King Block (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

King Block
Location 316–324 Memorial Parkway, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°29′44″N 74°26′26″W / 40.49556°N 74.44056°W / 40.49556; -74.44056Coordinates: 40°29′44″N 74°26′26″W / 40.49556°N 74.44056°W / 40.49556; -74.44056
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1860 (1860)
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 88000644[1]
NJRHP # 1868[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 26, 1988
Designated NJRHP December 3, 1987

The King Block, also known as the Crossroads Theater, was a historic building located on Memorial Parkway (Burnet Street) in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1988.

The Crossroads Theater Company used the building until 1991, when the company moved from King Block to Monument Square.[4] The building was demolished for redevelopment in the early 1990s.[5]

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. May 28, 2014. p. 6.
  3. Foster, Janet W. (May 26, 1988). "NRHP Nomination: King Block" (PDF). National Park Service. "Accompanying 7 photo, from 1987." (PDF).
  4. Eagleton Institute (2000). "Residents' Views on 25 Years of Revitalization in New Brunswick" (PDF). p. 22.
  5. Gannett Fleming (July 9, 2013). "Environmental Assessment Proposal" (PDF). p. 104.


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