Riverbank Park

Riverbank Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
A soccer field in Riverbank Park
Nearest city	Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°43′55″N 74°9′9″W / 40.73194°N 74.15250°WCoordinates: 40°43′55″N 74°9′9″W / 40.73194°N 74.15250°W
Area	10.8 acres (4.4 ha)
Built	1907
Architect	Olmsted Brothers
Architectural style	Urban Park
NRHP Reference #	98000351[1]
NJRHP #	60[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1998
Designated NJRHP	October 29, 1999

Riverbank Park, is in the Ironbound section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The park was opened in 1907 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1998. The baseball fields are on the former location of the Balbach Smelting & Refining Company, one of the largest metal processing companies in the country, which closed in the 1920s.^[3] It is the smallest and one of the most heavily used parks in the Essex County Park System. In August 2011, plans were announced to expand the park along the Passaic River^[4][5][6] which opened in August 2012.^{[7][8][9][10]} A further extension of parkland along the river was announced in june 2016.^[11]

See also

Orange Boardwalk and Jackson Street Bridge

• Jackson Street Bridge
• Kearny Riverbank Park
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
3. "Riverbank Park, Newark". newarkhistory.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
4. "Gov. Chris Christie touts bipartisanship in Newark park project". nj.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
5. "Essex County opens Riverfront Park in Newark, a 30-year dream come true". nj.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
6. construction begins Newark Star Ledger
7. "With Riverfront Park, Newark reacquaints itself with the Passaic River | NJ.com". nj.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
8. "Play Along the Passaic - Archpaper.com". archpaper.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
9. "Newark Transforms Contaminated Dumping Ground into Gorgeous Riverfront Park | Inhabitat New York City". inhabitat.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
10. http://newarksriver.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/130807newarksriver.pdf
11. http://www.placenj.com/2016/06/expansion-of-newarks-riverfront-park-to.html