Edison Storage Battery Company Building Explained

Edison Storage Battery Company Building
Location:177 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.7833°N -74.2344°W
Architecture:Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:February 28, 1996
Refnum:96000055
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:December 8, 1995
Designated Other1 Number:3151[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 3 . January 10, 2010 . May 13, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327025729/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/essex.pdf . March 27, 2009 .