Essex County Courthouse

United States historic place

Significant dates

Essex County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places


40°44′14″N 74°10′44″W / 40.737201°N 74.178822°W / 40.737201; -74.178822
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1904 (1904)
Architect	Cass Gilbert
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	75001135^[1]
NJRHP No.	1246^[2]
Added to NRHP	June 26, 1975
Designated NJRHP	March 26, 1975

The Essex County Courthouse is located at the Essex County Government Complex in Newark, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1975, for its significance in art and architecture.^[1]^[3]

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^[4] including Seated Lincoln by Gutzon Borglum.

The main facade is adorned with nine sculptures by Piccirilli Brothers.

The courthouse as it appeared in 1907
Seated Lincoln

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#75001135)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 16. listed as the Essex County Court House
^ Karschner, Terry (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Essex County Courthouse". National Park Service. With accompanying three photos
^ "Essex County Courthouse (1904), Newark, New Jersey". Cass Gilbert Society. Retrieved April 7, 2010.

External links

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Government of Essex County, New Jersey

County Seat: Essex County Government Complex, Newark

County Executive
(term ends December 31, 2019)

Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.

Freeholders
(term ends December 31, 2020)

At-large: Brendan W. Gill
At-large: Rufus I. Johnson
At-large:Lebby C. Jones
District 1:Robert Mercado
District 2:Vice President Wayne L. Richardson
District 3:Patricia Sebold
District 4:Leonard M. Luciano
District 5:Carlos M. Pomares

Constitutional Officers

Sheriff: Armando B. Fontoura
County Clerk: Christopher J. Durkin
County Surrogate: Theodore N. Stephens II

Judiciary

New Jersey Superior Court (5th Vincinage)
Essex County Courthouse
Essex County Prosecutor's Office

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