First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark

First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark
First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark is located in Essex County, New Jersey
First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark
First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark is located in New Jersey
First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark
First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark is located in the United States
First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark
LocationNewark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′22″N 74°9′58″W / 40.73944°N 74.16611°W / 40.73944; -74.16611
Built1916
ArchitectGutzon Borglum
MPSPublic Sculpture in Newark MPS
NRHP reference No.64500405
NJRHP No.3119[1]
Designated NJRHPAugust 29, 1990

First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark is a marble monument with bas-relief and inscription by sculptor Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941) near the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey. It was dedicated in 1916.[2] It was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1990 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 as part of the Public Sculpture in Newark, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission.

  1. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 22, 2021. p. 18.
  2. ^ "First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark, (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum.