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HOSTED BY JOSEPH N. DiVINCENZO, JR.
Essex County Executive
The Board of Chosen Freeholders
and the Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs
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is rich in history and architecture.
Take a break from the hustle and
bustle this December and visit
historic homes that have decked the
halls in holiday extravagance for one
spectacular weekend. Tour historic
Essex with your friends and family and
delight in the elegance of the season.
Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.
Essex County Executive
COUNTY OF ESSEX
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS
115 Clifton Avenue, Newark NJ 07104
www.essexcountynj.org
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65 Church Street, Nutley
973-235-0773 / www.nutleyhistoricalsociety.org/
Visit the restored Church Street School, built in 1875 and listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The Nutley Museum brings local history to
life this season with a photography exhibit and memorabilia from Annie Oakley
and other prominent Nutley families. Open 11am to 2pm on Saturday and
Sunday.
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23 Crestmont Road, Verona
973.746.8770
Experience the dazzling architecture of this Catholic Church, in the care of
the Society of the Divine Savior. Admission by donation. Open 1 to 4pm on
Saturday and Sunday.
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240 Belleville Avenue, Bloomeld
973.429.0960 / www.oakeside.org
The Oakes Mansion, constructed
in 1895 and designed by New York
architect Charles Granville Jones, is a
well-preserved example of turn of the
20th century architecture. The interior of
the house has remained remarkably well
preserved and intact through the years,
a reection of its being continuously
occupied by a single family since its
construction. The Oakeside Estate is now one of the last remaining residences
in Bloomeld representative of this lifestyle. Admission is free. Open 12 to
4pm on Sunday.
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474 Upper Mountain Avenue, Upper Montclair
973.783.5974 / www.presbyirisgardens.org
Enjoy natures holiday ambiance in this historic 1865 house. Shop in the
fabulous Bloom Room Gift Shop for unusual holiday gift items, including local
harvested PresBee honey. Admission is free. Open 10am to 5pm on Saturday
and Sunday.
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289 Westville Avenue, West Caldwell
973.364.0155
Early Victorian home of the Crane family
(circa 1854) will be festively decorated,
featuring a holiday tree, an illuminated Victorian
dollhouse and exhibits: Santa through the
years and worldwide vintage holiday greeting
cards and santons. Continuing display:
Caldwell Calvary Troops-Banner of the War of
1812. Light refreshments served on both days.
Admission is free. Open 1:30 to 4pm on
Saturday and Sunday.
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49 Washington Street, Newark
973.596.6550 / www.newarkmuseum.org
The Ballantine House offers visitors a taste of how Christmas was celebrated in late
Victorian Newark. Resplendent with Victorian decorations and evergreens, it features
a Christmas tree decorated with Victorian ornaments, the familys stockings hung by
the replace and a Christmas dinner set in the mahogany-paneled dining room.
Suggested Admission is $10 adults; $6 children, seniors and students; free for
Newark Museum members.Open 12 to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
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903 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove
973.239.5414 / www.cedargrovehistoricalsociety.org
The holiday spirit is strong on the last farm in Cedar Grove! Tour the 1850 farm house
and view historical artifacts from Cedar Grove which was once part of Caldwell Township.
Admission is free. Donations are accepted. Open 2 to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.
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89 Ridge Street, Newark
973.484.4600 / http://www.cathedralbasilica.org
Experience Neo-Gothic splendor and charm in this National and State landmark,
the Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Newark, adjacent to Essex County Branch
Brook Park. Designated a Minor Basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1995, the Cathedral
Basilica is home to resplendent stained glass windows, mosaics and other artwork,
and decorated for the Christmas holiday. Admission is free. Donations accepted.
Open year round. 7:30am to 7:30pm.
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22 Crestmont Road, Verona
973.239.2485 / www.essexcountynj.org
Come home for the holidays and see Kips Castle decorated circa 1928. A dining room
set for a holiday feast and a parlor festooned with greenery and ribbons. Refreshments
will be provided. Admission is free. Open 12 to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.
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366 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston
973.533.0211 / www.livingstonnj.org/
historicalsociety.htm
Tour this colonial style home built in 1745 by T. Ward
and inhabited by the Force family in the early 1800s.
Elegant gowns and items on loan from the Edison
Foundation will be on display. Holiday music will
be provided by the Livingston High School string
ensemble. Tours and refreshments. Admission is free.
Open 2 to 4pm on Sunday.
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211 Main Street, West Orange
973.736.0550, ext. 11 / www.nps.gov/edis
Listen to Edisons favorite musical pieces while admiring a majestic ten-foot tree, stock-
ings hung by the re, ribboned greenery, and wreaths in every window of this opulent
Victorian mansion. Tickets must be purchased at the Laboratory Complex Visitor
Center and includes access to the Laboratory Complex. Glenmont open by tour only
11am to 3pm, Laboratory Complex open 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.
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274 Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills
973.258.4026 / www.greenwoodgardens.org
Created in a gilded age, Greenwood Gardens
is s 28-acre historic estate in Short Hills.
The Georgian Revival Mansion at Greenwood
Gardens will be decorated with fresh greens,
fruits, and owers in the holiday spirit. Visitors
will have the rare opportunity to experience
stately rooms and period furniture of the house.
A holiday boutique in the study will feature unique
gifts. Admission is $5 per person and free
for children under 12. Open 10am to 4pm on
Saturday and Sunday.
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207 Bloomeld Avenue, Caldwell
973.226.0001 / www.clevelandbirthplace.org
Explore this charming 1832 Presbyterian Church Manse decorated for the holidays.
The home life and traditions of the Rev. Richard Clevelands young family are
explored while visitors take a self-guided tour through the rst oor of President
Grover Clevelands birthplace. Hands-on activities for children. Gift shop features
educational items and Victorian reproductions. Two museum galleries. Admission
is free, donations accepted. Open Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sunday
from 1 to 4pm.
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3 Kingsland Street, Nutley
973.235.1549 / www.nutleynj.org
1700s Center Hall Brownstone that was the home of Joseph Kingsland, who made
curbing for lower Manhattan and safety paper for U.S. Government, and then the
colorful speakeasy training camp of Bob Fitzsimmons, heavyweight champion.
The house is set in a park near a water fall and pond. Featuring Dickens Christmas.
Entertainment and refreshments. Admission by donation. Open 1 to 5pm on
Saturday and Sunday.
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973.744.1796 / www.montclairhistorical.org
Self-guided tours of the historic houses, which will be decorated for the season.
Suggested admission is $5 per adult, $10 per family for all properties. Tickets can be
purchased at 108 Orange Road or 30 North Mountain Avenue. Admission is free for
Montclair Historical Society members. Open 1 to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.
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30 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair
View original holiday decorations, antique toys and childrens books lovingly
preserved by the prominent Schultz family in this three-story Victorian residence
known for its untouched state of preservation.
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108 And 110 Orange Road, Montclair
See the 1796 Israel Crane House lavishly decorated in period-appropriate
holiday dcor by the Garden Club of Montclair. Then stop next door to the 1818
Nathaniel Crane House for the Museum Shop and see some simpler, period
holiday decorations.
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