Salaam Temple
Salaam Temple | |
Location | 1020 Broad St., Newark, New Jersey |
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Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | Grad Associates |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 77000867[1] |
NJRHP No. | [2] |
Added to NRHP | October 05, 1977 |
Salaam Temple at 1020 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey. It was built in 1925 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Built by the Shriners at a cost of more than $2 million, and known as The Mosque the building has been Newark Symphony Hall for decades[3], and was a venue for the New Jersey Symphony. The four-storey building houses the 3,500-seat Sarah Vaughan Concert Hall. Symphony Hall's interior features a Greek and Egyptian motifs, marble columns, a crystal chandelier, gold-leaf fret work and two-columned side promenades.
See also
- The Coast
- Museum of African American Music
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ https://www.newarksymphonyhall.org/about-main.shtml Newark Symphony Hall website