Llewellyn Park

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Llewellyn Park is a historic, planned residential community in West Orange, New Jersey, known as one of the first suburban enclaves in the United States and noted for its landscaped, park-like setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gated community
historic district
planned residential community
adjacentTo City of Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Montclair, New Jersey NERFINISHED
contains Glenmont, Thomas Edison estate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Essex County, New Jersey
designer Alexander Jackson Davis
developer Llewellyn Solomon Haskell
developmentType low-density residential
established 1850s
governedBy Llewellyn Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Llewellyn Park Association
hasDesignStyle picturesque landscape design
romantic suburban design
hasEntranceFeature main gate on Eagle Rock Avenue
ornamental gatehouse
hasFeature landscaped grounds
large single-family homes
private internal roads
shared parkland
hasHistoricSignificance early example of planned suburban community
example of 19th-century romantic landscape planning
hasLandscapeCharacteristic common parkland
curving roads
park-like setting
wooded lots
hasNotableResident George Inness
Mary Mapes Dodge
Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison

William Frederick Allen
influenced later American suburban developments
isConsidered one of the first planned suburban communities in the United States
one of the first suburban enclaves in the United States
landscapeArchitect Eugene Baumann
locatedIn West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
metropolitanArea New York metropolitan area
municipality West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
namedAfter Llewellyn Solomon Haskell
near South Mountain Reservation
openingDate 1857
planningConcept integration of houses with natural landscape
suburban retreat from urban centers
region North Jersey
surface form: Northern New Jersey
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
transportationAccess commuter access to New York City
near New Jersey Route 280

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Glenmont locatedIn Llewellyn Park
Mina Miller Edison burialPlace Llewellyn Park
this entity surface form: Llewellyn Park, West Orange, New Jersey
Edison family locatedIn Llewellyn Park
this entity surface form: Llewellyn Park, West Orange, New Jersey
Llewellyn Park governedBy Llewellyn Park self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Llewellyn Park Association