Four Corners Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Raymond Boulevard, Mulberry, Hill, and Washington Streets. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 74°10′20″W / 40.735560°N 74.172172°W |
| Area | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Italianate, 19th and 20th-century eclectic |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001061[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 126[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 2000 |
| Designated NJRHP | November 18, 1999 |
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The Four Corners Historic District is the intersection of Broad and Market Streets in Newark, New Jersey. It is the site of the city's earliest settlement and the heart of Downtown Newark that at one time was considered the busiest intersection in the United States.[3] The area that radiates twenty-two square blocks from the crossroads is a state and federal historic district.[4]
The crossing became the center of the town soon after establishment in 1666;[5] the home of founder Robert Treat was located at the southwest corner.[6] During the next centuries it remained the focal point of the city which grew around it. By 1834 the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company had established a terminal to the south and in 1869 the Newark and New York Railroad had one to the north. During the period of massive expansion at the start of the 20th century, the district became the city's modern business district, and site of its first skyscraper built by the Firemen's Insurance Company at the southeast corner in 1910.[7][8] The Newark Public Service Terminal on Broad Street opened in 1916. Though faded in its former glory, the Four Corners district remains Newark's traditional center for commerce and business and since the late 2000s (decade) the focus of much interest in revitalizing retail, residential, and restaurant activity downtown.[9][10][11]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ De Poto, Tom (December 19, 2012). "Newark developers to present plan to make historic Four Corners residential". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ "GET NJ - New Jersey - A Guide To Its Present And Past - Newark - Part 1". www.GetNJ.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ http://lasur.epfl.ch/revue/A&C%20Vol%204%20No.2/GUBLER.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Kinney Building, Newark - 121289 - EMPORIS". www.Emporis.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Firemen's Insurance Building, Newark - 121311 - EMPORIS". www.Emporis.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "TALLEST BUILDING IN NEW JERSEY; Firemen's Insurance Co.'s New Home in Newark Will Be 205 Feet High" (PDF). New York Times. February 6, 1910. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "First Major Residential Conversion in 15 Years Rental for Downtown Newark". New York Times. March 3, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ "Newark blueprint has lofty ambitions". NJ.com. June 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ Read, Philip (September 5, 2010). "Real estate broker revitalizes Newark's downtown landscape | NJ.com". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved October 26, 2017.