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Essex County Courthouse

Essex County Courthouse
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Essex County Courthouse is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County Courthouse
Essex County Courthouse is located in New Jersey
Essex County Courthouse
Essex County Courthouse is located in the US
Essex County Courthouse
Location 470 High Street, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°44′14″N 74°10′44″W / 40.73722°N 74.17889°W / 40.73722; -74.17889Coordinates: 40°44′14″N 74°10′44″W / 40.73722°N 74.17889°W / 40.73722; -74.17889
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



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