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Murphy Varnish Works

Coordinates: 40°43′28″N 74°10′14″W / 40.72444°N 74.17056°W / 40.72444; -74.17056
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Murphy Varnish Works
Murphy Varnish Works is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Murphy Varnish Works
Murphy Varnish Works is located in New Jersey
Murphy Varnish Works
Murphy Varnish Works is located in the United States
Murphy Varnish Works
LocationMcWhorter, Vesey, and Chestnut Streets, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°43′28″N 74°10′14″W / 40.72444°N 74.17056°W / 40.72444; -74.17056
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1865
ArchitectChapman, Howard; Lindsey, James
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Italianate, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.79001484[1]
NJRHP No.1287[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1979
Designated NJRHPApril 15, 1978

Established in 1865, Murphy Varnish Works was once the largest varnish-producing company in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The company was founded by Franklin Murphy, who later created the Essex County park system as a New Jersey legislator, and served as the 31st governor of New Jersey from 1902 to 1905. The company closed in 1950.

One of the six buildings operated by the company in the Ironbound neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1979, but remained vacant until 2016, when Javier Meleiro, restored it and converted it into 46 rental apartments.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2010.