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The Ballantine House is the only remaining 19th century town house in Washington Square. It was built to be a seventeen-room, three-story structure with a full basement and attic. This house was built in 1884 as a residence for John H. Ballantine,…

F.A.I.A. - An architect,( 1874- 1936) He was born in Newark in 1874. Following a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he began practice in Newark. He
designed many apartment houses and churches, and specialized in the buildings of…

Poster labeled ""Backward Glances in Newark"" showing old photos and methods of transportation in Newark.

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…

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Front cover (4.02 MB) Title ad (8.90 MB) Index (9.64 MB) Plate 1: Part of first ward (8.65 MB) Plate 2: Part of first ward (9.76 MB) Plate 3: Second ward (9.23 MB) Plate 4: Third ward (9.12 MB) Plate 5: Fourth ward (9.68 MB) Plate 6: Fifth and part…

Mueller, A.H. Atlas of volume two city of Newark New Jersey. This volume embraces the section of the city South of Railroad Place, Market Street and South Orange Avenue. Compiled from actual surveys, official records and private plans, by J.M.…

Mueller, A.H. Atlas of volume one city of Newark, New Jersey. This volume embraces the section of the city North of Railroad Place, Market Street and South Orange Avenue. Compiled from actual surveys, official records and private plans, by J.M.…

Ashbury Park Quadrangle Topographic Map (1954, revised 1970)

This article explores the energy efficiency methods utilized at the Park Plaza building in Newark. The New Jersey Department of Energy (DOE) funded a million-dollar study on the building headquarters of PSE&G to research how the energy was being used…

This article describes the engineering innovations at the Newark International Airport.

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.

"The Fountain of Knowledge was selected by Mr. Gammell as an appropriate motif for a mural decoration in a public library. The Fountain which appears in the center panel is guarded by Apollo. In the right panel the Nine Muses are seen carrying the…

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.

Hospital world; an international journal published in the interests of hospitals, sanatoria, asylums and public charitable institutions throughout America, Great Britain and her colonies. vol.2, no.4, 1912

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 North Newark Hospital was transferred to the American Legion around the 1940's, and was renamed the American Legion Memorial Hospital.

This article features a plate showing the front facade of the American Insurance Company Building by Cass Gilbert. The building is located in Newark, New Jersey, and the image is dated from October 1905.