Thomas Edison National Historical Park

	Thomas Edison National Historical Park
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	U.S. National Historical Park
	Thomas Edison's Laboratory
	Interactive map showing Thomas Edison National Historical Park location
Location	211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
Coordinates	40°47′01″N 74°14′01″W / 40.78361°N 74.23361°W
Area	21.25 acres (8.60 ha)
Built	1887
Architect	H. Hudson Holly
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Queen Anne
Visitation	55,284 (2011)
Website	Thomas Edison National Historical Park
NRHP reference No.	66000052
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHP	September 5, 1962 (as NHS, redesignated NHP March 30, 2009)

Thomas Edison National Historical Park preserves Thomas Edison's laboratory and residence, Glenmont, in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. These were designed, in 1887, by architect Henry Hudson Holly.^[3] The Edison laboratories operated for more than 40 years. Out of the West Orange laboratories came the motion picture camera, improved phonographs, sound recordings, silent and sound movies and the nickel-iron alkaline electric storage battery.

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Edison Park Management". National Park Service. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
^ "Edison and his Era". National Park Service. February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[about-2] "Edison Park Management". National Park Service. Retrieved August 16, 2009.

[3] "Edison and his Era". National Park Service. February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

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