Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 3, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

See also HABS NJ-808 (A-B) for additional documentation.
Significance: The front of building was built in 1887 as supply room for the laboratory in general, but especially for the chemistry lab; the rear of building houses small belt-driven woodworking shop. The front half was extensively adapted for various uses over the years, while the rear remains largely intact from a period of the early twentieth century and contains a woodworking pattern shop used mainly for the production of foundry patterns. The machines are belt-driven, with belting running under the floor rather than overhead. The shop is still operable and has been used by preservation specialists in reconstructing woodwork for Edison's house, Glenmont, also located in West Orange, New Jersey.
Survey number: HAER NJ-70-B