A draft of an unpublished history of the Newark Technical School (NTS) and the Newark College of Engineering (NCE). It not only documents the history of the institution, but also the connection to the greater the Newark community. Contributors to…
Built in 1911, Colton Hall is one of the oldest buildings on NJIT's campus. The five story building has tall 14-ft high ceilings, reflecting its original purpose as a factory. Colton Hall is connected to Campbell and Weston Halls forming the southern…
Situated on a confined site to the north edge of the Central Business district, Newark-Broad Street Station exemplifies the architectural eclecticism of the early twentieth century. The construction of the station in 1901-1903 coincided with the…
The American-Moorish Science Temple was established in Newark, New Jersey, in 1913 by Timothy Drew (1886–1929), known to followers as Noble Drew Ali and also as the Prophet of the sect. Drew Ali taught that all blacks were of Moorish origins but had…
The Bethany Baptist Church is considered one of the most important African American religious institutions in Newark. Located to the west of Newark's Central Business District, the ecclesiastical building was originally constructed for the Fairmount…
The Belleville Avenue Congregational Church, located in the Mount Pleasant area north of the Central Business District, was built in 1874. The building epitomizes High Victorian Gothic architecture in Newark through the use of such features as…
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…
Bethany Dispensary (conducted by “The Presbyterian Hospital in the city of Newark, New Jersey”) (org. 1907; Presbyterian Hospital inc. April 7, 1909, which see p. 32), corner of Spruce and Charlton Streets in the Bethany Presbyterian Church. A…
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…
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.
Historic map of the city of Newark created by Ernest Adam, City Engineer of Street & Sewer Departments, in 1901. Based on the 'Explanations' map key, the map depicts information on which streets are opened, recommended street closures, streets with…
The NJIT Campus Center and Academic Building creates an intervention into the existing University fabric, uniting the Campus Green with the eastern edge of campus. A third floor pedestrian bridge connects the two buildings physically and creates a…
Fenster Hall houses administrative offices, classrooms and computer labs in a highly flexible loft space. It extends the campus image to MLK Boulevard and forms a backdrop for Eberhardt Hall.
The 187,000 square foot GITC facility contains research labs, conference rooms, lecture halls, a state of the art TV studio, and The Factory of the Future. The Factory of the Future is an incubator and R&D facility for telecommunications and robotics…