Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Pequannock Gate


Pequannock Gate, originally uploaded by Mike Soriano.
One of Newark, New Jersey’s most unusual buildings is a yellow-stone crenellated tower located right across from Calandra's bakery on Bloomfield Avenue in Roseville. Is it a watchtower? A rook from a giant’s chessboard? Or a library, as many old visitors apparently used to believe? No, no, and no. The Bloomfield Avenue tower is a memorial to Mayor Joseph E. Haynes and a former meter house for the Newark water supply.

http://www.newarkhistory.com/pequannock.html

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