Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
CLINTON AVENUE
MODEL FOR CITY
Its Influence in Architecture Is.
Spreading to Other Streets
Nearby.
SECTION WELL BUILT UP;
NO CONGESTION ANYWHERE
DesirabiIity for Business and
Residence Purposes Long
Since Established.

No thoroughfare in Newark offers a
better visual Illustration of the City's
expansive progress than Clinton ave-
nue.. AS a reminder of growth arch
itectually and materially 1t is wor-
thy of constant study by realty in
terests generally, and by the mass of
Newark's population who hope to wv
real estate.
1t is late in the day for the aver
age investor to secure big results
ton avenue, but the influence of what
has been done has practically only
begun to show itself in the territory
tributary to the ~thoroughfare. Pres
ent and future opportunities centre
in the nearby parallel and intersect-
ing streets. The entire section is ap-
parently built up but the c~ongested
period is still a long way off. In
Vulnerable chances for splendid in
vestment are still open to those who
buy with good judgment.
D%esirability Fully Fixed.
The deSirability of the section, both
for business and residential purposes,
fas been fully established. The e
nue. itself cannot fail in the future
to remain a centre of business and
home life, no matter what changes
may take place incident to the de-
mands Of the city's increasing popu-
lation, but there is little doubt that
important changes will take place..
Clinton avenue has developed along
lines rather different from certain
other of the city's best known streets.
And it is to this development that flu
tupe building operations must con-
form if success Is to come through
such investments.
Since the first period of Clinton
avenues growth that which marked
1t as an ultra-fine private residence
thoroughfare, the results being
shown in the many elegant homes in
the park section and above a new
period has been ushered in. This is
notable in two ways. First, through
the creation of an uptown business
centre at Bergen street and the null
tiplication within a very few years
of apartment houses of the better
sort.
Many Fine Apartments.
One of the really distinguishing
features of Clinton ven today is
the number of first-class apartments
thai prominently appeal to the eye OF
the beholder. Another feature that
does not escap observation is the
favor accorded the thoroughfare by
the various religious denominations,
several of the most beautiful and i'm
posing edifces of worship in the city
being located thereon.
Among these latter will shortly be
nobly conspicuous the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament, now in process
of erection at the southwest corner
of Clinton avenue and Van Ness
place. The design is particularly i'm
posing, differing widely from the
other church structures on the ave-
nue.. E.. M. Waldron & Co. are the
builders, and Hughes & \Backoff the
architects.
Credit must be accorded Dunn
Bros, architects, and the firm of
John H. Dunn & Sons, in the Fire
mems building, for a conception, that
insofar as firm or individual initia-
tive is concerned, stands at the head
of building improvements in Clinton
avenue.
The group of apartment houses
shown on this page is referred to.
These three buildings were designed
by Dunn Bros, with a view to Great
ing at Clinton and Belmont
an apartment house centre, that
would be not alone a commercial
success, u a pride to the city, and
it is a. fact that the three structures
fulfil every hope and ambition of
their projectors. They form a COM
bination, interiorly and exteriorly,
UNIQUE in the apartment house archi-
lecture of Newark. The buildings
represent an aggregate value of about
q quarter of a million dollars.
At the left of the picture is the
"Beaux Arts" a type of the later
French period, completed a rev
months ago., the design of Edward
d. Dunn. The centre building IS
designated Harrow Manor" a dupli-
cate in design of a celebrated English
manor house. This is the work or
John H. Dunn. jr. James c. Dunn,
the youngest of the brothers, designed
the building at the right, which is to
be known as THE Chateau" archi-
tecturally typical of the French
Renaissance. 1t is not yet fully COM
pleted, although several suites have
already been leased.
Another important addition to Clin-
ton avenues array of new structures
is the moving picture house now
being erected at 535 and 5S7. julius
Koch is the. owner of the building,
which has been leased to he Essex
Amusement Company.NNathan Myers,
7 Nelson place. drew the plans for
the building, which, when fully com
pleted, will represent an outlay of
~ aor a0n