JERSEY CITY — The main entrance of Jersey City’s William J. Brennan Courthouse has reopened following the removal, repair and replacement of the building’s 100-year-old granite plaza and steps.
During the first phase of the project the granite steps and plaza slabs were removed, marked and stacked nearby on what was the lawn of the courthouse located at the corner of Newark and Baldwin avenues.
The settling brick piers on which the granite then were replaced and the stairs and massive granite plaza slabs were then returned to their prior positions.
The costs of the project to replace the plaza and stairs is $1.76 million. The construction of the entire courthouse, adorned with beautiful murals in its rotunda and courtrooms, was $3 million back in 1910 — the equivalent of $73 million now.
The Brennan Court House served as the seat of Hudson County’s judicial system from its opening day on Sept. 20, 1910, until 1966, when the courts and offices moved next door to the Hudson County Administration Building.
The building was later restored and is again a functioning courthouse and home to several county offices.
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