Protestant Foster Home, Newark

Name: Protestant Foster Home
Address: Newark, United States

#152 among attractions in Newark

Gothic Revival architecture

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Protestant Foster Home, is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1875 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1986. ()

Built: 1875 (149 years ago)Coordinates: 40°45'37"N, 74°10'11"W

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Mount Pleasant - Lower BroadwayNewark United States

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Protestant Foster Home – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Branch Brook Park, Bridge Street Bridge, Newark Public Library.

0.6 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark
15 min walk • The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the fifth-largest cathedral in North America, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It is located at 89 Ridge Street in the Lower Broadway neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. Construction began in 1899 and was finished in 1954.
0.6 miNW
Park
Branch Brook Park, Newark
15 min walk • Branch Brook Park is a county park of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States, located in the North Ward of Newark, between the neighborhoods of Forest Hill and Roseville. A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
1.1 miS
Bridge
Bridge Street Bridge, Newark
28 min walk • Bridge Street Bridge is a swing bridge over the Passaic River connecting Newark and Harrison, New Jersey. It is the 10th bridge from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is 5.7 miles upstream from it.
1.1 miS
Bookshop, Library
Newark Public Library, Newark
28 min walk • The Newark Public Library is a public library system in Newark, New Jersey. The library offers numerous programs and events to its diverse population. With eight different locations, the Newark Public Library serves as a Statewide Reference Center.
~1820 ftS
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Jewish Museum of New Jersey, Newark
9 min walk • The Jewish Museum of New Jersey, at Ahavas Sholom, is located at 145 Broadway in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The Museum was founded in 2003 and the museum's inaugural opening was in 2007. The historic building in the Broadway neighborhood is the longest continually operating synagogue in the city.
0.8 miSW
Church
St. Lucy's Church, Newark
20 min walk • St. Lucy's Church is a historic church at 19-27 Ruggiero Plaza at the intersection of Seventh Ave.in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is home to the American National Shrine Of Saint Gerard Majella.
0.9 miS
Bridge
William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge, Newark
23 min walk • The William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge in New Jersey that crosses the Passaic River, connecting Newark and East Newark as part of Interstate 280. The bridge is named in honor of William A.
0.7 miS
Bridge
Clay Street Bridge, Newark
18 min walk • The Clay Street Bridge is a bridge on the Passaic River between Newark and East Newark, New Jersey. The swing bridge is the 13th bridge from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is 6.1 miles upstream from it.
0.9 miSW
Skyscraper
Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments, Newark
22 min walk • The Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments are three highrise apartment buildings in Newark, New Jersey. The Pavilion Apartments are located at 108-136 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. and the Colonnade Apartments at 25-51 Clifton Avenue in the overlapping neighborhoods known as Seventh Avenue and Lower Broadway.
1.1 miS
Memorial
Indian and the Puritan, Newark
29 min walk • Indian and the Puritan is a 1916 marble and bronze monument by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, opposite 5 Washington Street, the Newark Public Library, in Washington Park of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey.
1 miE
Museum, History museum
Kearny Public Library, Newark
27 min walk • The Kearny Public Library is the free public library in Kearny, New Jersey. Containing a collection of 76,989 volumes it serves a population of approximately 46,000 from two locations and circulates 79,118 items annually.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Protestant Foster Home?

Nearby attractions include Lower Broadway, Newark (6 min walk), Belleville Avenue Congregational Church, Newark (9 min walk), Jewish Museum of New Jersey, Newark (9 min walk), NX Bridge, Newark (13 min walk).

How to get to Protestant Foster Home by public transport?

The nearest stations to Protestant Foster Home:

Light rail

Bloomfield Avenue • Lines: Nlr (17 min walk)
Park Avenue • Lines: Nlr (21 min walk)

Train

Newark Broad Street (23 min walk)