Essex County Courthouse

The Essex County Courthouse is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1975.

Essex County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	50 West Market Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Coordinates	40.737201°N 74.178822°W / 40.737201; -74.178822
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Cass Gilbert
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	75001135[1]
NJRHP No.	1246[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 26, 1975
Designated NJRHP	March 26, 1975

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[3] including Seated Lincoln by Gutzon Borglum.

The annex was completed the 60's. Jack Murphy of Fava Associates was the lead architect on the annex project.

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  Seated Lincoln (1911), by Gutzon Borglum
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  Annex behind courthouse
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  The courthouse as it appeared in 1907

See also

• County courthouses in New Jersey
• Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
• Federal courthouses in New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
• Seated Lincoln

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
3. "Essex County Courthouse (1904), Newark, New Jersey". Cass Gilbert Society. Retrieved 2010-04-07.