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{{Infobox nrhp | name = Bayonne Trust Company |
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| image = Bayonne Museum.JPG |
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| location= 229-231 Broadway, [[Bayonne, New Jersey]] |
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| lat_minutes = 39 |
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| lat_direction = N |
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| locmapin = New Jersey |
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| area = {{convert|0.9|acre}} |
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| built = 1912 |
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| architect= Holden, Lansing C. Sr.; et.al. |
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| architecture = Beaux Arts |
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| added = August 8, 2006 |
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| refnum=06000693<ref name="nrhp">{{cite web|url=http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult=true&recordid=3|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|accessdate=2010-02-25}}</ref> |
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| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
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| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP |
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| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
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| designated_other1_date = April 20, 2006 |
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| designated_other1_number = 3880<ref name=NJRHP>{{cite web | title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County | url=http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/hudson.pdf | publisher=NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office | page=11 | date=July 7, 2009 | accessdate=February 11, 2010}}</ref> |
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The '''Baypnne Community Museum''' is located in the [[Bergen Point|Bergen Point Section]] of Bayonne. The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on August 8, 2006.<ref name=eyes>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Bayonne museum eyes opening |url=http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/bayonne/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1256192756294190.xml&coll=3 |quote=City officials plan to open the new Bayonne Community Museum in the former Fleet Bank building at 231 Broadway by early spring next year, said Henry Sanchez, president of the Board of Trustees for Bayonne Community Museum. |work=[[NJ.com]] |date=October 22, 2009 |accessdate=2010-10-20 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Designed by architect Lansing C. Holden, Sr., the '''Bayonne Trust Company''' building is an excellent example of [[Beaux-Arts architecture]]. The general contractor for the building was Wells & Marvin of New York, and the granite work was done by the George Brown Company. Construction began on May 1, 1912, with a budget of $100,000, but it cost $150,000 when completed. The bank opened on November 8, 1913. The Commercial Trust Company, its first occupant, was dissolved in 1948, and the building was sold to the [[United Jersey Bank]]. It was subsequently owned by Summit Bank and Fleet National Bank. [[FleetBoston Financial]] , which merged with [[Summit Bancorp]] in 2001, sold the bank building to the city on December 19, 2001. |
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Until its purchase by the City of Bayonne, the building had been used as a bank, which has contributed to the preservation of its architectural integrity. The bank was remodeled in the 1970s. The remodeling involved adding drop ceilings that covered up three stain glass windows.<ref name=eyes/> The original bronze doors were replaced with double doors of contemporary glass and bronze oxidized aluminum in 1979. The two-story Vermont granite-clad structure features paired, fluted Ionic columns flanking the front door, with segmented arch windows over the doorway. The entrance is in a pediment portico. The stone lintel over the door has the engraving "Incorporated 1902." The original four-riser granite stairs to the entrance are in good condition as is the contemporary wrought iron railing, which is not original to the building. A large gilt lamp adorns each side of the entrance. |
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==Museum== |
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[[FleetBoston Financial|Fleet Bank]] donated the building to the city of Bayonne in October 2002. The building is now known as the Bayonne Community Museum<ref>Charles Hack. [http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/bayonne/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1256192756294190.xml&coll=3 "Bayonne museum eyes opening"]. [[NJ.com]]. October 22, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.hudsonreporter.com/pages/business_details/listing_details?id=662748-bayonne-community-musuem] Hudson Reporter</ref> planned to open after the completion of the renovation of the facility and installation of its first exhibition. The non-profit organization<ref>[http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organizations/hudson-county-nj-new-jersey.asp Tax Exempt organizations]</ref> is creating a collection which contains variety of artifacts and other donated objects.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/bayonnejournal/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1256797612323860.xml&coll=3 "Bayonne Community Museum nearly finished"]. ''Bayonne Weekly''. October 29, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.bayonnenj.org/cgi-bin/news/pressget.cgi?pressURL=1488 City of Bayonne press release] BayonneNJ.org. November 27, 2007.</ref> In September 2010 the museum received $240,000 from [[Hudson County]] for continued realization of the redevelopment of the building.<ref name=eyes/> While the project has exceeded the original $3.1 million projected costs, work proceeds, including the resoration of the [[terrazzo]] floor.<ref>http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/bayonne/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1272003909141680.xml&coll=3</ref> |
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<ref>http://search.nj.com/bayonne+community+museum/2/?date_range=all</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Hale-Whitney Mansion]] |
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey]] |
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*[[Hudson County, New Jersey#Exhibitions|Exhibitions in Hudson County]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.bayonnenj.org/museum/history.html Bayonne Community Museum] |
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*[http://www.bayonnenj.org/cgi-bin/oldphotos/enlarge.cgi?photo=oldphoto48.jpg&name=Bayonne%20Trust%20Company,%20Bayonne,%20N.J.&date=1923 Picture of Bayonne Trust Company in 1923.] |
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*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=229-231+Broadway,+Bayonne,+NJ&sll=40.68122,-74.104323&sspn=0.001985,0.003449&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=229+Broadway,+Bayonne,+Hudson,+New+Jersey+07002&ll=40.654582,-74.126399&spn=0.000497,0.000862&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=40.654497,-74.126218&panoid=zCbWoFCPG0VeNNeu5U8nVg&cbp=12,359.77,,0,-9.7 View of Bayonne Trust Company] via [[Google Street View]] |
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{{Registered Historic Places}} |
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{{NRHP in Hudson County, New Jersey}} |
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[[Category:Bayonne, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hudson County, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:1912 architecture]] |
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[[Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in New Jersey]] |
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