Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buildings Subject The topic of the resource buildings (structures) Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Use this for buildings, artworks and public spaces. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Bibliography <p>Gordon, Mark W., and Anthony Schuman, editors. <em>Newark Landmark Treasures: A Guide to the Landmark Buildings, Parks, Public Art &amp; Historic Districts in New Jersey’s Metropolis</em>. Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee, 2016, p. 65.</p> National Register of Historic Places, Murphy Varnish Works, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, National Register #79001484 State Current state of the building or project (ex. demolished, unbuilt). extant Condition History Of the six major buildings that existed at the peak of the Murphy Varnishing Company, 1890-1920, only 3 are extant, the original factory, the Firehouse, and the 1905 warehouse. The firehouse is still used by the city fire department. Style Architectural or artistic style(s) employed. Italianate Richardsonian Romanesque Victorian Web Resources Link to external web resources here <a href="http://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=709887e4-76e7-4014-ab5a-01a8b00c497a" target="_blank">http://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=709887e4-76e7-4014-ab5a-01a8b00c497a<br /><br /></a><a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100473450" target="_blank">Board of Trade of the City of Newark (Newark, N.J.). "Murphy Varnish Company." Newark, the city of industry : facts and figures concerning the metropolis of New Jersey, Newark Board of Trade, 1912, pp.145.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Murphy Varnish Company Subject The topic of the resource industrial buildings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Lindsey Howard Chapman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1890 Description An account of the resource The factory complex was made up of six major buildings. The first five buildings, a two-story Italianate factory, three Richardsonian Romanesque buildings, and a Victorian firehouse, were built by architect James Lindsay. In 1905, a warehouse designed by Howard Chapman was added. factories (structures) industrial buildings warehouses