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Bloomfield Residences: Broad Street
 
 
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44 and __ Broad Street. [Was this a residence before it was a bakery?] The partially visible building on the right was the Gardner family mansion, which was demolished and replaced by the Park Building.
 
 
 
[B27 or B114]
47 Broad Street (corner of Broad and Franklin Streets). William K. [R?] Peters mansion. Built about 1839; lithograph 1856; photo about 19__. Demolished about 19[33].
 
 
[B15]
[about 50?] Broad Street. A. N. Baldwin residence; later owned by Horace Pierson; bought by Robert W. Gardner in 1883.
 
 
84 Broad Street. Right side of building was residence of Amzi Dodd, built ____. Enlarged and converted to Community House [add link] in 19__; photo 19__. Demolished ____ to make way for Bloomfield Civic Center.
 
 
[B20] 
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98 Broad Street. ________ residence. Built about ____; photo about 19__. See also "The Resurrection of 98 Broad Street" in The New Town Crier, May 2005.
 
 
 
102 or 106 Broad Street.  ___________ residence. Built about ____; photo about 19__. Still standing. [Is object in foreground a hitching post?]
 
112 Broad Street.   [Is object in foreground a hitching post?]
 
128 Broad Street.  
 
187 Broad Street.  Fred T. and Clara Camp residence. See "Fred T. Camp Memorial" in The New Town Crier, Apr 2004.
 
  
 
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 ___ Broad Street. Ball family homestead.
 
 
[B12]
305 Broad Street. Suydam house. Original section built early (date unknown), main addition built about 1870. Picture about 19__. Demolished ____.
 
 
 
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___ Broad Street. Robert L. Cooke home.
 
 
 
 
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About 490 Broad Street. Jacob Morris house. Built 1822, photo 1917, demolished 1960.
 
 
 
 
About 500 Broad Street [Morris Avenue?]. Morris family homestead. The Morris neighborhood was in the vicinity of where Brookside Park is today. House on left is Jacob Morris house (see picture above).
 
 
 
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About 600 Broad Street. See also "From the Files: Bloomfield Looking Back" in The New Town Crier, Sep 2003
 
 
 
 
 
898 Broad Street.  James Callin [same as Collins?] family residence. Smaller original section appears to date from early 1800s; main addition built about 1870. Demolished 1933, now part of Glen Ridge Country Club golf course.
 
1195 Broad Street.  Brokaw family residence.
 
 
[BR44]
__ Broad Street (formerly Road to Paterson) [where Broad Street turns west]. Small building in foreground built about 1800 or earlier (possibly cider mill at time of photo); House in background built 1853. Photo about 1900.