North Plainfield Borough history

He was elected the first Plainfield Superintendent of Schools in 1847 and opened two schools in Plainfield that year.

The home stayed in the family until 1864 when it was sold to the Harberger family.

In 1872, the sisters (from left, Elizabeth Tiffany, Belle, Mary and Florence) moved from New York City to Plainfield, joining other family members already in residence in the Queen City.

In 1887, Eliza Elvira Kenyon, a “prominent society lady” and founder of the Monday Afternoon Club, and her sister, Mrs.

In 1890, the hotel was put up for sale, but had no buyers.

The caption on the back of the photo reads: "Riding the West Fourth Street Turn-Around." The first trolley, or electric streetcar, came to Plainfield on August 10, 1892, replacing most of the mule-drawn vehicles in the city.

The five-story building was constructed at 240 West Front Street (corner of Madison Avenue) in 1894, and had retail space, offices, and apartments.

According to iSport.com, the first women's softball team dates to 1895 when Chicago's West Division High School organized a squad.

He built his own home in Plainfield on Hillside Avenue in 1901, from which he would have been able to watch progress at the Muhlenberg site when he was overseeing the construction of the original Muhlenberg Hospital buildings.”

Behind the team members is the YWCA building at 232 E. Front St Established in 1907, the Plainfield YWCA was originally located at 210 E. Front St near Watching Avenue.

The circa-1910 photo above Men from the Plainfield Ice and Supply Company harvesting ice from Watchung Lake, which was then known as Texier’s Mill Pond.

A Carnegie grant in 1912 funded an addition to the building.

In 1913, the Elks moved to 116 Watchung Avenue.

Lohrman sold the shop in 1914 and the name was changed to The Chocolate Shop.

As per the Star-Ledger, an article printed in the New York Age on March 8, 1917, notes that Saunders retired after 26 years as “the only colored officer” on the force, and would be paid a pension of $600 a year.

On April 13, 1921, women sat on the jury in the Plainfield District Court for the first time.

In 1923, the organization moved to a building across from city hall on Watchung Avenue and East 6th Street, where it is still located.

The theater opened at 434 West Front St in 1925.

A 1939 photo of Samuel W. Rushmore’s home, located on Belvidere Avenue in Plainfield.

In this photograph, members of the team pose for a picture before the 1946 season wearing their championship jackets.

Sears opened its current location on Route 22 and Terrill Road in Watchung around 1956, and, by that time, the Front Street location was closed.

The building was demolished in 1965 as part of the Park-Madison Renewal Project.

In 1968, a new 45,000 square-foot facility was opened to the public, and the older buildings were razed.