Forest Hill in Newark in Essex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Forest Hill
Historic District
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2012
1. Forest Hill Marker
For more than a century this has been one of the finest residential areas in New Jersey. Development began in the 1870s, and continued into the 1920s. The Ballantines, the Clarks and other families who had amassed fortunes in local industry created grand estates on the ridge overlooking the New York skyline. Elias G. Heller named the area Forest Hill in 1890, and built housing for workers in his file factory near the citys northern boundary. The creation of Branch Brook Park in the late 1980s enhanced the areas natural beauty as well as its separate identity. Forest Hill has long been noted for elegant homes in a wide variety of styles, spacious lawns and gardens, and tree-lined streets. Fifty-five blocks, bounded approximately by the park and Verona, Mount Prospect and Second avenues, were entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Erected by The Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 40° 46.261′ N, 74° 10.431′ W. Marker is in Newark, New Jersey, in Essex County. It is in Forest Hill. It is at the intersection of Lake Street
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Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Branch Brook Park (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Branch Brook Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Dewey Joseph Sherbo, III (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Hayes Ward Home (approx. Ό mile away); Sydenham House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Forest Hill Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Joseph A. Pocchio (approx. half a mile away); Soldiers of the Revolution (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2012
2. Forest Hill Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2012
3. Marker at the Ballantine Gate
The Forest Hill marker is seen here to the left of the Ballantine Gateway to Branch Brook Park.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2012
4. Ballantine Gateway Marker
Gateway
Presented to the County of Essex
A.D. MDCCCXCIX
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 800 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 3, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
