Essex County Courthouse
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Location | 470 High Street, Newark, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°44′14″N 74°10′44″W / 40.73722°N 74.17889°WCoordinates: 40°44′14″N 74°10′44″W / 40.73722°N 74.17889°W |
Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
Built | 1904 |
Architect | Cass Gilbert; Piccirilli Bros. |
Architectural style | Renaissance |
NRHP Reference # | 75001135 |
NJRHP # | 1246 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 26, 1975 |
Designated NJRHP | March 26, 1975 |
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.
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.
Seated Lincoln (1911), by Gutzon Borglum