Water Witch Club Casino | |
Nrhp Type2: | indcp |
Nocat: | y |
Partof: | Water Witch Club Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 04000147 |
Designated Nrhp Type2: | March 12, 2004 |
Location: | East Twin Road and West Twin Road, Middletown Township, New Jersey |
Coordinates: | 40.4003°N -73.9933°W |
Built: | 1905 |
Architect: | Lyman T. Ford |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival, American Craftsman, Shingle Style |
Added: | August 13, 1990 |
Refnum: | 90001219 |
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: | January 12, 1990 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 2035[1] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Designated Other1 Color: |
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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.[2] It was listed as a contributing property of the Water Witch Club Historic District in 2004.[3]
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.[2]