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Brunswick Municipal Park · Easton Avenue Tel:
(732) 745-5112 With its entrance on Easton Avenue across from St. Peter's University Hospital, the 78-acre park is situated next to Rutgers University. This park is heavily used by students as well as the local population. Historic Buccleuch Mansion is located on the edge of the park near George Street (see separate listing). Hiking: 1-1/2 mile crushed stone jogging path. Picnicking: Tables are in the vicinity of the playground and under the large covered pavilion (no barbecues). Drinking water and restrooms are nearby. The park also features numerous athletic fields, tennis courts, bocce and shuffleboard courts. Sponsored by Daughters of the American Revoluton, Jersey Blue Chapter. |
Buccleuch Park |
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Bayard Street Tel:
(732) 545-1005 Known as the "Town Clock Church" because its tower has housed the town clock of the city of New Brunswick for 160 years. The corner stone was laid on July 6, 1811 and, at the time, the building was one of the largest in the state. The earliest minutes date from April 19, 1717, when the congregation belonged to the Three Mile Run church which, at that time, was located at Route 27 and How Lane in New Brunswick. Later, the church became known as "the congregation of New Brunswick." |
First Reformed Church |
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Poile Zedek Synagogue |
145
Neilson Street Tel:
(732) 545-6123, Rabbi Abraham Mykoff Congregation Poile Zedek was founded as an Orthodox Jewish congregation in 1901, but it wasn't until 1924 that the building was completed. It stands today as one of the oldest synagogues in New Brunswick. The building was placed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places in 1995.
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Dennis Street at Hiram Square Tel:
(732) 846-3216 The Frog and the Peach makes its home in a historic 1876 renovated print shop, nestled together with Federal style townhouses in downtown New Brunswick. Adorned with artifacts, garden ornamental and original art work, the dining areas are sleek and stylish. Cuisine is modern American. Dining areas are situated on two floors and include a lush garden room. Accommodating groups from 10-36 individually and combination of areas up to 120. A great place for weddings, rehearsal dinners, meetings, corporate lunches, dinners, mid-morning or afternoon meetings, and cocktails or cocktail and hors d' oeuvre parties. |
The Frog and the Peach |
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Johnson & Johnson |
1 Johnson
& Johnson Plaza Tel:
(732) 524-6957 In 1886,
Robert Wood Johnson and his two brothers, James Wood Johnson and Edward
Mead Johnson, began to produce a new type of surgical dressing: ready-made,
sterile, wrapped and sealed in individual packages, and suitable for instant
use without risk of contamination. Today, Johnson & Johnson headquarters are still located in New Brunswick. In 1940 Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, the architectural firm which designed the Empire State Building, created the North Brunswick J&J complex located on Route 1. In keeping with company tradition, renowned contemporary architect I. M. Pei designed the J&J World Corporate headquarters at the corner of George Street and Albany Street, New Brunswick. |
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Joyce Kilmer Avenue Tel:
(732) 745-5117 Alfred Joyce Kilmer is best known for his poem "Trees," but he was a journalist as well. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, on December 6, 1886, Kilmer was educated at Rutgers Preparatory School, Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) and Columbia University. As a journalist, he worked for the New York Times. During World War I he was killed in France in a heroic attack on a German machine-gun nest. Kilmer's birthplace on Codwise Avenue, later changed to Kilmer Avenue, was originally a Dutch farmhouse built in 1780, with Greek revival additions dating from the 1830s. It is considered one of the oldest remaining structures in New Brunswick. |
Joyce Kilmer House |
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Henry Guest House |
c/o
New Brunswick Public Library Tel:
(732) 745-5108 Henry Guest, a tanner by trade, Alderman for the second Colonial Charter (1763), and ardent revolutionary during the War for Independence, purchased 2-1/2 acres on the corner of Livingston Ave. and Carroll Place in New Brunswick in 1755. Five years later, Guest built a six-room sandstone house in which he lived until his death in 1815. The family sold the house in 1817. After having passed through four owners, the house was purchased in 1843 by Rev. John Proudfit, a Latin and Greek professor at Rutgers University. The house was moved to its current location, next to the library, in 1924 and is now maintained under the auspices of the Free Public Library. New Brunswick Historical Society meets here. |
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Livingston Avenue Tel:
(732) 246-7469 The State Theatre is a magnificently renovated 1800-seat, 1921 vaudeville theatre presenting a diversity of world-class events including international orchestras, Broadway musicals, jazz productions, dance ensembles, operas, country music, educational programs, kid's events, "World Music" and more. |
The State Theater |
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George Street Playhouse |
9 Livingston
Avenue Tel:
(732) 846-2895 Founded in 1974 by Eric Krebs, George Street Playhouse is one of New Jersey's preeminent professional theatres committed to the production of new and established plays. With a staff of 50 artists, technicians and administrators, George Street Playhouse develops innovative theatre that encourages the growth of the theatrical art form, while reflecting and addressing the needs of the community. Through its Main Stage Series and education and outreach initiatives, the Playhouse reaches an ever-growing cross-section of the diverse New Jersey community, and contributes to the development of the American theatre repertory. Annually, the Playhouse serves an audience of approximately 140,000. Sponsored by Harvey Brudner and Friends. |
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Gardner
Sage Library |
39. New Brunswick Theological Seminary HS 17 Seminary
Place Tel:
(732) 247-5241 Founded in 1784 to train ministers of the Reformed Church in America, it continues to serve its original purpose while also training leaders for more than twenty other denominations. Historically, it is the oldest seminary in the nation. Gardner Sage Library is pictured. |
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44. Woodlawn, Eagleton Institute of Politics HS 191
Ryders Lane Tel:
(732) 932-9384 Wood Lawn, the mansion which houses the Eagleton Institute of Politics, was built in 1830 by Colonel James Neilson (1784-1862), a member of the third generation of a prosperous family with historic ties to Rutgers and New Brunswick. The tradition of hospitality and lively conversation long associated with the Neilson family is maintained in the present-day Wood Lawn, where students, scholars and political practitioners come together to exchange ideas and explore mutual interests. The current appearance of the house combines several distinct architectural styles including Neo-Classical, Second Empire and Colonial Revival. Upon James Neilson's death, Wood Lawn was left to Rutgers University; it was occupied for many years by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. Today Wood Lawn is the home of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, an active and respected unit of the University, nationally recognized for its activities in the field of American politics. Eagleton explores state and national politics through research, education, and public service. It was established in 1956 by Florence Peshine Eagleton, a suffragist and founder of New Jersey's League of Women Voters. |
Woodlawn |
