Bloomfield Residences, Streets beginning L through O
Note that some street numbers have been adjusted over the years, and that other changes, such as the names of streets, or errors may have occured since identfication was made.
Near present-day Lackawanna Plaza. Residence of C. W. Powers. Built ____; lithograph 1856. Demolished ____.
Liberty Street, near State Street. Baldwin family residence. Built about 17__, sketched 19__, demolished 1937.
17 (left?) and 15 (right?) Liberty Street. Photo from realtor listing about 19__.
15 Liberty: ________ family residence. Built about ____. Listing price $6,300, with $3,600 mortgage. 30' x 180' lot. Three rooms on first floor, four rooms and bath on second, plus attic. Included "heat"; gas and electric lighting; coal range; sewer; cemented cellar with plaster ceiling and "stationary tubs"; bungalow; living room fireplace; and hard wood trim.
17 Liberty: ________ family residence. Built 1910. Listing price $7,300, with $3,500 mortgage. 57' x 210' lot. Four rooms and reception hall on first floor; four rooms and bath on second; one room plus attic on third. Included hot water heat; gas and electric lighting; coal range; sewer; cemented cellar and "stationary tubs"; and panel doors.
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177 Liberty Street. _______ family residence. Built about 18__; photo about 1908. From realtor description about 1908, house had 75' x 269' lot; four rooms plus hall and pantry on first floor; four rooms and bathroom on second; one room and attic on third. Two-year-old furnace; new range; gas fixtures; running water; sewer connection; cemented cellar and laundry tubs. Asking price was $6,500; "mortgage M Y I Y"; assessed value $3,800; and 1907 taxes of $69.92.
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Libery Street, opposite end of Oakland Avenue. J. L. Adams residence. Architect: J. F. Capen, 784 Broad Street, Newark. Built about ____; photo about ____. [still standing, or demolished?]
113 Linden Avenue. _______ family residence. Built about 18__; photo about ____. From realtor listing, lot was about 134' x 170'; three rooms on first floor; four rooms and bath on second; and three rooms on third. Furnace, range, gas (probably referring to lighting). Included stable and "abundance of fruit". Asking price was $10,000.
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37 Maple Street. Residence of _______ and Adam H. Gahs families. Built about 1840; photo about 2003, shortly before demolition. [Add pics from NTC 200404]
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[B19]
[__ and __] Montgomery Street. G. Lee Stout home. Built about 18__; became clubhouse for Bloomfield Women's Club in 19__; photo about 194_. Demolished early 1950s.
Montgomery and Franklin Streets (NW corner). McCarthy family residence. Built about 18__; photo about ____. Note hitching post in foreground.
Montgomery and Franklin Streets. See __ Sylvan Road, below.
265 Montgomery Street. _______ family residence. Built about 18__; photo about ____. [Still standing, or demolished?] From realtor listing, lot was 50' x 118'; asking price was $3,500 with $2,000 morgtgage; First floor had four rooms; second floor had five; third floor was attic. Frame construction; (cedar) shingle roof; gas fixtures; city water; cesspool connection; and cemented cellar.
307 Montgomery Street. ______ family residence. Built about 18__; photos about ____ and ____. [Still standing, or demolished?]
206 Morris Street. ______ family residence. Buildt about ____; photo about 19__. From notes on realtor postcard, lot was 210' x 150'; asking price was $6,500.
246 Newark Avenue. _______ family residence. Built about ____; photo about ____. From realtor listing, lot was 32' x 130'; asking price was $4,600, with $2,000 mortgage at 5% interest. First floor had three rooms; send floor had three rooms and bath; third floor had one and attic. Featured steam heat; gas and electricity; range; city water; sewer connection; cemented cellar.
250 and 246 Newark Avenue. Photo about ____, from realtor listing.
250 Newark Avenue (left): _______ family residence. Built about ____. Lot was 48' x 90'. Asking price $3,500, $1,700 mortgage. First floor had three rooms; second had three and bath; third had floored attic. Furnace; range; gas fixtures; water; sewer connection; no laundry tubs; cemented cellar; stable.
246 Newark Avenue (right): _________ family residence. Built about ____. Lot was 48' x 108' x 100'. Asking price $4,500. First floor had three rooms and hall; second had four and bath; third had one and attic. Frame construction; shingle roof; furnace; range; gas fixtures; water; sewer connection; stationary tubs in basement; cemented cellar; stable.
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29 Oak Street. Croughan family residence. Built 1859; photo ____. See also The New Town Crier,
Mar 2002 and
September 2002.
[B11]
27 Oakland Avenue. Judge Eliphalet Hall house. Built about 1830; photo 1947. Restored and still standing.
86 Oakland Avenue. Residence of Bleeker and Sherbrooke families. Also served as nursing home. Last private owner was Harry Higgins. Previously on land of Davis plantation. Built about 1875; photo 1959. Man in front is Reverend John Tron. Sign in right front of picture reads, "Oakland Hall" and "Bloomfield College and Seminary". Demolished prior to consturction of Bloomfield College Library at the site. See also "Oakland Hall" in
The New Town Crier, May 2004.
83 Orchard Street. _________ family residence. Built about ____; photo about ____, from Nathan Russell realtor listing. Lot was 40' x 100', near railroad station. Asking price $3,800, with $2,700 mortgage. First floor had reception hall, parlor, dining room, pantries and kitchen; secon floor had four chambers and bath; third floor had one room and unfinished attic. Heater; kitchen range; hot and cold (city) water; stationary wash trays; gas fixtures; cemented cellar.
__ Orchard Street (close-up of house in above photo). _______ family residence. Built about ____, photo about ____. [still standing, or demolished?]
__ Orchard Street. _______ family residence, J.F. Capen, architect, 784 Broad Street, Newark. (Photo labeled as owned by E.G. Ward; however, it was likely held as investment.) Built about ____, photo about ____. [still standing, or demolished?]
__ Orchard Street. _______ family residence, J.F. Capen, architect, 784 Broad Street, Newark. (Photo labeled as owned by E.G. Ward; however, it was likely held as investment.) Built about ____, photo about ____. [still standing, or demolished?]
__ Orchard Street. _______ family residence, J.F. Capen, architect, 784 Broad Street, Newark. (Photo labeled as owned by E.G. Ward; however, it was likely held as investment.) Built about ____, photo about ____. [still standing, or demolished?]