectural Resources of the Maurice River Cove MPDF ]. National Park Service.
4. Web site: Bayshore Center at Bivalve .
5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=15001050}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: ''Cashier'' ]. National Park Service. Rachel Rodgers . Dolhanczyk . December 2015 .
6. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=95001256}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: A.J. MEERWALD (Schooner) ]. National Park Service. Meghan E. . Wren . November 1994 .