303 North Mountain Avenue (1912) This house is on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places as an example of a poured-concrete house designed by Thomas Edison to provide mass-produced affordable housing. Montclair resident Frank D. Lambie was instrumental in construction by, among other things, designing the molds. A 1910 version of this construction technique is at 420 Valley Road in Montclair.

303 North Mountain Avenue – Edison House (1912)

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303 North Mountain Avenue - Edison House

This house is on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places as an example of a poured-concrete house designed by Thomas Edison to provide mass-produced affordable housing. Montclair resident Frank D. Lambie was instrumental in construction by designing and building the molds through his Lambie Concrete House Corporation and New York Steel Form Company. A 1910 version of this construction technique is at 420 Valley Road in Montclair.

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In 2019 the Township of Montclair will begin a cultural resource survey of Oakcroft, which could lead to the nomination of the area as a local historic district. The survey area includes about 115 houses and is bounded by Anderson Park to the north, train tracks to the east, North Mountain Avenue to the west, and Brookfield Road to the south.

This website is intended to be a showcase for the neighborhood’s history; a resource residents can use to learn about district designation; and a way to follow the process.

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