BOONTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

BOONTON, NJ

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The Boonton Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Boonton, New Jersey. Founded in 1958, the society maintains a museum, research center, and archives, as well as hosting educational programs and events for the community.

The museum, located in the town's historic John Taylor Building, features exhibits on Boonton's early industries such as ironworking and silk production, as well as displays on notable residents and events. The research center houses a collection of books, maps, photographs, and documents related to Boonton's history, which is available for public use with prior appointment.

The society also offers various educational programs for schools and community groups, including walking tours of Boonton's historic sites and lectures on local history. Annual events include the Boonton Fire Department's Labor Day Parade and the Boonton Historical Society's Christmas House Tour.

Membership in the Boonton Historical Society is open to all interested individuals, and donations are always welcome to support the society's ongoing efforts to preserve and share the rich history of Boonton, NJ.

BOONTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in BOONTON NJ. US MID #8403400624

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 31,203 from tax period 201306 (YYYYMM).

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NJ - West Orange: Edison Laboratory - Speed Irons Thomas Edison National Historical Park comprises of two properties in West Orange: the second Edison Laboratories complex, located at 211 Main Street, and Edison's residence, Glenmont, located about 1/2-mile down the road in Llewellyn Park. The museum collections, with over 3000,000 items and an archives of approximately five million documents, are the largest single body of Edison-related material extant, covering Thomas Alva Edison's sixty-year career a an inventor, manufacturer, businessman and private citizen.

The Edison Laboratory complex, one of the first modern industrial labs, was designed by Henry Hudson Holly in 1887. Edison worked here along with a staff of about sixty assistant researches, and operations continued until his death in 1931. The complex includes more than a dozen buildings including a library, stockroom, Heavy Machine shop, Precision Machine Shop, Drafting Room, Music Room, Phonograph Gallery and the Black Maria--the world's first movie studio, which could be rotated on a turntable to keep sunlight on film subjects, that was reconstructed in 1954.

National Register #66000052 (1966)

NJ - West Orange: Edison Labaratory Heavy Machine Shop - Power Hack Saw The Heavy Machine Shop was one of two machine shops in Building 5, the main laboratory building at the Edison Laboratory complex. The shop contained tools like lathes and drill presses that were used to make parts for new inventions. The machinists used these tools to cut and shape metal parts to construct models of Edison's inventions.

Thomas Edison National Historical Park comprises of two properties in West Orange: the second Edison Laboratories complex, located at 211 Main Street, and Edison's residence, Glenmont, located about 1/2-mile down the road in Llewellyn Park. The museum collections, with over 3000,000 items and an archives of approximately five million documents, are the largest single body of Edison-related material extant, covering Thomas Alva Edison's sixty-year career a an inventor, manufacturer, businessman and private citizen.

The Edison Laboratory complex, one of the first modern industrial labs, was designed by Henry Hudson Holly in 1887. Edison worked here along with a staff of about sixty assistant researches, and operations continued until his death in 1931. The complex includes more than a dozen buildings including a library, stockroom, Heavy Machine shop, Precision Machine Shop, Drafting Room, Music Room, Phonograph Gallery and the Black Maria--the world's first movie studio, which could be rotated on a turntable to keep sunlight on film subjects, that was reconstructed in 1954.

National Register #66000052 (1966)

Contact BOONTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

telephone: 9734028840
website: http://www.boonton.org/community/historica

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BOONTON TOWNSHIP INC
PO BOX 362
BOONTON
NJ
07005-0362

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MID #	8403400624
Name	HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BOONTON TOWNSHIP INC
Alternate Name	BOONTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mid-Atlantic
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	237437532
NTEECC	A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201306
INCOME	32,800
REVENUE	31,203
LAT/LONG	40.914082, -74.409438
CODES	FIPS State Code: 34 FIPS County Code: 027 US Census Tract: 041100 US Census Block: 1000