Edison Storage Battery Company Building

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Edison Storage Battery Company Building
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Location177 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°47′0″N74°14′4″W / 40.78333°N 74.23444°W / 40.78333; -74.23444 Coordinates: 40°47′0″N74°14′4″W / 40.78333°N 74.23444°W / 40.78333; -74.23444
Area4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No. 96000055 [1]
NJRHP No.3151 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1996
Designated NJRHPDecember 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.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.