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| Early
twentieth century postcard of the Fourth Regiment Armory. View looking southeast from the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Mercer Street. Courtesy, Jersey City Free Public Library. |
Early
twentieth century postcard of the Fourth Regiment Armory. |
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| Late
nineteenth century photograph of the Tuers Homestead which once stood near
Bergen Avenue and Montgomery Street. The photograph was labeled "Wheelihan
House on the Armory Site: August 1893. Courtesy: Jennifer Wiggins |
Hudson
Catholic High School |
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remnant of the Fourth Regiment Armory was saved and reconstructed in Pershing
Field near Summit Avenue approximately one mile north of its original location. Photo: P. Shalhoub, 2002 |
Early
twentieth century postcard of the Fourth Regiment Armory. View looking
southeast from the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Mercer Street. Courtesy,
RF Smith |
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The Fourth Regiment Armory was at Bergen Avenue, Mercer Street and Tuers Avenue south of Journal Square. The cornerstone for the massive structure was laid on December 20, 1893, on the former Tuers farm property; it was completed in 1895. The impetus for its
construction was the need to build a facility for the newly established
Fourth
Regiment of the New Jersey National Guard. It reflected the Richardson
Romanesque architecture adopted at the end of the nineteenth century and
named for the architect-engineer Henry Hobson Richardson (1832-1886).
The medieval-style Romanesque revival
structure combined the aesthetics and technology of the time and was selected
for commercial, industrial and educational institutions. The building
displayed the traditional arch rusticated masonry and lookout towers.
It was destroyed by fire in 1927. Hudson Catholic High has occupied the
location since 1965. |
| By: Carmela Karnoutsos Project Administrator: Patrick Shalhoub |
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