This photo view of 124 North 5th Street was mailed in April 1908. The solid, shingle clad home was nicely designed and fit in well with its neighbors which were probably constructed around the same time. Roseville, although within the city limits, was Newark’s first suburb. In 1908 it was a thriving community and a very desirable place to live. This was a house a working man could aspire to, and did. The section of map from the 1926 Robinson’s Atlas of Newark, included here, shows the house and it’s environs which includes two mansions immediately to the south, one of which is visible. The site of the house is now part of the Route 280 corridor.
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Thank you for sharing this photo of the house at 124 N. 5th Street. When searching my family tree I saw an address for my 2nd great grandparents (John M. and Margaret Kedian Underwood) in the 1900 census. I was so happy to come across this photo when I looked up the address. They lived in this house in 1900 and at least until Feb 1906. On the 26th of Feb, 1906, an unsuccessful attempt to burglarize the house was made. Sometime in 1907, my gggrandparents moved to 44 James Street. John died in 1908 –he had owned the Essex Livery Stables, as well as the Paramount Rubber Works (sold at some point to Faber and eventually Castell pencil company). Very cool to see their house as it was when they lived there. Thank you!!
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Kimberly, Thank you for your comment. I am always gratified when someone makes a personal connection with what I post.
John
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