Old Essex County Jail
The old Essex County Jail is located in the University Heights section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The jail is Essex County's oldest public building and a national landmark of value for its architectural and social history.- Type: Building
- Description: 1837 jail in Newark, New Jersey
- Also known as: “Newark House of Detention” and “Newark Street Jail”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Norfolk Street station and Warren Street/NJIT station.
Norfolk Street station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norfolk Street station is an open-cut station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail, and the first following the line leaving the Raymond Boulevard tunnel.
Warren Street/NJIT station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Warren Street/NJIT station is one of four underground stations on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail. It is the furthest station from Downtown Newark that is underground. Warren Street/NJIT station is situated 790 feet southeast of Old Essex County Jail.
New Hope Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Hope Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Newark, New Jersey, located at 106 Sussex Avenue in University Heights. It is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA. New Hope Baptist Church is situated 870 feet northeast of Old Essex County Jail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newark and Teachers Village.
Newark
Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newark is New Jersey's largest city and second largest in Metro New York. Although one of the great historic cities of the Northeast and the most culture-rich city in the state, Newark is often overlooked in favor of Goliath-like Manhattan and towns along the Hudson River, such as Jersey City and Hoboken.
Teachers Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teachers Village is a neighborhood centered around Halsey Street in Newark, New Jersey. It is located in Downtown Newark in southwest quadrant of the Four Corners Historic District, south of Market Street in the Central Ward between the Prudential Center and Springfield/Belmont.
Roseville
Hamlet
Roseville is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It borders Bloomfield and East Orange. To the neighborhood's immediate east is the Newark City Subway and Branch Brook Park.
Old Essex County Jail
- Category: county jail
- Location: City of Newark, Essex County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7446° or 40° 44′ 41″ northLongitude
-74.18228° or 74° 10′ 56″ westOpen location code
87G7PRV9+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 417704057OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5399700
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include City of Newark: Department of Engineering - Division of Traffic and Signals and City of Newark: Department of Water & Sewer Utilities.
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