- City:
- Emerson, NJ
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- Tillack & Lindstrom
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the borough hall of Emerson in 1938-9. The building also houses numerous examples of New Deal artwork.
Source notes
Municipal Building Borough of Emerson Plaque
Andrew Wyrich, "Emerson 'history' a mystery," NorthJersey.com, June 1, 2016
State of New Jersey: Certification of Eligibility for New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places: https://www.emersonnj.org/vertical/sites/%7B3CE7C79E-1CDE-42D4-BE99-DEDBCE95F9A4%7D/uploads/NJDEP_Certification_of_Eligibility_K_Marcopul_No_address_3-29-18(1).pdf
Site originally submitted by Jill McGuire on January 8, 2017.
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