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1796 building's foundation unearthed in NJ
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006604070392
A construction project redesigning the Statehouse entrance for modern security concerns has unearthed the remains of New Jersey's original archives building ? the second structure built by the state's government.
Erected in 1796 at a cost of 600 pounds, perhaps about $300,000 to $350,000 in today's dollars, the stone fireproof structure housed the state's early and colonial documents. Only the Statehouse ? the country's second-oldest in continuous operation ? predates it in New Jersey government.
Historians were surprised that its foundation was still buried a few feet from the current Statehouse.
The foundation of a New Jersey government building erected in 1796 and later torn down has been unearthed during construction of a redesigned Statehouse entrance. The view looks toward West State Street in Trenton.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006604070392
A construction project redesigning the Statehouse entrance for modern security concerns has unearthed the remains of New Jersey's original archives building ? the second structure built by the state's government.
Erected in 1796 at a cost of 600 pounds, perhaps about $300,000 to $350,000 in today's dollars, the stone fireproof structure housed the state's early and colonial documents. Only the Statehouse ? the country's second-oldest in continuous operation ? predates it in New Jersey government.
Historians were surprised that its foundation was still buried a few feet from the current Statehouse.
The foundation of a New Jersey government building erected in 1796 and later torn down has been unearthed during construction of a redesigned Statehouse entrance. The view looks toward West State Street in Trenton.
