Garage

Built in 1908 with Edison Portland Cement, this garage gave Thomas Edison experience in using concrete as a building material. Although it was built with conventional methods, he used it to help develop his own technique of constructing mass-produced, poured-concrete houses using iron molds. The garage housed the family’s gasoline and electric automobiles, including a 1922 Model T Ford, a gift from Henry Ford, a family friend, two Detroit Electrics, and a 1902 Locomobile which Edison adapted to run on his own storage batteries. To care for these vehicles, the garage had a car wash, gas pump, air compressor, battery charger, and a turntable to help park as many as ten vehicles.

Llewellyn Park, New Jersey · United States