Griffith Building

Griffith Building
Griffith Building in 2014
Location 605-607 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°44′26″N 74°10′14″W / 40.74056°N 74.17056°W / 40.74056; -74.17056Coordinates: 40°44′26″N 74°10′14″W / 40.74056°N 74.17056°W / 40.74056; -74.17056
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1927
Architect Jones,George Elwood
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP reference # 84002641[1]
NJRHP # 1263[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 24, 1984
Designated NJRHP April 17, 1984

The Griffith Building is located in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1927 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1984. The building has 14 floors and is 64.01 m (210.0 ft) tall.[3] The Griffith Piano Company erected the building as a showroom, workshop, office tower and recital auditorium.[4] Under the direction of Mrs. Parker O. Griffith, a foundation supported by the company was responsible for the direction, support, and programming at Newark Symphony Hall.[5][6]

Plans to renovate the building into apartments have been in the works for over a decade but have yet to bear fruit. [7]

Detail of entryway

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Griffith Building". Emporis.
  4. ↑ DePalma, Anthony (June 12, 1983). "OUTSIDER SHOWS FAITH IN NEWARK". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
  5. ↑ https://www.newarksymphonyhall.org/about-main.shtml Newark Symphony Hall website
  6. ↑ Sills, JoAnne (November 23, 2008). "Newark's forgotten music center". Newark Star Ledger. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  7. ↑ "NYC developers crossing the river to Newark". The Real Deal. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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