Edison National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address:Main St & Lakeside Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone:973-324-9973
Fax:973-736-8496
Web: www.nps.gov/edis/
Size: 21 acres.
Established: Edison Home National Historic Site designated on December 6, 1955; Edison Laboratory National Monument proclaimed on July 14, 1956; areas combined as Edison National Historic Site on September 5, 1962.
Location:In West Orange, New Jersey, 2 miles west of the Garden State Parkway (Exit 145) and 1/2 mile north of I-280.
Facilities:Rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit. Entrance fee required.
Activities:Guided tours.
Special Features:Thomas Edison's laboratory and his residence, Glenmont, were home to the inventor from 1887 until 1931. At his "Invention Factory" he developed the phonograph, invented the movie camera and the nickel-iron alkaline storage battery, and was awarded 500 patents. The complex includes his chemistry lab, machine shop, and library.

See other parks in New Jersey.

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Edison Papers at Rutgers University and the Edison National Historic Site. He is the author of "'Electricity For All': The Electric Home and Farm Authority and the Politics of Mass Consumption, 1932-1935," Business History Review (1990), and he is currently completing a study of David Lilienthal and the political economy of the United States, 1925-45.

Electrifying Eden: Portland General Electric, 1889-1965

The newly refurbished Edison National Historic Site and Museum is located adjacent to the property.

$230m Edison Village project gets on its way

All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.