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James Street Commons Historic District

James Street Commons Historic District
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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 / 40.74333°N 74.17361°W / 40.74333; -74.17361
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

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]

  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

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