New_Jersey_Bell_Headquarters_Building

New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building

New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building

United States historic place

The New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1929 by the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 2005. The art deco building was designed by Ralph Thomas Walker of the architectural firm Voorhees, Gmelin, and Walker. The buff brick and sandstone façade is decorated with pilasters created by sculptor Edward McCartan. Since the building's opening, soft orange lights have bathed its upper floors at night. The building is 20 stories and 275 ft (84 m) tall.[3] The building later became headquarters for Verizon New Jersey, Inc.[4][5][6]

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The building was sold in 2017 and has been converted to residential high-rise market rate apartments and renamed Walker House. Verizon still leases several floors in the building.[7][8] It opened in 2019 as the Walker House, named for the architect who designed it.[9]

The Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign opened in the building in March 2019.[10]

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
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    "Historical Landmarks". City of Newark. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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    "Verizon Company Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010.[dead link]
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    "Verizon Company Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
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    Loopnet: Verizon Building Retrieved August 31, 2010
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    Yi, Karen (April 25, 2018). "Art Deco N.J. tower getting a $120M makeover". nj. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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    Ivers, Dan (May 5, 2016). "Historic downtown Newark building sells for $16.5M". nj. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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    "Walker House Rentals, Newark NJ Apartments For Rent". livewalkerhouse.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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    Salant, Jonathan D. (March 1, 2019). "Cory Booker just set up his presidential campaign operation in this historic Jersey building". nj. Retrieved August 5, 2020.


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