The Hudson School
On this site stood the Martha Institute from 1866-1999. Built on land donated by Hoboken philanthropist Martha Bayard Stevens and named in her honor, the Martha Institute served as home to Hoboken's first German-American school, the Manual Trade School, Hoboken's first public high school, the Stevens Academy, andthe Normal School, a teacher training institute.
Inspired by the architecture of the Martha Institute, the present building was designed by Ehrenrantz, Eckstut and Kuhn and built by the Del-Sano Contracting Corp., 2002.
The Hudson School, founded in 1978, entered its new home on December 2, 2002.
Marker is at the intersection of 6th Street and Park Ave. on 6th Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
