Prudential Life Insurance Building
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Title
Prudential Life Insurance Building
Creator
Date
1890-1892
Contributor
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc., photographer
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
State
demolished
Condition History
The first iteration of the Prudential building was designed by George B. Post in a Romanesque Gothic style, and was built 1890-1892. This main building was the enlarged in 1899-1903, and the North, West, and Northwest buildings were constructed. In 1926, The Northwest Building was replaced by the Gibraltar Building and the remaining Post buildings were demolished and replaced by the 27-story Prudential building that stands today at 751 Broad Street. This building was designed in 1957 by the firm Vorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith & Haines, and was completed in 1960.
Bibliography
Landau, Sarah Bradford. George B. Post, Architect: Picturesque Designer and Determined Realist. New York, N.Y.: Monacelli Press, 1998.
National Register of Historic Places, Four Corners Historic District, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, National Register #00001061
National Register of Historic Places, Four Corners Historic District, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, National Register #00001061
Guskind, Robert. "Pulling back from the brink", Planning. (Sept. 1987): 24-26.
"The Prudential Group, Newark, N.J." The New York Architect, v. 5, 1911, p. 193-194, and following images. [see attached file]
"Prudential Life Insurance Company's building, Newark, N.J." Architectural Record, v. 2, 1893, p. 467. [see attached file]
"The Prudential Group, Newark, N.J." The New York Architect, v. 5, 1911, p. 193-194, and following images. [see attached file]
"Prudential Life Insurance Company's building, Newark, N.J." Architectural Record, v. 2, 1893, p. 467. [see attached file]
Style
Romanesque Gothic
Files
Collection
Citation
Post, George Browne, “Prudential Life Insurance Building,” https://dananjit.omeka.net/, accessed November 14, 2025, https://dananjit.omeka.net/items/show/2579.