Essex County Courthouse

Essex County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location	470 High Street, Newark, New Jersey
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[1]
NJRHP #	1246[2]
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^[3] including Seated Lincoln by Gutzon Borglum.

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  Seated Lincoln (1911), by Gutzon Borglum

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
• Seated Lincoln

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
3. "Essex County Courthouse (1904), Newark, New Jersey". Cass Gilbert Society. Retrieved 2010-04-07.