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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
MAPLEWOOD (140 alt., 21,321 pop.) lies immediately south of South Orange and some four miles west of Newark's business center. Hence by no stretch of the compass could it properly be called "North Orange," as it so often is by Newarkers fond of rounding out the nomenclature of the Oranges. Incorporated in 1922, Maplewood is the youngest and in many ways the most progressive member of the Orange family.
Considerably less baronial than South Orange, with which it is closely associated, the town has a large percentage of owner-occupied one-family houses, smart and modern in appearance. There is a small shopping district on Springfield Avenue, similar to that in South Orange, another on Maplewood Avenue, and a few factories. Maplewood is especially proud of its recent growth, a 350 percent population increase in the 15 years following 1920.
Outstanding is COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL, 17 Parker Ave., used with two junior high schools and nine elementary grammar schools jointly by both Maplewood and South Orange. The high school houses the South Orange-Maplewood Adult Education Institute, a program of instruction and lectures, many of which are conducted by professors from Princeton. University.
Maplewood's most historic spot is the TIMOTHY BALL HOUSE (open), 425 Ridgewood Ave., built in 1743 and excellently preserved. At this two-and-one-half-story Colonial farmhouse of frame and stone, George Washington was a frequent visitor during the Revolution. The commander in chief was related on his mother's side to Timothy. The building was: altered in 1772 and again in 1919 when it was opened as Washington Inn. Outside the old house still stands the historic walnut tree to which Washington used to tie his horse.
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