Newark Architecture Collection

This material has been divided into four series, alphabetized for purposes of the finding aid. The original material was put in a artifical collection by librarians c. 1969-1970. It was rehoused and slightly re-organized in 2021.

The first series (Box 1 and 8) is what has been described as "possibly the most comprehensive architectural and historical study ever undertaken on Newark buildings" by Donald Geyer. This includes specific sheets with copied photos and information on hundreds of buildings, as well as a master list and specific information on other sites like churches, Port Newark, and the library. Three detailed maps mark each site. The maps, as well as a list of priorities for preservation are in the oversized box.

The second series (Box 2 and 8) is the papers of the Historic Sites and Buildings Committee of Newark which met at the library and included Miriam Studley from about 1960-1962. Contents includes minutes, notes, correspondance, and various historical lists and materials. One Newark map from these materials was placed in the oversized box.

The third series (Box 3 and 4) includes items, mainly mounted captions and some research material from a library exhibit on Newark buildings by Julia Sabine.

The fourth series is the miscellaneous material that makes up this artifical collection.

Box 5 and 6: These boxes are alphabetized into folders by topic. Of note, there is material on many Newark buildings such as Gateway, Krueger-Scott, Botanical Garden, Gilbrator, Rennaisance Mall, The Colonial Home, W.N. Knapp & Sons Funeral Home, East Orange, built by W.H. Wood. Large plans for Howard Savings Bank offices on Bloomfield and Clifton Aves, Gilbrator, and NJPAC are in the oversized box. Additionally, three drawings from the City Planning Bureau from 1922 are in the oversized box.

Box 7: two large items "A Survey of Ecclesiastical Architecture built in Newark from 1810-1865," by Kenneth B. Schnall (thesis, Newark State College Graduate School, 1965) and a folder of loose pages from a large clippings scrapbook devoted to issues of reassessment of property taxes, urban development, and the Fox-Lance-Crane Act, which permitted property tax concessions to developers engaged in urban renewal projects (clippings are from the Newark News and the Star-Ledger, 1960-1961).