The old Essex County Jail is located in the University Heights section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The jail is Essex County's oldest public building and a national landmark of value for its architectural and social history. The complex consists of about 20 structures of various size, age, and function ranging in date from the 1830s to 1930s. Collectively, they represent the evolution of American prison history over 100 years. For the quality of its architecture, its social history, and its links to the 1967 Newark Riots, this jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1991.
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| - The old Essex County Jail is located in the University Heights section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The jail is Essex County's oldest public building and a national landmark of value for its architectural and social history. The complex consists of about 20 structures of various size, age, and function ranging in date from the 1830s to 1930s. Collectively, they represent the evolution of American prison history over 100 years. For the quality of its architecture, its social history, and its links to the 1967 Newark Riots, this jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1991. (en)
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| - National Register of Historic Places in Newark, New Jersey
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- Government buildings completed in 1837
- John Haviland buildings
- Buildings and structures in Newark, New Jersey
- Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- Morris Canal
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- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Grace Church, Newark
- 1967 Newark Riots
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- Eastern State Penitentiary
- Essex County, New Jersey
- 1837 establishments in New Jersey
- State Correctional Institution - Pittsburgh
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| - Essex County Jail, Newark, New & Wilsey Streets, Newark, Essex County, NJ (en)
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| - The old Essex County Jail is located in the University Heights section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The jail is Essex County's oldest public building and a national landmark of value for its architectural and social history. The complex consists of about 20 structures of various size, age, and function ranging in date from the 1830s to 1930s. Collectively, they represent the evolution of American prison history over 100 years. For the quality of its architecture, its social history, and its links to the 1967 Newark Riots, this jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1991. The site has been abandoned since 1971 and remains property of the City of Newark. (en)
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