New Jersey Historical Society

	Essex Club
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	Essex Club, current location of the NJ Historical Society
Location	52 Park Place; Newark, New Jersey
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1926
Architect	Guilbert and Betelle
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	91000110
NJRHP No.	1245
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1991
Designated NJRHP	January 14, 1991

The New Jersey Historical Society is a historical society and museum located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The Historical Society is housed in the former headquarters of the Essex Club. It has two floors of exhibition space, a gift shop, and a hall for lectures. The NJHS offers occasional Newark walking tours. The Society formerly published the academic journal, New Jersey History.

Exhibitions can be found on the second and third floor while the library reading room is housed on the fifth floor, formerly the Essex Club squash courts

The Society is open to the public. Members are free, while non-members pay an admission fee. Patrons visiting the library are encouraged to make an appointment. The current director is Steven Tettamanti.

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

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