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Veterans Administration Building
The Veterans Administration Building is a Second Renaissance Revival style six story office building designed by architect Frank Goodwillie.
Alternate address: 1-7 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ.
Alternate address: 1-7 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ.
American-Moorish Science Temple
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…
Ahavas Sholom Congregation
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…
Symington House
The Symington house is the third oldest house in Newark. This building is a 3-story brick townhouse originally constructed as a rectory for adjacent Trinity Church, now known as Trinity and St. Philip’s Cathedral. It is the best remaining…
Essex Club
The Essex Club was the oldest existing business club in Newark, founded in 1876.
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…
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…
