Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work.
On the tour, you’ll pass many historical buildings and sites, including the Belcher-Ogden Mansion and the Bonnell House, one of the oldest homes in New Jersey. Other stops include The Snyder Academy of Elizabethtown, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth River Trail, and the Elizabeth Public Library.
building, a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use. Rudimentary buildings were initially constructed out of the purely functional need for a controlled environment to moderate the effects of climate. These first buildings were simple dwellings.