Built 1929 NJRHP # 3127 Opened 1929 Architectural style Art Deco Architect Ralph Thomas Walker | NRHP Reference # 05001054 Designated NJRHP August 3, 2005 Area 4,000 m² Added to NRHP 21 September 2005 | |
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Location 540 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey Architecture firm Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker Similar Griffith Building, Military Park, 375 Pearl Street, Newark Broad Street Sta, Seated Lincoln | ||
New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building, is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1929 by the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 2005. The art deco building was designed by Ralph Thomas Walker of the architectural firm Voorhees, Gmelin, and Walker. The buff brick and sandstone façade is decorated with pilasters created by sculptor Edward McCartan. Since the building's opening, soft orange lights have bathed its upper floors at night.The building is 20 stories and 275 ft (84 m) tall. The building later became headquarters for Verizon New Jersey, Inc.
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