Military Park (Newark)
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| Military Park Commons Historic District | |
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| (U.S. Registered Historic District) | |
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| Location: | Newark, New Jersey |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1916 |
| Architect: | Ely, Wilson and John; Guilbert and Betelle |
| Architectural style(s): | Renaissance, Italianate |
| Added to NRHP: | June 18, 2004 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 04000649 |
| Governing body: | Local |
Military Park is a six-acre city park in Downtown Newark, New Jersey. It is a nearly triangular park located between Park Place, Rector Street and Broad Street. It was originally a training place for soldiers from 1667 when the city was planned until 1869. In 1869, it became the town Commons.
The New Jersey Historical Society is located across from the park.
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[edit] Features
The park contains the Wars of America monument, which was created by Gutzon Borglum, who created Mount Rushmore [2]. The statue itself forms the base of a large concrete sword built into the ground. The sword from the ground resembles a large dry fountain and from the air its shape is easily distinguished. The sword is about eighty yards long from the end of the statue to its tip and the blade is over ten feet across at its base. A bust of John F. Kennedy was added to the park in 1965. The park also has an old drinking fountain with the phrase "My cup runneth over" carved around its base, and statues of Frederick Frelinghuysen and Philip Kearny. There is also a three-level underground parking garage underneath the park. A subway station, Military Park Station, lies under the southwest end of the park at Raymond Boulevard and Park Place.
[edit] Doane Park
Doane Park is a tenth of an acre triangular piece of land, where Broad Street and Park Place veer off and is cut off from Military Park by Rector Street. A statue of Monsignor Doane, for whom the park is named after was unveiled in 1908. Doane was a rector at St. Patricks-Pro Cathedral in Newark and did much for the city including his work with the Essex County Park Commission.[3]
[edit] Events
- The Africa-Newark Festival is an annual event celebrating African culture .
- Jazz concerts are sometimes performed in Military Park.
- A fall farmers market occurs on Park Place on Thursdays.
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ [Guide to Newark Landmarks], accessed on November 2, 2007
- ^ Doane Park, accessed on November 2, 2007.
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