| New Jersey Historical Society |
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| 1845 establishments | |
| history of new jersey | |
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| newark, new jersey | |
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The Society was first located on Market Street in Newark. In 1931 it left Downtown for a large colonial-style building partially paid for by Louis Bamberger in Broadway , east of Branch Brook Park . In 1997 the Historical Society moved back downtown, to 52 Park Place, on Military Park . The new home was a Georgian building vacated by the defunct Essex Club designed by Guilbert & Betelle . In its first year in the downtown location visits increased almost five-fold. The Historical Society's library is housed in the old Squash courts of the Essex Club. It has two floors of exhibition space, a gift shop, and a hall for lectures. The NJHS offers occasional Newark walking tours. The Society publishes the Academic Journal , ''New Jersey History'' . The third floor is a permanent exhibition on New Jersey's natural resources. The second floor has rotating exhibits. Admission is free, but a donation is requested. The current president and CEO is Linda Epps . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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