Cyrus Durand Chapman (1856-1918), an artist, photographer and architect, was the grandson of Cyrus Durand and the nephew of Henry and ...

Theodore Roosevelt was a colorful and celebrated American President whose vision and commitment led to the establishment of the National...

“Lifestyle” is a concept that seems very modern, but the work of Gustav Stickley, architect, furniture designer and manufacturer, ...

Seth Boyden, “one of America’s greatest inventors,” according to Thomas Edison, spent the last 15 years of his life in “Middleville”—what...

“Hilton has always been a prideful, hard-working section of Maplewood which produced a great deal and to this day it has maintained its ...

The story of Maplewood is all around us, in the array of houses that span three centuries, and in the ancient trees that predate our...

Harold Tatton practiced architecture in the first half of the 20th century and specialized in the Colonial and Tudor Revival styles which...

sources: 1. John P. Snyder, The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries 1606-1968. (Bureau of Geology and Topography, Trenton, New Jersey,...

Joseph Veach Noble, who died at the age of 87 last September, was a true Renaissance man who stood large on the world stage and yet had...

The name “Maplewood” dates back to 1860, but the history of the section can be traced back many, many years, to a time before the hum of...

A Closer Look at Maplewood’s Rich “Treescape” A Self-Guided Tour An Arborist with the Maplewood Department of Public Works, Todd Lamm has...

Like many conveniences of modern life, the daily mail is something we take for granted, noticing only when letters are slipped through...

Restoration of an old house is an ongoing process. In 2000, as Island Housewrights restoration experts worked to finish stripping the ...

The Durand-Hedden House, whose original structure was built in about 1790, sits on two acres of the original plantation that was part of a...

425 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood The Timothy Ball House is one of the most interesting and impressive early houses in the region, both...

88 Tuscan Road, Maplewood The Jonas Ball House was constructed in 1750 as a cooper shop, made of massive fieldstone and hand-hewn...

Lewis Pierson, owner of Pierson’s Mill, built the House known as Vaux Hall in 1843. Vaux Hall and the Durand-Hedden House are the only...

1 Ridgewood Terrace, Maplewood John Beam House was built in about 1913 by Edward Balch, one of the most important developers in...

304 Elmwood Avenue, Maplewood Fleming Manor, now Les Saisons Bed & Breakfast, was built around 1840. In the 1870s, it was renovated in...