Congregation Ahavas Shalom,the oldest operating synagogue in Newark, is a reminiscent of the city's vibrant Jewish community in the early twentieth century. Located to the north of Newark's Central Business District, the synagogue was designed in the…
The almshouse was a facility used as a mental hospital, and a hospital for the acute and chronically ill, and the dying and destitute. The almshouse was the predecessor to the City Hospital.
Anthony C. Beam bought the property at 14 Mulberry Street in 1859. The house, however, is noted for being the birthplace of Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage.
Built in 1952, the Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh Homes consisted of 12 residential buildings, 9 of which were 8-story buildings and 3 of which were 3-story buildings.
Babies' Hospital was founded in 1896 by Dr. Henry Leber Colt to serve sick children under the age of 5. The hospital began at 2 adjoining buildings on High St. and Bank St. A new building at 15 Roseville Ave. opened in January, 1930. This new…