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United States historic place
Essex County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location50 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates40°44′14″N 74°10′44″W / 40.737201°N 74.178822°W / 40.737201; -74.178822
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1904 (1904)
ArchitectCass Gilbert
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.75001135
NJRHP No.1246
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1975
Designated NJRHPMarch 26, 1975

The Essex County Courthouse is located at the Essex County Government Complex in Newark, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1975, for its significance in art and architecture.

The building, designed by Cass Gilbert, has a four-story rotunda topped with a Tiffany skylight. It features artwork from some of the most well known artists of the American Renaissance period including Seated Lincoln by Gutzon Borglum.

The main facade is adorned with nine sculptures by Piccirilli Brothers.

  • The courthouse as it appeared in 1907 The courthouse as it appeared in 1907
  • Seated Lincoln Seated Lincoln

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#75001135)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 16. listed as the Essex County Court House
  3. Karschner, Terry (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Essex County Courthouse". National Park Service. With accompanying three photos
  4. "Essex County Courthouse (1904), Newark, New Jersey". Cass Gilbert Society. Retrieved April 7, 2010.

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Government of Essex County, New Jersey
County Seat: Essex County Government Complex, Newark
County Executive
(term ends December 31, 2019)
Freeholders
(term ends December 31, 2020)
  • At-large: Brendan W. Gill
  • At-large: Rufus I. Johnson
  • At-large:Lebby C. Jones
  • District 1:Robert Mercado
  • District 2:Vice President Wayne L. Richardson
  • District 3:Patricia Sebold
  • District 4:Leonard M. Luciano
  • District 5:Carlos M. Pomares
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