Historic Structures Report, Part I: Rehabilitation of the Main Laboratory Building Library and Machine Shop (Bldg. 5)
Judd HA and Weig MJ. 1961. Historic Structures Report, Part I: Rehabilitation of the Main Laboratory Building Library and Machine Shop (Bldg. 5). Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Building No. 5 is the Main Building of the Edison Laboratory group and was built along with buildings Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 between July 1 and November 24, 1887, on which date they were first occupied by Mr. Edison and his team of research workers. From this time until Mr. Edison's death on October 18, 1931, a period of nearly 44 years, these buildings were used as what Edison sometimes called his "Invention Factory." This was the first laboratory built, completely equipped, and adequately staffed to solve all of the problems connected with invention and development. Here the first motion picture camera was invented; and here, on October 6, 1889, the first motion picture, synchronized with sound from a phonograph record, was projected. This report follows up on the 1959 Historic Structures Report, the architectural section of which focused on the replacement of the building's tin roof. Said replacement was completed, leaving this update to focus on the rehabilitation of the exterior of the building.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Judd, Henry; Weig, Melvin
- Date of Issue
- 1961-01
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- EDIS , NER
- Keywords
- Boston Ivy, exterior, rehabilitation, Thomas Edison
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000274: Edison Laboratories - Main Laboratory