Essex County Courthouse

For the former courthouse in Canada, see Mackenzie Hall.

United States historic place

Essex County Courthouse

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

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Location| 50 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates| 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]
Significant dates
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

## See also

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* County courthouses in New Jersey
* Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
* Federal courthouses in New Jersey
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
* Seated Lincoln
* Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Newark)

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#75001135)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ "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"
3. ^ Karschner, Terry (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Essex County Courthouse". National Park Service. With accompanying three photos
4. ^ "Essex County Courthouse (1904), Newark, New Jersey". Cass Gilbert Society. Retrieved April 7, 2010.

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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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* Essex County College
* Essex County Hospital Center
* Essex County Jail
* Essex County Park System
* Essex County Politics
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* Essex County Resource Recovery Facility
* Essex County Roads
* Essex County Schools of Technology

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