Masonry Magazine May 1972 Page. 11
New Jersey
"Buildings of the Decade" Awards
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun-Nathan Barnert Memorial Temple in Paterson, N.J., judged best in the "Masonry Buildings of the Decade" competition.
Shown from the left at the "Masonry Buildings of the Decade" awards dinner in Saddle Brook, N.J., are Joseph Thomas, executive director of SCPI; award-winning architect Harold Comerro; David Soloff Jr., president of MCAA, and Max O. Urbahn, president of the American Institute of Architects. Soloff was a principal speaker at the event.
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun-Nathan Barnert Memorial Temple of Paterson, N.J., has been judged the best "Masonry Building of the Decade" by a jury of nationally known architects. The competition was sponsored by the Bergen County Masonry Council, the Architects League of Northern New Jersey, and the North Jersey Cultural Council.
First prize of $1,000 was awarded to Percival Goodman of New York City, the architect who designed the temple in 1965. The contractor, Visbeen Construction Co. of Ridgewood, was awarded a special citation.
Second prize of $300 went to architects Harold Comerro and Joseph Tischler of Paterson, who designed the Long Hill Medical Dental Center in Oakland. A citation also was awarded Latrecchia, Inc. of Oakland, the contractor.
Third prize of $200 went to architects Gerard Valk and Ray Keown of Montclair for designing the Little Falls Public Library. Thermo Construction Co. of Fort Lee was cited for its work as the contractor.
The results of the competition to determine the best masonry buildings of the decade were announced at a (Continued on page 22)
Judged second best in the New Jersey architectural competition for masonry excellence was the Long Hill Medical Dental Center.
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