History

When it opened in 1928, The Stanley Theater in Journal Square was one of the greatest old movie palaces and the second-largest on the East Coast, next to Radio City. After years of neglect, the theater was purchased by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society who transformed it into a prized house of worship.

Steeped in historical details, and now restored to its former glory, this Mercer Street townhouse was home to Jersey City's most influential residents.

Architect Robert Hillier used the remnants of an 1820 farmhouse to create a rustic four-bedroom home in the Ringoes section of East Amwell.

A 17th-century French artifact was recently found in a small New Jersey town.

Last month, members of the public got a peek inside the Krueger-Scott Mansion in its almost-finished state to see what three years and $10 million could accomplish.

During a stroll through Hamilton Park’s tree-lined blocks of brownstones and row houses, one long brick building with the words “Wells Fargo” on the front stands out. But instead of bank tellers, ATMs and the hustle and bustle of a banking branch, the century-old building once housed key components to the early days of cross-country mail delivery.

Immigrants flocking to Hoboken near the turn of the 20th century caused a building boom in the city, and a few social clubs built during the era still stand today.

Built between 1830 and 1840, 84 Essex Street was a storied saloon and boarding house during historic Paulus Hook's industrial heydey and is now being restored.

As the nation braces for a “dark winter” of coronavirus, we look back on how New Jersey managed epidemics over the last century.

A century-old collection of freemason artifacts was lost when the historic Masonic Temple in Orange burned down two months ago.