Take A Historic Mansion Tour In Newark: 2025 Summer Events

NEWARK, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Have You Met Newark. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

Have You Met Newark is partnering with Makerhoods to provide behind-the-scenes walking tours of the recently renovated Krueger-Scott Mansion located at 145 Court Street in Newark, New Jersey. The tours are held every other Sunday during the weekly Makers Market. For tickets, please visit www.haveyoumetnewark.com and click on “Public Tours.”

The tour company, Have You Met Newark, celebrating 13 years in operation this month, helped to create the unique event in collaboration with Avi Telyas, the Founder of Makerhoods. The walking tour experience covers the history and culture and architecture around and inside this historic Mansion. Participants will enjoy a 30-minute walk through the Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd neighborhood with 19th century architectural highlights. The tour includes unique access inside of the Mansion itself and discussion of the building’s history as the private home of Gottfried Krueger, a famous Newark beer baron. Guests will hear the story of Madame Louise Scott, the self-made African-American millionaire who built and operated a beauty school and community center on-site for 30 years. The 1.5 hour experience ends with a tour through the many “Maker” spaces behind the Mansion. The shops include a terrarium store, wine tasting venue, cigar manufacturer, fashion and beauty businesses and more. Visitors are encouraged to stay after the tour to enjoy the Market which is being hosted in the courtyard and is a partnership with the Greater Newark Conservancy.

Thanks to the sponsorship by Makerhoods, the tours are being offered to the public for only $5 and the tour includes a $5 snack break at a local business.

“What started out small 13 years ago, has kept growing each year into a flourishing tour company that offers all types of tour experiences from public food tours, small private walking tours, bar crawls, mural tours, and custom experiences like this partnership with Makerhoods”, shared Antonio Valla, CEO of Have You Met Newark. “Like most Newarkers, we have been eagerly watching the renovation of this long vacant building. Now that it is complete, we jumped at the chance to bring visitors to this special experience.”

“We always envisioned Makerhoods to be a gathering place for the Newark community. This partnership with Have You Met Newark allows us to open our doors for visitors to celebrate the rebirth of this historic site” said Avi Teylas, Founder of Makerhoods “We hope guests come back to our weekly Farmers Market every Sunday from May through October, and join us for Jazz in the Courtyard, with live music Thursday evenings in August. Makerhoods is where creativity, commerce, and community come together.” The Mansion may rented for corporate and private events. People can email info@makerhoods.com for more information.

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