List of Art Deco architecture in New Jersey

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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

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Camden

## 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

Ritz and Altenburgh House

## 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

## 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
* 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]

Hunts Casino Theater

* 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 Building/Kennedy Center

* Sears, Roebuck, and Company, 168 Elizabeth Avenue at Bigelow Street, Newark, opened 31 Oct. 1929[33]
* Sears, Roebuck, and Company Building, Hackensack, 1930[34][35]
* Sears Roebuck (now Kennedy Center), Union City, 1932[36][37]

## Bridges and tunnels[edit]

Passaic River Bridge

* 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

## See also[edit]

* List of Art Deco architecture
* List of Art Deco architecture in the United States

## References[edit]

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## 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.