National Newark Building
Identification
National Newark Building
National Newark & Essex Bank Building, Midatlantic National Bank Building
121288
Map
Structure in general
skyscraper
rigid frame
steel
brick
applied masonry
brown
neo-classicism
Usage
commercial office
Facts
- The top of the building is modeled after the mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
- 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 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.
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More InformationTechnical Data
465.01 ft
465.01 ft
34
1930
1931
2002
10.66 ft
9.00 ft
16