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Durand-Hedden News


Aug 27, 2006
Durand Family History: Cyrus Durand Chapman
Cyrus Durand Chapman (1856-1918), an artist, photographer and architect, was the grandson of Cyrus Durand and the nephew of Henry and ...


Apr 20, 2006
The Hickories: Teddy Roosevelt Slept Here Too
Theodore Roosevelt was a colorful and celebrated American President whose vision and commitment led to the establishment of the National...


Oct 26, 2005
Seth Boyden
Seth Boyden, “one of America’s greatest inventors,” according to Thomas Edison, spent the last 15 years of his life in “Middleville”—what...


Nov 21, 2004
The Hilton Section: Many Names, One Identity
“Hilton has always been a prideful, hard-working section of Maplewood which produced a great deal and to this day it has maintained its ...


Apr 1, 2004
If Walls Could Talk: Maplewood Town Hall Murals
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...
Dec 1, 2003
Harold Tatton, Maplewood Architect
Harold Tatton practiced architecture in the first half of the 20th century and specialized in the Colonial and Tudor Revival styles which...
Nov 14, 2003
The Separation of Maplewood and South Orange
sources: 1. John P. Snyder, The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries 1606-1968. (Bureau of Geology and Topography, Trenton, New Jersey,...


Jan 12, 2003
Joseph Veach Noble — Renaissance man with his heart in Maplewood
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...
Jan 12, 2003
Maplewood, in the Orange Mountains
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...


Nov 1, 2002
Postcards from the Past: Glimpses of Our Towns From a Century Ago
Vintage postcards allow us to step back in time 100 years ago to explore the streets, neighborhoods and buildings of our communities as ...
Jun 8, 2002
Notable Trees of Maplewood
A Closer Look at Maplewood’s Rich “Treescape” A Self-Guided Tour An Arborist with the Maplewood Department of Public Works, Todd Lamm has...
Nov 30, 2001
Where Can I Mail a Letter? The History of Postal Service in Maplewood
Like many conveniences of modern life, the daily mail is something we take for granted, noticing only when letters are slipped through...
Feb 1, 2001
Flooring by the Numbers
Restoration of an old house is an ongoing process. In 2000, as Island Housewrights restoration experts worked to finish stripping the ...


May 31, 2000
A Brief History of The Durand-Hedden House
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...


Dec 1, 1999
Timothy Ball House - 1743
425 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood The Timothy Ball House is one of the most interesting and impressive early houses in the region, both...


Dec 1, 1999
Jonas Ball House - 1750
88 Tuscan Road, Maplewood The Jonas Ball House was constructed in 1750 as a cooper shop, made of massive fieldstone and hand-hewn...


Dec 1, 1999
Lewis Pierson House - Vauxhall - 1843
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...


Dec 1, 1999
John Beam House - 1913
1 Ridgewood Terrace, Maplewood John Beam House was built in about 1913 by Edward Balch, one of the most important developers in...


Dec 1, 1999
Fleming Manor - 1840
304 Elmwood Avenue, Maplewood Fleming Manor, now Les Saisons Bed & Breakfast, was built around 1840. In the 1870s, it was renovated in...
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