Edison National Historic Site, West Orange, New Jersey, United States

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historic district museum national historical park

Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, New Jersey is a preserved complex of Thomas Edison’s laboratory and residence, commemorating his life, work, and legacy as one of America’s most influential inventors.

Aliases (9)

Edison National Historic Site ×48
Edison Laboratory Complex ×1
Edison Laboratory complex ×1
Edison Laboratory complex in West Orange ×1
Edison home at Glenmont ×1
Edison’s West Orange laboratories ×1
Thomas Edison National Historical Park ×1
Thomas Edison’s home ×1
Thomas Edison’s laboratory ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district → museum → national historical park →
category	biographical museum → historic house museum → science museum → technology museum →
convertedTo	Thomas Edison National Historical Park →
country	United States →
dedicatedTo	legacy of Thomas Edison → life of Thomas Edison → work of Thomas Edison →
establishedAs	Edison National Historic Site →
hasPart	Edison Laboratory Complex → Glenmont → Thomas Edison’s home → Thomas Edison’s laboratory → archives → chemistry lab → laboratory buildings → library → machine shop → museum exhibits → pattern shop → visitor center →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → U.S. National Historical Park →
inception	1955 →
locatedIn	West Orange, New Jersey →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Essex County, New Jersey → New Jersey →
locatedNear	Newark, New Jersey →
maintainedBy	National Park Service →
namedAfter	Thomas Edison →
openToPublic	true →
operator	National Park Service →
partOf	National Park System →
primaryLanguage	English →
significantEvent	designation as National Historic Landmark → designation as National Historical Park →
subjectOf	educational programs → guided tours → historical research →
theme	history of electricity → history of invention → industrial innovation →
touristAttraction	true →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edison National Historic Site ("Edison Laboratory Complex") → Edison National Historic Site ("Thomas Edison’s home") → Edison National Historic Site ("Thomas Edison’s laboratory") → Thomas Edison National Historical Park ("Edison home at Glenmont") →	hasPart
Glenmont ("Edison Laboratory complex in West Orange") →	associatedWith
Thomas Alva Edison →	burialPlace
West Orange, New Jersey ("Edison Laboratory complex") →	contains
Edison National Historic Site ("Thomas Edison National Historical Park") →	convertedTo
Edison National Historic Site ("Edison National Historic Site") →	establishedAs
Glenmont ("Edison’s West Orange laboratories") →	near