Camp Evans Historic District
Camp Evans Historic District | |
The Marconi Hotel dedicated in 1914 at the Belmar Receiving Station is now InfoAge's "main campus" | |
| Nearest city | Belmar, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°11′20″N 74°3′53″W / 40.18889°N 74.06472°W |
| Area | 55 acres (22 ha) |
| Built | 1912–1914 |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000274 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 2002 |
| Designated NHLD | October 16, 2012 |
Camp Evans Historic District is an area of the Camp Evans Formerly Used Defense Site in Wall Township, New Jersey. The site of the military installation (40°11′08″N 074°03′45″W / 40.18556°N 74.06250°W) is noted for a 1941 transatlantic radio receiver and various World War II/Cold War laboratories of the United States Army (e.g., signal, vacuum tube, dosimetry, & photo-optics). It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2012, in recognition of the site's long role in the development of modern civilian and military electronic communications.