National Register of Historic Places

James Street Commons Historic District Addendum

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Listed
September 21, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001601

About this property

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. There was a small boundary increase on September 22, 1983. 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. Washington Park (Newark) a.k.a. Harriet Tubman Square Guy Sterling - James Street resident, author, and reporter Jeremiah O'Rourke - Irish-American architect at 45 Burnet Street Seth Boyden - demolished workshop was in the neighborhood George Westinghouse - demolished factory was just outside the district John Cotton Dana - founder of the Newark Public Library and Newark Museum Peter Ballantine - Scottish-American industrialist Elvin W. Crane - politician and relative of author Stephen Crane Edward Weston - chemist and engineer, competitor with Thomas Edison Louis Bamberger - businessman and philanthropist, property owner in the area National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey Media related to James Street Commons Historic District at Wikimedia Commons

Location

18 Washington Pl.
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
40.74178, -74.17075

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

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When was James Street Commons Historic District Addendum listed on the National Register?

James Street Commons Historic District Addendum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 1983.

What type of historic resource is James Street Commons Historic District Addendum?

James Street Commons Historic District Addendum is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for James Street Commons Historic District Addendum is recorded as the industrial era.

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