Riverbank Park

Riverbank Park
A soccer field in Riverbank Park
Riverbank Park is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Riverbank Park
Riverbank Park is located in New Jersey
Riverbank Park
Riverbank Park is located in the United States
Riverbank Park
Nearest cityNewark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°43′55″N 74°9′9″W / 40.73194°N 74.15250°W / 40.73194; -74.15250
Area10.8 acres (4.4 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectOlmsted Brothers
Architectural styleUrban Park
NRHP reference No.98000351[1]
NJRHP No.60[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1998
Designated NJRHPOctober 29, 1999

Riverbank Park is a park in the Ironbound section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The park was opened in 1910[3] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1998.[4] It is the smallest and one of the most heavily used parks in the Essex County Park System.[5]

  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. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). Digital Archive of Newark Architecture (NJIT). Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Troiano, Laura. "Give Me A "Ball Park Figure": Creating Civic Narratives Through Stadium Building in Newark, New Jersey". RUCore. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Riverbank Park, Newark". newarkhistory.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.