Twin Maples

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Twin Maples
Twin Maples.jpg
Twin Maples in 2006
Twin Maples is located in Union County, New Jersey
Twin Maples
LocationSummit, New Jersey
Nearest cityNewark
Coordinates40°43′02″N 74°21′00″W / 40.71722°N 74.35000°W / 40.71722; -74.35000Coordinates: 40°43′02″N 74°21′00″W / 40.71722°N 74.35000°W / 40.71722; -74.35000
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.97000977[1]
NJRHP No.3491[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1997
Designated NJRHPJuly 16, 1997

Twin Maples is an estate in Summit, Union County, New Jersey, United States, listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[3] Twin Maples was built in 1908, designed by a well-known New York and Montclair architect, Alfred F. Norris, who designed the home in the neoclassical style with a facade dominated by a full-height porch, supported by classical columns.

Twin Maples was purchased by the in 1949 and remains the home of the Fortnightly Club (established 1893), as well as the Summit Junior Fortnightly Club, both 501(c)3 charitable organizations. In 2007, the two clubs joined to renovate historic Twin Maples and opened her doors to area charities for their fundraising events and meetings at suitably low rates.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. May 21, 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Twin Maples". National Park Service. Retrieved May 29, 2018. With accompanying pictures

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