Scudder Homes

Court Street between High & Belmont Streets (MLK Blvd & Irving Turner Blvd)

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68 Boome St - Scudder Homes Building 1
67 Mercer St. - Scudder Homes Building 2
51 Mercer St. - Scudder Homes Building 3
79 Lincoln St - Scudder Homes Building 4
182 Howard St - Scudder Homes Building 5
89 Lincoln St - Scudder Homes Building 6 /Lincoln Towers/Foushee Towers
212 Howard St - Scudder Homes Building 7
99 Lincoln St - Scudder Homes Building 8

The Edward Scudder Homes opened between 1959 & 1961 and was named for Edward W. Scudder, (1881-1952), publisher of the Newark News from 1931 - 1950. It was located between Rose, Court, Howard & Lincoln Streets.

Buildings 1 through 4 were demolished in 1987
Building 7 was demolished in 1996
Buildings 5 & 8 were demolished in 1997
Building 6 still stands

From Andrew Keegan:

I worked in an urban gardening program in Newark from 1978-83, and I coordinated several gardens in Newark housing projects. One of our largest and most successful was at the Scudder Homes project, off Springfield Ave. We built a geodesic dome there and grew plants throughout the winter. It was just west of St. Benedict's, on land that had been cleared after the riots. We had a huge area to work with.