Columbus Hall, West Orange

Name: Columbus Hall
Address: West Orange, United States

#5 among attractions in West Orange

Concerts and shows, Theater

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Columbus Hall, located in Orange, New Jersey, USA, is a historic building which housed both a school and a theatre. Designed by Jeremiah O'Rourke of Newark, the building was named to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the landing of Christopher Columbus in the new world. The cornerstone was laid by Newark Bishop Winand Wigger on April 9, 1893, and construction was completed in December 1894. ()

Completed: 1894 (130 years ago)Coordinates: 40°46'36"N, 74°13'57"W

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Columbus Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thomas Edison National Historical Park, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. John's Church, East Orange.

0.7 miNW
Science museum, History museum, Museum
Thomas Edison National Historical Park, West Orange
18 min walk • Thomas Edison National Historical Park preserves Thomas Edison's laboratory and residence, Glenmont, in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. These were designed, in 1887, by architect Henry Hudson Holly. The Edison laboratories operated for more than 40 years.
~1740 ftW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, West Orange
9 min walk • St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 13 Main Street at Valley Road in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. After the Episcopal congregation dwindled, the building subsequently housed the Primera Iglesia Evangelica Metodista Libra de los Oranges, a Methodist congregation.
~110 ftN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. John's Church, West Orange
1 min walk • The Church of St. John the Evangelist is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the City of Orange Township, Essex County, New Jersey, within the Archdiocese of Newark. It is noted for its Gothic Revival style church, a prominent local landmark located at 94 Ridge Street.
1.4 miSE
City, Area
East Orange, Newark
37 min walk • East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population was 64,270, reflecting a decline of 5,554 from the 69,824 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 3,728 from the 73,552 counted in the 1990 Census.
0.9 miNE
Cemetery
Rosedale Cemetery, West Orange
24 min walk • Rosedale Cemetery is a cemetery located at the tripoint of Orange, West Orange and Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Cyrus Baldwin drew up the original plan for the cemetery in 1840.
1.6 miSE
Library
East Orange Public Library, West Orange
41 min walk • The East Orange Public Library is the free public library of East Orange, Essex County, New...
~600 ftNE
Cemetery
St. Johns Catholic Cemetery, West Orange
3 min walk • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is a cemetery in Orange in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
~1560 ftS
Library
Orange Public Library, West Orange
8 min walk • The Orange Public Library is the free public library in Orange, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Serving a population of about 33,000, the library collection contains 150,000 volumes and circulates 56,000 annually.
0.8 miS
Park
Orange Park, Newark
22 min walk • Orange Park is a county park in the City of Orange, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, located near the city's border with East Orange. The park has a playground, basketball court, soccer field and man-made lake. The park was constructed in 1899 and opened the following year.
0.8 miSE
40°46'0"N • 74°13'27"W
Oakwood Avenue Community School, Newark
21 min walk • Bridge

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Which popular attractions are close to Columbus Hall?

Nearby attractions include St. John's Church, West Orange (1 min walk), St. Johns Catholic Cemetery, West Orange (3 min walk), Orange Public Library, West Orange (8 min walk), St. Mark's Episcopal Church, West Orange (9 min walk).

How to get to Columbus Hall by public transport?

The nearest stations to Columbus Hall:

Train

Orange (9 min walk)
Highland Avenue (23 min walk)

Bus

NJ Transit Depot & Maintenance Yard (16 min walk)
Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard at Prospect Street • Lines: 94 (27 min walk)