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The James Street Commons Historic District is a 65-acre (26 ha) historic district located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1978, for its significance in architecture, art, community planning and development, education, industry, and social history. [4]
Historic resources in the Montclair, New Jersey area were surveyed in 1986, leading to a number of separate listings. [2] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 24, 2025. [3]
The canal connected Newark with the New Jersey hinterland, at that time a major iron and farm area. [21] Railroads arrived in 1834 and 1835. A flourishing shipping business resulted, and Newark became the area's industrial center. By 1826, Newark's population stood at 8,017, ten times the 1776 number. [22] Balbach Smelting and Refining Company ...
There are more than 1,700 listed sites in New Jersey. Of these, 58 are further designated as National Historic Landmarks. All 21 counties in New Jersey have listings on the National Register. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 21, 2025. [1]
The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of historic resources of local, state, and national interest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The program is administered by the New Jersey's state historic preservation office within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Weequahic Park (/ w iː ˈ k w eɪ ɪ k /; pronounced Wee-QUAY-ic, or WEEK-wake "when spoken rapidly" [3]) is a park located in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, USA, designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm, (who also designed Branch Brook Park in Newark). The park is 311.33 acres including an 80-acre (320,000 m 2) lake. [4] The Weequahic ...
Branch Brook Park is a county park of Essex County, New Jersey. It is located in the North Ward of Newark, between the neighborhoods of Forest Hill and Roseville. A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville. At 360 acres (150 ha), Branch Brook Park is the largest public park in the city of Newark.
St. Lucy's Church (Newark, New Jersey) St. Mary's Abbey Church; St. Rocco's Roman Catholic Church; St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey) Seated Lincoln (Borglum) Second Reformed Dutch Church; South Park Calvary United Presbyterian Church; Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Newark; Stanley Theater (Newark, New Jersey) State Street ...