Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks

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| image = Bivalve NJ.JPG

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| location = Shell Road, Miller and Howard Streets, Commercial Township, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|39|14|0|N|75|1|56|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA New Jersey Cumberland County#New Jersey#USA

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| added = February 28, 1996

| area = {{convert|1.5|acre}}

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500403|title=Marine and Architectural Resources of the Maurice River Cove MPDF}}

| refnum = 96000079{{NRISref|version=2013a|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{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/CUMBERLAND.pdf#page=1 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |page=1 |date=December 20, 2022 }}

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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.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=96000079}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks |publisher=National Park Service|first1=George E. |last1=Thomas |date=June 1994 }} With {{NRHP url|id=96000079|photos=y|title=accompanying 8 photos}} The buildings were listed as part of the Marine and Architectural Resources of the Maurice River Cove Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF).{{cite web|first1=George E. |last1=Thomas |date=March 1995 |url={{NRHP url|id=64500403}}|title=Marine and Architectural Resources of the Maurice River Cove MPDF |publisher=National Park Service}} The Bayshore Center, an educational museum, is located adjacent to the property at 2800 High Street.{{cite web |title=Bayshore Center at Bivalve |url=https://www.bayshorecenter.org/}}

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.

The oyster schooners Cashier and A. J. Meerwald, also listed on the NRHP, are located here.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=15001050}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cashier |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Rachel Rodgers |last1=Dolhanczyk |date=December 2015 }}{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=95001256}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: A.J. MEERWALD (Schooner) |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Meghan E. |last1=Wren |date=November 1994 }}

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See also

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