s ▁first ▁urban ▁renew al ▁project ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁Through ▁an ▁effort ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁involving ▁planning , ▁court ▁cases , ▁State ▁and ▁Federal ▁legisl ation , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁developers , ▁the ▁Col onna de ▁Park ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁immediate ▁surrounding ▁area ▁has ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁highest ▁concentration ▁of ▁historic ▁land marks , ▁including ▁Pl ume ▁House ▁( c . 1 7 2 5 ), ▁State ▁Street ▁Public ▁School ▁( c . 1 8 4 5 ), ▁House ▁of ▁P ray er ▁( c . 1 8 5 0 ), ▁Branch ▁Brook ▁Park ▁( c . 1 8 9 5 ), ▁C athedral ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁( c . 1 8 9 8 - 1 9 5 4 ), ▁New ark ▁Broad ▁Street ▁Station ▁( c . 1 9 0 3 ), ▁and ▁St . ▁Lucy ' s ▁Church ▁( c . 1 9 2 6 ), ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ' s ▁most ▁influ ential ▁architect , ▁M ies ▁van ▁der ▁Ro he , ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁the ▁legend ary ▁developer ▁Herbert ▁Green wald ▁to ▁these ▁to wers ▁in ▁New ark ▁among ▁other ▁projects , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 8 6 0 – 8 8 0 ▁Lake ▁Sh ore ▁Drive ▁A part ments ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁the ▁Se