Bounded by Holly, East, Laurel, and West Aves. (both sides), Pitman, New Jersey. County/parish: Gloucester.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 19, 1977. NRIS 77000870.
349 contributing buildings.
Pitman Grove is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) historic district located in the borough of Pitman in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1977, for its significance in architecture, religion, and community planning. The district includes 349 contributing buildings.
The Grove centers around a circular park where the Pitman Grove Auditorium was constructed. Twelve numbered avenues, lined with cottages, radiate from this circle like spokes on the hub of a wheel.
The Grove was established in 1871 as a Methodist summer camp meeting site. From its early days, it attracted a large number of visitors. In 1892, a reporter for The Philadelphia Record recorded 60,000 visitors over a 16-day period. Increasingly, people started to live in the Grove year-round. In 1905, it became a part of the Borough of Pitman.
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