Military Park (Newark)
Military Park Commons Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Park Place, Broad St, E. Park Street and Raymond Boulevard Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′23″N 74°10′9″W / 40.73972°N 74.16917°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | John H. Ely, Wilson C. Ely; Guilbert and Betelle |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000649 |
| NJRHP No. | 1283 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 2004 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 29, 1990 |
Military Park is a 6-acre (24,000 m2) city park in downtown Newark in Newark, New Jersey. Along with Lincoln Park and Washington Park, it makes up the three downtown parks in Newark that were laid out in the colonial era. It is a nearly triangular park located between Park Place, Rector Street and Broad Street.
The New Jersey Historical Society, Military Park Building, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Robert Treat Center and the newly built One Theatre Square and 50 Rector St buildings are located across Park Place from the park. A $3.25 million renovation led by Dan Biederman was announced in February 2012. The reconstruction was expected to be completed in late 2013, but due to harsh weather was postponed until spring 2014. A casual restaurant, Burg, does business in the park. The park reopened in June 2014.