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National Newark Building
 

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View from the southwest along Broad Street - 2006-4-20 (463828)
(c) John W. Cahill
 
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Main entrance on Broad Street - 2006-4-20 (463830)
(c) John W. Cahill
 
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Identification
Official name National Newark Building
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Emporis Building Number 121288
 
Location
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Bordering street #1 Broad Street
Bordering street #2 Clinton Street
Bordering street #3 Commerce Street
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Ward East Ward
City Newark
State New Jersey
Country U.S.A.
 
Technical Data
Height (struct.) 142 m 465 ft
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Floors (OG) 34
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Construction end 1931
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Building in General
Type of construction skyscraper
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Status completed

Facts
- This was the tallest building in New Jersey from 1931 until the completion of Exchange Place Centre in Jersey City in 1989.
- Chief exterior materials are tan brick and limestone.
- The top of the building is modeled after the mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
- The mezzanine is decorated with ten murals by J. Monroe Hewlett and Charles Gulbrandsen which depict the growth of commerce in Newark.
- A $68 million renovation was completed in 2002.

Companies involved in this Building*
Architect: John H. & Wilson C. Ely

Other companies: Cogswell Realty Group, LLC, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Cogswell Realty Group, LLC.