Newark Female Charitable Society

Newark Female Charitable Society (Newark Day Center) is a group of historic buildings at 305 Halsey Street and at 41 and 43 Hill Street in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.

Newark Female Charitable Society
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Newark Female Charitable Society building at 305 Halsey Street
Location	305 Halsey Street, 41-43 Hill Street, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°43′56″N 74°10′36″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1886
Architect	Rowden, R.H.
Architectural style	Romanesque, Victorian Eclectic
NRHP reference No.	79001485[1]
NJRHP No.	1294[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 12, 1979
Designated NJRHP	July 5, 1979

The oldest and most significant building is 305 Halsey Street, a 3-story red brick and terra cotta building that was built in 1886 by the Newark Female Charitable Society and designed by R. H. Rowden. It is "Victorian Eclectic in style with definite Romanesque features." The Society was founded by the leading ladies of Newark in 1803, making it the oldest social organization in New Jersey and the third oldest in the United States. The building at 41 Hill Street, adjacent to 305 Halsey, is a brick townhouse acquired by the Society in 1912 to house its expanding programs, although its maintenance proved expensive and it was sold by the Society in 1923. The two-story building next door at 43 Hill Street was constructed in 1977 as a medical and dental clinic. The entire complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[3]

The Society is now known as the Newark Day Center and functions as a community organization. It still occupies 305 Halsey and 43 Hill, which together house a child development center, a senior center, and other programs that benefit Newark residents.[4]

Smaller buildings at 41 (right) and 43 Hill Street

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 5, 2013. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form". Site 79001485. U.S. National Park Service.
4. "Newark Day Center". Retrieved 1 October 2013.