JOHN MASON HOUSE

KINGSLAND MANOR

By Michael Lambiase and David Wilson

Now, there were many peach trees and some apple and pear and a persimmon tree, which if the fruit were picked untimely, would curl your lips inside out. There was a field of corn, some tomatoes, and other assorted veggies. A wooden, three-step, outdoor fruit and vegetable stand to sell produce alongside chicken eggs stood at the front of the house...

This is the story of the last farm in Nutley, six acres on the south-eastern side of Ridge Road, reaching to Bloomfield Avenue, 600 feet from Centre Street and to the water pipeline. The original farm house was removed to allow for Ridge Road expansion and replaced by the current house in 1933.

By David Wilson

Riverside dairy farm survives fire as 70 hysterical cows are led from burning barn, 100 firemen fight flames

Milk, a widely consumed beverage, has been pasteurized, homogenized, flavored, and used as an ingredient in many recipes. Nutley had several dairies that were in business through the 1950s.

The Nutley Dairy Farms at Park Ave. and River Rd. supplied 2,000 quarts a day to area restaurants, stores, and delicatessens. Manuel and Sidney Steinlauf managed a herd of 70 Holsteins and Guernsey cows on the five-acre property which included two barns and a small processing plant. The work was tedious, with long hours and manual labor needed to return cows from fields to feed and milk them.

“OLD STONE PARSONAGE”

Retail Stores of Early Days in Nutley Homes

RUTAN HOUSE

By David Wilson

Railroads brought growth to Nutley and workers needed boarding houses for a safe place to call home

There have been many types of homes in Nutley, one & two family, apartments, townhouses, but none that can offer a history that includes grand interiors, twenty bedrooms, rent by the week, and occupancy by an ever-changing cast of characters.

Rooming houses provide just that, a private room to sleep in and shared bathrooms down the hall. Meals are from local eateries or simple ones such as sandwiches, as no cooking is allowed in the rooms.

THE WOMAN’S CLUB

VAN RIPER HOUSE

THE FOUR MAPLES, on River Road, now the property of Federal Telephone and Radio Corporation, has long been known as the Van Riper house.