October, 20, 2014

Many local officials attended the Grand Opening - from l to r: Union County Freeholders Bruce Bergen & Bette Jane Kowalski, City of Elizabeth Councilwoman-at-large Patricia Perkins-Auguste, Liberty Hall Museum President John Kean, Sr., NJ Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, Elizabeth Councilman 1st Ward Carlos Torres, Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan, Old First Historic Trust Board Member Charles Shallcross

Many local officials attended the Grand Opening – from l to r: Union County Freeholders Bruce Bergen & Bette Jane Kowalski, City of Elizabeth Councilwoman-at-large Patricia Perkins-Auguste, Liberty Hall Museum President John Kean, Sr., NJ Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, Elizabeth Councilman 1st Ward Carlos Torres, Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan, Old First Historic Trust Board Member Charles Shallcross

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The renovated 1917 Classical Revival event and performance space has outstanding acoustics, 24-foot ceilings, a full stage, and can accomodate gatherings up to 300

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Old First Historic Trust Board Member, Rafael Rodriguez (second from right), mingles with some of the many guests at the grand opening reception

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View of the Academy from Caldwell Place; back on the left is The First Presbyterian Church, behind the most historic burial ground in the State of New Jersey

 

February 2011
February 2011

Here are some early pictures of the basement construction.

March 2011
March 2011

One month later. A lot of the 'guts' have been installed.