Essex Club, current location of the NJ Historical Society
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Location
52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey
Area
0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built
1926
Architect
Guilbert and Betelle
Architectural style
Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.
91000110[1]
NJRHP No.
1245[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
February 22, 1991
Designated NJRHP
January 14, 1991
The New Jersey Historical Society is a historical society and museum located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The Historical Society is housed in the former headquarters of the Essex Club. It has two floors of exhibition space, a gift shop, and a hall for lectures. The NJHS offers occasional Newark walking tours. The Society formerly published the academic journal, New Jersey History.
Exhibitions can be found on the second and third floor while the library reading room is housed on the fifth floor, formerly the Essex Club squash courts
The Society is open to the public. Members are free, while non-members pay an admission fee. Patrons visiting the library are encouraged to make an appointment. The current director is Steven Tettamanti.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^"New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
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