Decorative Exhibition
Decorative ExhibitionThe Ballantine House
Central Ward
Step inside 1885 Gilded Age opulence at this preserved Victorian mansion, once home to Newark's Ballantine brewing dynasty. The immersive period rooms reveal how industrial wealth lived: carved woodwork, velvet parlors, and the quiet ambition of a family that shaped the city.
Gilded Age mansion
Victorian architecture
Historic brewery family
Restored 1885 interiors
Tips
🏛️"experience the glories of life in a Victorian American home"
🎟️enter through Newark Museum of Art main entrance, one ticket covers both
🔨original 1880s details lovingly restored and preserved
The Ballantine House
Central WardOpen
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionStep inside 1885 Gilded Age opulence at this preserved Victorian mansion, once home to Newark's Ballantine brewing dynasty. The immersive period rooms reveal how industrial wealth lived: carved woodwork, velvet parlors, and the quiet ambition of a family that shaped the city.
Gilded Age mansion
Victorian architecture
Historic brewery family
Restored 1885 interiors
Tips
🏛️"experience the glories of life in a Victorian American home"
🎟️enter through Newark Museum of Art main entrance, one ticket covers both
🔨original 1880s details lovingly restored and preserved