History

What better way to enshrine the lessons we’ve learned from decades of mass incarceration than by transforming the remnants of Newark’s first penitentiary into a gathering place — be it a museum or community center — that might bring about the end of a problematic legacy.

The Monroe Street property where Ol’ Blue Eyes was born could be redeveloped into condominiums under a new plan.

A mixed-use project is planned for the site of the RKO Proctor’s Theater on Market Street, but City officials have revealed very little information.

Part of the Saint Peter’s Grammar School complex was built in 1861 while the other dates back to 1894, but the entire edifice could be torn down soon. Three years before becoming president, Woodrow Wilson delivered his first general election campaign speech inside while running to become New Jersey's governor.

East Orange once had a reputation as one of the wealthiest suburbs until it fell on hard times. Now, one of its neighborhoods is attracting young professionals who are rehabbing 19th-century row houses.

Approval for a Harriet Tubman monument planned in Newark was first denied, but now a New Jersey commissioner has overruled the state panel of preservationists.

The builders who redeveloped officers' housing at the former Fort Monmouth Army Base recently unveiled a monument in their new one-acre park that pays homage to the men and women who worked at the base.

The historic graveyard, which hopes to one day be restored into a park and museum, will be hosting a free Memorial Day ceremony honoring fallen soldiers complete with a musical tribute.

An 1889 Colonial Revival home in Montclair has five bedrooms, four baths, and a solarium.

The hulking, four-building industrial complex at 154 Avenue E was converted into the SilkLofts rental complex in 2014. But before that, the building facilitated the manufacturing of everything from the modern bra to military parachutes and carrier pigeon vests. Last night, a homecoming of sorts was held to commemorate the building's history.