JERSEY CITY – A by-invitation only event will be held at the Justice William J Brennan Court House on Sept. 20 to mark the building’s 100th anniversary.
While the event is not open to the public, it will bring together some of the most prominent people in the county and many of the family members of artists and others who contributed to the building’s historic past.
Cultural Affairs Director Bill La Rosa said the building has had a remarkable history that has incorporated works by world-renowned artists, and over the years, the building has gone through birth, abandonment and resurrection, as the county sought at one point to demolish it.
The dinner will also feature remarks by New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Stuart Rabner and historian Thomas Fleming.
The building, which has been used as a setting for a number of film projects, was constructed in 1910, and was renamed to honor Justice William Brennan, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court after working as an assignment judge in Hudson County.
While the celebration is closed to the general public, La Rosa said, the court house is open to self-guided tours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and that the public can obtain maps detailing the three floors from his office or from the office of the County Executive both located in the court house.