List of Art Deco architecture in New Jersey

There are numerous buildings that are examples of the Art Deco architecture, including Streamline Moderne, in New Jersey, United States.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Asbury Park[edit]

Deal Lake Court Apartments, 1930s
Jersey Central Power & Light Building, 1922
Hot Mess Studio, Asbury Park
Old Heating Plant, Asbury Park, 1930
The Santander, 1929
Paramount Theatre, 1930^[3]

Casino and Powerhouse
Jersey Central Power and Light
Paramount Theater and Convention Hall
The Santander

Camden[edit]

City Hall, 1931
KIPP Cooper Norcross High School
Mastery Schools of Camden, McGraw Elementary
McCrory's/Sam's Discount
Pierre Building, 306 Cooper, 1932^[4]
Rio Theatre (now a church), 1937^[5]
United States Post Office and Courthouse, 1932

East Orange[edit]

30 South Munn, East Orange
East Orange VA Hospital, East Orange, 1950
West Colonial Apartments, East Orange

Elizabeth[edit]

Altenburg Piano House, Elizabeth, 1929
Hersch Tower, Elizabeth, 1931^[6]
Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth, 1925

Jersey City[edit]

McGinley Square-Bergen Square-Journal Square corridor along Bergen Avenue: 789 (Bergen Theater; later Pix Theater), 830 (Provident Bank Headquarters, 1920), 872 (Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1920),^[7]^[8] 875, 880 (First National Bank Building, 1920),^[9] 885, 910, 911, 918, 920 (Hurwitz Building, 1930)^[10]^[11] and 924
295 Newark Avenue, 1929^[12]
500 Communipaw Avenue (former Junction Fishery), 1920s^[13]
A. Harry Moore School (NJCU), 1931
Jersey City Armory
The Beacon, former Jersey City Medical Center, 1934–1938^[14] & Jones Hall, 591 Montgomery Street, 1939
596 Communipaw Avenue
61 Duncan Avenue
Miss America Diner, 1942
65 Tonnele Avenue (Ramada Jersey City)
Roosevelt Stadium, 1937 (demolished)
White Mana Diner, 1931
Ellis Island Ferry Building, c.1937

65 Tonnelle Avenue
Jones Hall
Jersey City Armory
Holland Tunnel Tower
295 Newark Avenue
Kensington Avenue
A. Harry Moore School
Ellis Island Ferry Building
Fairmount Avenue
Jewett Avenue

Newark[edit]

118-122 Market Street^[15]
138-138 1/2 Halsey Street, 1925^[15]
34 William Street, 1925^[15]
837-839 Broad Street, 1930^[15]
87 Halsey Street
9-13 Hill Street, 1929^[16]
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School, 1938
Eleven 80 (formerly Lefcourt–Newark Building), 1930
Griffith Building, 1927
Hotel Douglas, 5-21 Hill Street, 1923^[17]
Ivy Hill Elementary School, 1931
Lyons Towers Condominiums, 1939
National Newark Building, 744 Broad Street, 1931^[15]
Newark Arts High School (formerly Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art), 1931^[18]
Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings, 1928
Newark Museum of Art
Newark Symphony Hall (originally the Mosque Theater, 1925)^[19]
Newark Urby, 155 Washington Street (original parking tower converted to residences)^[20]
Paramount Theater^[21]
Pennsylvania Station, 1935^[22]^[3]
Science High School (demolished 2017), some original Art Deco terra cotta tiles incorporated into 50 Rector Park^[23]
United States Savings Bank, 187 Market Street, 1929^[15]
Walker House (formerly New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building), 540 Broad Street, 1929^[24]
Weequahic High School, 1932^[18]

Newark Penn Station
155 Washington
Griffith Building
Eleven 80
Newark Metropolitan Airport
Newark Metropolitan Airport
Terra cotta tiles at 50 Rector Park entrance
Newark Museum
Walker House
Weequahic High School

Trenton[edit]

Maxine's (now Rio Sports Bar & Grill), Trenton, 1948
Catholic Youth Organization (former RKO Broad Theatre), Trenton, 1920s
Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Trenton, 1932
Daylight/Twilight Alternative High School, Trenton
Hedgepeth–Williams Elementary School, Trenton
Parker Elementary School, Trenton
Paul Robeson Elementary School, Trenton
Trenton War Memorial, Trenton, 1930
Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School, Trenton, 1938
Washington Elementary School, Trenton

Other places[edit]

North Jersey[edit]

Bloomfield Trust Company
Peoples Bank and Trust
South Orange Post Office

225 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, 1938
Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, 1926
Garden State Crematory, North Bergen, 1907
Sears, Roebuck, and Company Building, Hackensack, 1930s
Sears Roebuck (now Kennedy Center), Union City, 1932^[25]
WMCA Transmitter Building, Kearny, 1940
531 Mitchell Street, Orange (now parking garage for Harvard Printing Apts.)
People's Bank and Trust Company Building, Passaic, 1931
Temple Emanuel, Paterson, 1929
Belvidere Theater, Belvidere, 1930s
Clifton Post Office, 1936 ^[26]^[27]
Bloomfield Trust Company, circa 1929
US Post Office, West New York, 1937^[28]

South Jersey[edit]

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 1929
Gateway 26 (former Hunts Casino), Wildwood, 1940
Hunt's Casino, Wildwood, 1940
Ventnor Theater, Ventnor, 1922^[29]
Landis Theatre-Mori Brothers Building, Vineland (1937)^[3]

Central Jersey[edit]

Thomas Alva Edison Memorial
Perth Amboy Bank Building

Perth Amboy Bank Building, Perth Amboy^[30]
224 Smith Street, Perth Amboy^[30]
Jersey City Central Power, & Light Company, Keyport, 1930s
Princeton Fire Department, Princeton Hook & Ladder Company, Princeton, 1933
Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum, Edison, 1938
Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook, 1927
Bow-Tie Warner Theater, Ridgeway, 1932
Lakewood Post Office, Lakewood, 1938^[31]^[32]

Municipal buildings[edit]

Ridgefield Borough Hall
Fort Lee Borough Hall
Harrison Town Hall
Camden City Hall

Sears. Roebuck and Company[edit]

Sears, Roebuck, and Company, 168 Elizabeth Avenue at Bigelow Street, Newark, opened 31 Oct. 1929^[33]
Sears, Roebuck, and Company Building, Hackensack, 1930^[34]^[33]
Sears Roebuck (now Kennedy Center), Union City, 1932^[35]^[33]

Bridges and tunnels[edit]

Route 46 bridges over the Passaic River
Lincoln Tunnel toll plaza and ventilation towers
Holland Tunnel ventilation towers
Morris Goodkind Bridge (formerly College Bridge), 1929, over Raritan River

References[edit]

^ "Art Deco & Art Moderne Architecture in New Jersey" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "New Jersey Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings | RoadsideArchitecture.com". www.roadarch.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "25 must-see buildings in New Jersey". USA TODAY. January 31, 2018.
^ Trethan, Phaedra (August 1, 2017). "From Art Deco to derelict: Bringing Camden building back to life". Courier-Post.
^ "Rio Theatre in Camden, NJ - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org.
^ Goodnough, Abby (August 6, 1995). "In Elizabeth, Dusting Off an Art Deco Treasure". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ Lissner, Caren (November 19, 2019). "Journal Square Art Deco Building Sells for $3.4M, Will Be Renovated". Jersey Digs.
^ "The History of Bergen Square" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "Bergen Square History" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "A selection of historical Jersey Journal clippings about buildings designed by John T. Rowland Jr. from 1901 to 1930". nj.
^ Gomez, John (July 5, 2021). "The architect of Journal Square: A Legends & Landmarks walking tour". nj.
^ Stettner, Meredith Napolitano (October 17, 2016). "Italian Village Historic Tour Highlights Old and New". Jersey Digs.
^ "Preserve Art Deco building with ties to Mayor Hague-era politics | Opinion". nj. March 10, 2021.
^ Martin, Antoinette (January 13, 2008). "Condos With Deco in the Details". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Four Corners Historic District. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. August 8, 2000. pp. 7–11, 7–18, 7–27, 7–28, 7–33, 7–37, 7–49. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "9-13 Hill Street". Digital Archive of Newark. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "Hotel Douglas". Digital Archive of Newark. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The Demise Of Science High School; Decopix". www.decopix.com. June 24, 2018.
^ Caruso, Anne-Marie (September 21, 2023). "Newark Symphony Hall's Talia Young talks about historic venue, future plans". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ Strunsky, Steve (October 11, 2022). "Old art deco parking deck remade as apartments with a nod to its original style". NJ.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ Read, Philip Read (April 10, 2009). "Paramount Theater owner looks to restore venue's glory". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "The Stage Is Set". ArtDeco.org.
^ Carter, Barry (February 17, 2017). "Old Science High School in Newark demolished, leaving a trail of memories". NJ.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ Yi, Karen (April 25, 2018). "Art Deco N.J. tower getting a $120M makeover". NJ.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ Waite, Thomas L. (April 17, 1988). "POSTINGS: Art Deco in Union City; Exit Sears, Enter Kennedy Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "Clifton Recreation Center Murals - Clifton NJ".
^ "Former Clifton New Jersey Post Office". Post Office Fans. May 29, 2021.
^ "Post Office - West New York NJ".
^ Rosenberg, Amy S. (October 5, 2018). "Ventnor theater getting new life — and a bar". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2016 Perth Amboy Historic Resources Survey" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ Mullen, Shannon (November 17, 2015). "Store coming to Lakewood's historic post office". Asbury Park Press.
^ "Post Office - Lakewood NJ".
^ ^a ^b ^c Longstreth, Richard (January 22, 2024). "Sears, Roebuck and the Remaking of the Department Store, 1924-42". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 65 (2): 238–279. doi:10.2307/25068266. JSTOR 25068266.
^ "Art Deco & Art Moderne Architecture in New Jersey" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ Waite, Thomas L. (April 17, 1988). "POSTINGS: Art Deco in Union City; Exit Sears, Enter Kennedy Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

External links[edit]

Media related to Art Deco architecture in New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
"Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings." Roadside Architecture.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2022-09-06
"New Deal Map". The Living New Deal. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
"SAH Archipedia". Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved 2021-11-21.

[1] "Art Deco & Art Moderne Architecture in New Jersey" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[2] "New Jersey Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings | RoadsideArchitecture.com". www.roadarch.com.

[auto-3] "25 must-see buildings in New Jersey". USA TODAY. January 31, 2018.

[4] Trethan, Phaedra (August 1, 2017). "From Art Deco to derelict: Bringing Camden building back to life". Courier-Post.

[5] "Rio Theatre in Camden, NJ - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org.

[6] Goodnough, Abby (August 6, 1995). "In Elizabeth, Dusting Off an Art Deco Treasure". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[7] Lissner, Caren (November 19, 2019). "Journal Square Art Deco Building Sells for $3.4M, Will Be Renovated". Jersey Digs.

[8] "The History of Bergen Square" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[9] "Bergen Square History" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[10] "A selection of historical Jersey Journal clippings about buildings designed by John T. Rowland Jr. from 1901 to 1930". nj.

[11] Gomez, John (July 5, 2021). "The architect of Journal Square: A Legends & Landmarks walking tour". nj.

[12] Stettner, Meredith Napolitano (October 17, 2016). "Italian Village Historic Tour Highlights Old and New". Jersey Digs.

[13] "Preserve Art Deco building with ties to Mayor Hague-era politics | Opinion". nj. March 10, 2021.

[14] Martin, Antoinette (January 13, 2008). "Condos With Deco in the Details". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[four_corners-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Four Corners Historic District. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. August 8, 2000. pp. 7–11, 7–18, 7–27, 7–28, 7–33, 7–37, 7–49. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[16] "9-13 Hill Street". Digital Archive of Newark. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[17] "Hotel Douglas". Digital Archive of Newark. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[auto3-18] "The Demise Of Science High School; Decopix". www.decopix.com. June 24, 2018.

[19] Caruso, Anne-Marie (September 21, 2023). "Newark Symphony Hall's Talia Young talks about historic venue, future plans". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[20] Strunsky, Steve (October 11, 2022). "Old art deco parking deck remade as apartments with a nod to its original style". NJ.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[21] Read, Philip Read (April 10, 2009). "Paramount Theater owner looks to restore venue's glory". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[22] "The Stage Is Set". ArtDeco.org.

[23] Carter, Barry (February 17, 2017). "Old Science High School in Newark demolished, leaving a trail of memories". NJ.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[24] Yi, Karen (April 25, 2018). "Art Deco N.J. tower getting a $120M makeover". NJ.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[25] Waite, Thomas L. (April 17, 1988). "POSTINGS: Art Deco in Union City; Exit Sears, Enter Kennedy Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[26] "Clifton Recreation Center Murals - Clifton NJ".

[27] "Former Clifton New Jersey Post Office". Post Office Fans. May 29, 2021.

[28] "Post Office - West New York NJ".

[29] Rosenberg, Amy S. (October 5, 2018). "Ventnor theater getting new life — and a bar". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[auto2-30] "2016 Perth Amboy Historic Resources Survey" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[auto1-31] Mullen, Shannon (November 17, 2015). "Store coming to Lakewood's historic post office". Asbury Park Press.

[32] "Post Office - Lakewood NJ".

[Longstreth-33] Longstreth, Richard (January 22, 2024). "Sears, Roebuck and the Remaking of the Department Store, 1924-42". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 65 (2): 238–279. doi:10.2307/25068266. JSTOR 25068266.

[34] "Art Deco & Art Moderne Architecture in New Jersey" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[35] Waite, Thomas L. (April 17, 1988). "POSTINGS: Art Deco in Union City; Exit Sears, Enter Kennedy Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

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List of Art Deco architecture in New Jersey

Asbury Park[edit]

Camden[edit]

East Orange[edit]

Elizabeth[edit]

Jersey City[edit]

Newark[edit]

Trenton[edit]

Other places[edit]

North Jersey[edit]

South Jersey[edit]

Central Jersey[edit]

Municipal buildings[edit]

Sears. Roebuck and Company[edit]

Bridges and tunnels[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]