The National Newark Building (Formerly the National Newark and Essex Bank Building) is a neo-classical office skyscraper in

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

until 1989. At thirty-five stories, it has a height of . It is located in the heart of

Downtown Newark Downtown Newark is the Central Business District of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Downtown is the site of the original Puritan settlement of Newark located at a bend in the Passaic River. The first settlers, led by Robert T ...

at 744 Broad Street, just north of

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. The building was designed by the father and son architectural firm, John H. & Wilson C. Ely, which also designed

Newark City Hall Newark City Hall is located at Government Center in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1902 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978. History The building is a five- ...

and the

American Insurance Company Building The American Insurance Company Building is one of the oldest and tallest skyscrapers in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Located at 15 Washington Street on Washington Park it was once headquarters for the American Insurance Comp ...

. The exterior is chiefly tan brick and limestone. The top of the building is inspired by the

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus ( grc, Μαυσωλεῖον τῆς Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ; tr, Halikarnas Mozolesi) was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC in Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, an ...

, one of the

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. The ten mezzanine murals by J. Monroe Hewlett and Charles Gulbrandsen depict the growth of commerce in Newark. It underwent a $68 million renovation which was completed in 2002. The new reinforced steel pole rises above the roof line, elevating the overall height of the building and pole to . Newark-prudential-sunny

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Graph of New Jersey's ten tallest buildings

Newark skyscraper photos

BCDC Newark buildings and sites
Art Deco architecture in New Jersey Historic district contributing properties in Newark, New Jersey Office buildings completed in 1931 Skyscraper office buildings in Newark, New Jersey

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