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Newark Female Charitable Society
The Newark Female Charitable Society used as its headquarters a three-story tall building located in Halsey Street. This structure was designed by R.H. Rowden, a local architect, in the Victorian Eclectic style with Romanesque features. The building…
Newark Public Library
The main branch of the Newark Public Library system, designed by the firm of Rankin and Kellogg.
Newark Theatre
The Newark Theatre opened in 1886 by H.C. Miner.
North Reformed Church
Originally built as the Third Reformed Dutch Church, the North Reformed Church was designed by William H. Kirk in the Gothic revival style. It is sitting in a remarkable location, across the Washington Park surrounded by higher buildings, taken out…
Oak Hall, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Oak Hall is an 8 floor, 52,875 square foot residence hall at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Oheb Shalom Congregation
The Oheb Shalom Congregation building is the oldest extant synagogue in Newark. This building was constructed in 1884 and presents an eclectic combination of Gothic and Moorish styles. The Rose window and projecting tower coexist with…
One Newark Center
One Newark Center was developed by Bellemead Development Corporation. It is a 22-story building, which includes the 200,000 square foot Seton Hall Law School. Construction on the building began in May, 1989.
Otto H. York Center for Environmental and Engineering Science (YCEES), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
"The York Center was the first building in the nation especially constructed for cooperative public and private research in hazardous waste management." The building's use has since diversified and is now used to conduct a wide variety of research…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
This church was built in the Greek Revival Style and featured a frame belfry and spire. The structure is made out of brick and the roof is gabled with a pediment at the front facade. Originally there was no portico.
Pan American C.M.A. Church
The Pan American C.M.A. Church is designed in the Gothic Revival style. This is a relatively small church with a central nave, a chancel, small transepts and apse and resembles an English Country church. The church was build with brownstone laid…
Panoramic view #1 of Newark, N.J.
Panoramic photograph of Newark, NJ - circa 1912.
Panoramic view #2 of Newark, N.J.
Panoramic view of Newark, NJ - photograph taken circa 1912,
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Pennsylvania Railroad Newark Station is one of the last major works of McKim, Mead & White. The complex is the major intermodal transportation facility of Newark that connects the city regionally. It is located between the Ironbound and CBD…
Plume House
This Dutch Colonial house is the second oldest extant building in Newark. This building features certain characteristics of 18th century residential architecture in America such as hand-hewn timber framing and flooring, and locally quarried…
Protestant Foster Home
The Protestant Foster Home building located on Bellevile Ave. (today's Broadway), presents a remarkable example of High Victorian Gothic. Designed by Thomas Stent, this 3-story building is U-shaped in plan. The exterior is dressed in red brick, while…
Prudential Fountain
The fountain was moved to the Newark Museum upon the demolishment of the Prudential Insurance Building.
Queen of Angels Church
Queen of Angels Church is a Gothic Revival style church completed in 1861. Historically it is tied to the middle of 19th century development of the German community in Newark. However, after 1960's it was passed to the Black parish, becoming the…