Government Center is a district within the city of Newark in Essex County,

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, United States. It is considered a part 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 ...

and is named for the presence of government buildings centered on a plaza known as Federal Square. It hosts the US Citizen and Immigration Services, the Social Security Administration, and the US Attorney's Office for New Jersey as well as many other federal agencies. It is part of the Four Corners Historic District. The district is just south of

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on the east side of Broad Street and the

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and north of

Newark Symphony Hall Newark Symphony Hall is a performing arts center located at 1020 Broad Street in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. Built in 1925, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It was known for many years as The Mosque Theat ...

and The Coast neighborhood. In the center is Grace Episcopal Church, a national historic site, where the tune of

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was written. To the east near Mulberry Street is the area that at one time was Newark's Chinatown, and host to restaurants serving the district and the sports center. The surrounding area includes mid-rise government buildings and at-grade parking lots.

Government buildings

At one time Federal Square had been called Vroom Alley, but was renamed in recognition of the concentration of the following buildings: * Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Federal Office Building *

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 ...

* Main Post Office and U.S. Courthouse * Police Headquarters & Municipal Court Building * Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse

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External links

NJ Judiciary: Map of Newark offices
{{Newark Neighborhoods Neighborhoods in Newark, New Jersey

Government buildings

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