Home Office Building

Home Office Building
Location: 8-12 Park Place, Newark, New Jersey
Area: 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built: 1928
Architect: Jay H. and Wilson C. Ely
Architectural style: Classical Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 82003273[1]
NJRHP #: 1253[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: June 17, 1982
Designated NJRHP: April 30, 1982
Fireman's Insurance Company Home Office
General information
Type Office
Location 8-12 Park Place, Newark, New Jersey
Construction started 1924
Completed 1928
Technical details
Floor count 10
Floor area 16,000 square feet (1,490 m2)
Design and construction
Owner Berger Organization
Architect Jay H. and Wilson C. Ely

The Home Office Building is located adjacent to Military Park at 10 Park Place in Newark, New Jersey. The building was built in 1928 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1982.

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History

The building was designed by Jay H. and Wilson C. Ely and built for the Fireman's Insurance Company. Construction began in 1924 and the building was completed in 1928. In 1982 the building was designated a New Jersey Historic Place and a National Historic Place. The Berger Organization purchased the building in 1990. Also in 1990 a plaque was placed on the building by the Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee. The building underwent renovations in 2006.[3]

Inscription

This insurance company was founded in 1855 in Newark. These headquarters were built during the height of the company's expansion in 1924-1928. This ten story structure features Classical Revival ornamentation on facades and in major interior spaces. The architects were the prominent Newark firm Jay H. and Wilson C. Ely. A major restoration of the building by the Berger Organization was begun in 1989 for continued use as professional offices...

Fireman's Insurance Building

The company had previously been based in a building they had also built. The Fireman's Insurance Building was one of the first skyscrapers in the city and the tallest in the city upon its completion in 1910.[4][5] It is situated at the northeast corner of Market and Broad Streets, the original heart of downtown and the Four Corners Historic District.

Fireman's Insurance Company Building
General information
Type Office
Location Broad and Market Streets
Newark, New Jersey
Completed 1910
Height
Roof 205 ft (62 m)
Technical details
Floor count 19
Design and construction
Architect Marvin Davis Turton
References
[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/essex.pdf. Retrieved April 25, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Fireman’s Insurance Company Building". Berger Organization. http://www.bergerorg.com/tenparkplaza.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  4. ^ http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=firemensinsurancebuilding-newark-nj-usa
  5. ^ "TALLEST BUILDING IN NEW JERSEY; Firemen's Insurance Co.'s New Home in Newark Will Be 205 Feet High". The New York Times. February 6, 1910. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04E2DA1539E433A25755C0A9649C946196D6CF. 
  6. ^ "TALLEST BUILDING IN NEW JERSEY; Firemen's Insurance Co.'s New Home in Newark Will Be 205 Feet High.". New York Times. February 6, 1910. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04E2DA1539E433A25755C0A9649C946196D6CF. Retrieved 2010-07-29. 
  7. ^ "Fireman's Insurance Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=firemensinsurancebuilding-newark-nj-usa. Retrieved 2010-07-29. 
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