Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Roman Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States.
Postcard showing Stafford Hall, one of the first dormitories, in the late 19th century
Presidents Hall, one of the university's oldest buildings
The Walsh Library in fall.
Immaculate Conception Chapel, built during the American Civil War
South Orange, known as the Township of South Orange Village from October 1978 until April 25, 2024, is a suburban village in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the village population was 18,484, an increase of 2,286 (+14.1%) from the 2010 census count of 16,198, which in turn reflected a decline of 766 (−4.5%) from the 16,964 counted in the 2000 census. Seton Hall University is located in the township.
South Orange village hall
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Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel
First Presbyterian Church