Physics:Edison Storage Battery Company Building
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Short description: United States historic place
Edison Storage Battery Company Building | |
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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| Location | 177 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 40°47′0″N 74°14′4″W / 40.783333°N 74.23444°W |
| Area | 4.4 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference # | 96000055[1] |
| NJRHP # | 3151[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 28, 1996 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 8, 1995 |
Edison Storage Battery Company Building, is located at 177 Main Street and Lakeside Avenue in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1996.
The building was a manufacturing facility for Edison Storage Battery Company to make nickel-iron batteries developed by Thomas Edison in 1901. Manufacturing began around 1903 and was discontinued in 1975 when Edison Storage was sold to Exide.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park
- Battery (electricity)
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/essex.pdf.
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