Halcyon Park, Bloomfield, New Jersey
In the early 1900s most of the lots remained vacant. Development was halted in 1907 due to the Financial panic of 1907. The common properties fell into disrepair and the Clubhouse burned down in 1910. Capron declared bankruptcy.
The property was sold to Philip Bowers in 1907. By 1914 there were still many vacant lots, but by 1932, almost every available plot of ground was occupied by a "well appointed home of diversified architecture."
Halcyon Park today
In 1995, Halcyon Park was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places as eligible as an "intact collection of early twentieth century residential housing in a planned setting reflecting attention to open space and neighborhood character." A report commissioned by NJ Transit in 1995 in preparation for planning the Newark Light Rail Extension into Bloomfield, stated that "Houses within Halcyon Park, built between 1905 and 1930 include a number of well-preserved examples of early-twentieth century residential architecture in Bungalow, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival, Tudor, and Queen Anne styles" and that "Halcyon Park Historic District is eligible for the National Register under Criterion C as an intact twentieth century planned middle-class residential community with a cross-section of the vernacular architectural styles from that period."
References
- ^ Capron, Cyrus K. (July 9, 1895), Declaration of Trust, Historical Society of Blomfield
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Rockwell, Richard (October 2007). "Was Halcyon Park Inspired by Llewellyn Park?". The New Town Crier. Historical Society of Bloomfield.
- ^ "Halcyon Homes (Promotional Booklet)". 1895.
- ^ Landreth, Frank (1962), ""Forgotten" Oasis Still Exists In Industrial Area", Independent Press, Bloomfield, NJ
- ^ The Free Public Library of Bloomfield, ed. (1932), Bloomfield New Jersey, Bloomfield, NJ: The Independent Press
- ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places; Essex County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office, updated August 17, 2017. Accessed October 28, 2017.
- ^ Guzzo, Dorothy P., Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (December 4, 1995), State Historic Preservation Office Opinion, Trenton, NJ, HPO-L95-8
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lynn Drobbin Associates (April 1995), Historic Architectural Resources Background Study for the Newark City Subway Extension and Vehicle Base Facility, p. 17