Edison Storage Battery Company Building

Edison Storage Battery Company Building, is located at 177 Main Street and Lakeside Avenue in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1996.

Location177 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey

Coordinates40°47′0″N 74°14′4″W

Area4.4 acres (1.8 ha)

ArchitecturalstyleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

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Edison Storage Battery Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	177 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°47′0″N 74°14′4″W
Area	4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.	96000055[1]
NJRHP No.	3151[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1996
Designated NJRHP	December 8, 1995

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The building was a manufacturing facility for Edison Storage Battery Company to make nickel-iron batteries developed by Thomas Edison in 1901. Manufacturing began around 1903 and was discontinued in 1975 when Edison Storage was sold to Exide.