Riverbank Park

Riverbank Park
A soccer field in Riverbank Park
Nearest city Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°43′55″N 74°9′9″W / 40.73194°N 74.15250°W / 40.73194; -74.15250Coordinates: 40°43′55″N 74°9′9″W / 40.73194°N 74.15250°W / 40.73194; -74.15250
Area 10.8 acres (4.4 ha)
Built 1907
Architect Olmsted Brothers
Architectural style Urban Park
NRHP reference # 98000351[1]
NJRHP # 60[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 16, 1998
Designated NJRHP October 29, 1999

Riverbank Park is a park in the Ironbound section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The park was opened in 1907 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1998. The baseball fields are on the former location of the Balbach Smelting & Refining Company, one of the largest metal processing companies in the country, which closed in the 1920s.[3] It is the smallest and one of the most heavily used parks in the Essex County Park System. In August 2011, plans were announced to expand the park along the Passaic River[4][5][6] which opened in August 2012.[7][8][9][10] A further extension of parkland along the river was announced in June 2016.[11][12] Work proceeded in 2017.[13]

See also

Orange Boardwalk and Jackson Street Bridge

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). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Riverbank Park, Newark". newarkhistory.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gov. Chris Christie touts bipartisanship in Newark park project". nj.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Essex County opens Riverfront Park in Newark, a 30-year dream come true". nj.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ construction begins Newark Star Ledger
  7. ↑ "With Riverfront Park, Newark reacquaints itself with the Passaic River | NJ.com". nj.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Play Along the Passaic - Archpaper.com". archpaper.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Newark Transforms Contaminated Dumping Ground into Gorgeous Riverfront Park | Inhabitat New York City". inhabitat.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ http://newarksriver.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/130807newarksriver.pdf
  11. ↑ "Expansion of Newark's Riverfront Park to Bridge Street Moves Forward". www.PlaceNJ.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Was this $16.7M park key to a critical political endorsement for Christie?". NJ.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Construction Underway to Expand Newark's Riverfront Park - Jersey Digs". JerseyDigs.com. November 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.


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