James Street Commons Historic District

The James Street Commons Historic District is a 65-acre (26 ha) historic district located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1978, for its significance in architecture, art, community planning and development, education, industry, and social history.[4] There was a small boundary increase on September 22, 1983.[5]

James Street Commons Historic District
Former Second Presbyterian Church
James Street Commons Historic District is located in Essex County, New Jersey
James Street Commons Historic District
James Street Commons Historic District is located in New Jersey
James Street Commons Historic District
James Street Commons Historic District is located in the United States
James Street Commons Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Halsey, Warren, Boyden, Bleeker, Orange, and Broad Streets, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′36″N 74°10′25″W
Area65 acres (26 ha)
ArchitectJeremiah O'Rourke; Rankin & Kellogg; John and Wilson Ely
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.78001758[1] (original)
83001601[2] (increase)
NJRHP No.1275[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1978
Boundary increaseSeptember 22, 1983
Designated NJRHPFebruary 10, 1977

History and description

When first surveyed in 1977 for landmark status, the district had 425 structures. Since then about 170 historic buildings in the district have been demolished, or about 40% of the district's urban fabric. When buildings are demolished, the predominant land use becomes surface parking. Rutgers University, Edison ParkFast, St. Michael's Hospital, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology are the main owners of surface parking lots and structures within the district. In 2020, the actions of NJIT president Joel Bloom with demolition of the nationally landmarked Warren Street School resulted in the historic district being listed among the ten most endangered historic places in New Jersey.[6]

Contributing properties
15 Washington Street, American Insurance Company Building

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – James Street Commons Historic District (#78001758)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System – James Street Commons Historic District Addendum (#83001601)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 22, 2021. p. 18.
  4. Vacca, Anthony S. (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Street Commons Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 59 photos
  5. Higgins, William J. (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Street Commons Historic District Addendum". National Park Service. With accompanying 12 photos
  6. "After Warren Street School Demolished, James Street Named 'Most Endangered'". Jersey Digs. May 19, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
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