Civic Square, New Brunswick
{{Short description|Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US}}
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Civic Square is the government district in downtown New Brunswick, the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey. Numerous county governmental buildings are located there along with other city and federal public buildings such as New Brunswick City Hall, the New Brunswick Main Post Office, and the New Brunswick Free Public Library.{{cite web|url=http://newbrunswicktoday.com/article/new-brunswick-101-your-source-facts-about-hub-city|title=New Brunswick 101: Your Source For Facts About The Hub City|work=New Brunswick Today|accessdate=30 October 2015}}http://oldnewbrunswick.rutgers.edu/JPEGS/development_map_with_dates.gif {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}} South of New Brunswick Station, it is bounded by the city's theater district, which includes the Mason Gross School of the Arts, the State Theatre, the Crossroads Theatre and George Street Playhouse at NBPAC and the Livingston Avenue Historic District which includes the Henry Guest House and the Willow Grove Cemetery.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/22/realestate/in-the-region-new-jersey-another-step-in-downtown-new-brunswick-revival.html|title=In the Region / New Jersey; Another Step in Downtown New Brunswick Revival|first=Rachelle|last=Garbarine|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 November 1998|publisher=|accessdate=17 July 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.idia.net/Files/ConferenceCommitteeTopicFiles/294/PDFFile/C09-NB-UrbanRedevelopment.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002235/http://www.idia.net/Files/ConferenceCommitteeTopicFiles/294/PDFFile/C09-NB-UrbanRedevelopment.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org/sites/default/files/attachment/New-Brunswick-Map.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016130443/http://www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org/sites/default/files/attachment/New-Brunswick-Map.pdf |archive-date=2015-10-16 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-entertainment/new-brunswick-performing-arts-center/|title=The Stunning Debut of New Brunswick Performing Arts Center|first=Jennifer|last=Finn|date=August 19, 2019|website=New Jersey Monthly}}
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Middlesex County Courthouse
The last of a series of county courthouses,{{cite web|url=http://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/new-jersey/counties/middlesex|title=courthousehistory.com - a historical look at out nation's county courthouses through postcards|work=courthousehistory.com|accessdate=30 October 2015}} the Middlesex County Court House was built in 1958.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/234497/middlesex-county-courthouse-new-brunswick-nj-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095450/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/234497/middlesex-county-courthouse-new-brunswick-nj-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 4, 2016|title=Middlesex County Courthouse, New Brunswick - 234497 - EMPORIS|author=Emporis GmbH|work=Emporis|access-date=30 October 2015}} The building was extensively renovated in 2003, including a partial new facade.{{cite web|url=http://www.devco.org/projects/courthsrenovation.shtml|title=DEVCO : Projects : Middlesex County Courthouse Renovation|work=devco.org|accessdate=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412085743/http://www.devco.org/projects/courthsrenovation.shtml|archive-date=2015-04-12|url-status=dead}} The County Courthouse houses all Parts of the Law Division of the New Jersey Superior Court (Criminal, Civil, and Special Civil) for the Middesex Vicinage, as well as the General Equity Part of the Middlesex Vicinage Chancery Division.
Middlesex County Administration Building
Skyline Tower, at 14 stories and {{convert|59|m|ft|abbr=on}},{{cite news | title = Skyline Tower | publisher = Emporis | url = http://www.emporis.com/building/skylinetower-newbrunswick-nj-usa | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140322225345/http://www.emporis.com/building/skylinetower-newbrunswick-nj-usa | url-status = usurped | archive-date = March 22, 2014 | accessdate = 2014-03-22}} was originally built in 1967 as the Middlesex County Administrative Building. It was extensively renovated in 2003 as residential mixed-used building; however, its lower floors continue to house court facilities, including the Records department for the Civil Part of the Law Division and the General Equity Part of the Chancery Division, as well as chambers for those judges of the Appellate Division who sit in New Brunswick.{{cite web|url=http://www.devco.org/projects2/towerrenovation.htm|title=Civic Square Residential Tower and Middlesex County Courthouse Renovation|work=devco.org|accessdate=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054930/http://www.devco.org/projects2/towerrenovation.htm|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}} A new Administration Building was completed in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.devco.org/projects/middlesexadminbldg.shtml|title=DEVCO : Projects : Middlesex County Administration Building|work=devco.org|accessdate=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412085832/http://www.devco.org/projects/middlesexadminbldg.shtml|archive-date=2015-04-12|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.devco.org/projects/civicsquare.shtml|title=DEVCO : Projects : Civic Square Public Safety Building|work=devco.org|accessdate=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072233/http://www.devco.org/projects/civicsquare.shtml|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}
Middlesex County Family Courthouse
Opened in 2000, Middlesex County Family Courthouse houses the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court, the New Brunswick Parking Authority, and the New Brunswick Center of Middlesex County College{{cite web|url=http://www.devco.org/projects/familycourthouse.shtml|title=DEVCO : Projects : Middlesex County Family Courthouse|work=devco.org|accessdate=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071135/http://www.devco.org/projects/familycourthouse.shtml|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.middlesexcc.edu/new-brunswick-center/|title=New Brunswick Center - Middlesex County College – Edison, NJ|work=middlesexcc.edu|accessdate=30 October 2015}}
Middlesex County Public Safety Building
Completed in May 2000, the Public Safety Building houses the U.S. Postal Service, the New Brunswick Police Department, the New Brunswick Municipal Courts, and the Middlesex County Prosecutor.{{cite web|url=http://www.devco.org/projects2/publicsafetybuilding.htm|title=Civic Square Public Safety Building|work=devco.org|accessdate=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075153/http://www.devco.org/projects2/publicsafetybuilding.htm|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151129091757/http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/middlesex/ New Jersey Judiciary Middlesex]
- [http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/Pages/Main.aspx Middlesex County]
- [http://www.jhalpin.com/nj/newbruns/newbruns1906.jpg Middlesex County Building 1906]
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Category:Buildings and structures in New Brunswick, New Jersey