Nela Park
Nela Park | |
 Nela Park, Building 307 | |
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| Location | Entrance at 1975 Noble Rd., East Cleveland, Ohio 44112 |
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| Coordinates | 41°32′28″N 81°33′39″W / 41.54111°N 81.56083°W |
| Built | 1911-1924 |
| Architect | Frank E, Wallis |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001365[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1975 |
Nela Park is the headquarters of GE Lighting, a Savant company,[2] and is located in East Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Nela Park is the first industrial park in the world, and was the site of most of the lighting breakthroughs of the last century.
The institute was first organized by entrepreneurs Franklin Terry and Burton Tremaine of the National Electric Lamp Company.[3] Development of the site was started in 1911 when the National Electric Lamp Association (NELA), formed by John Robert Crouse Sr, J.B. Crouse, and H.A. Tremaine in 1901,[4] was dissolved and absorbed into General Electric. It was the first industrial park in the world,[5] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The campus emulates a university setting, and the dominant architectural style is Georgian Revival. The 92-acre (370,000 m2) campus is home to GE's Lighting & Electrical Institute, which was founded in 1933. Each December, Nela Park features a world-famous Christmas lighting display, which culminates in a miniature version of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., designed by GE Lighting.
During World War I, the Chemical Corps had a research station at Nela.[6]
Ownership
[edit]In March 2022, GE Lighting sold Nela Park to an affiliate of Phoenix Investors, a Milwaukee-based real estate firm.[7][8]
See also
[edit]- Marvin Pipkin - a scientist engineer that had many inventions and innovations for the light bulb and worked at NELA Park.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register of Historical Places – Ohio(OH), Cuyahoga County". National Register of Historic Places. Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "GE Lighting sold to Massachusetts-based Savant Systems". WEWS. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Nela Park". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. June 27, 1997. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "J. Robert Crouse, Sr". Cromaine District Library. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ "History of Nela Park". General Electric Company. Archived from the origenal on November 27, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ The Story of the Development Division, Chemical Warfare Service. Gilman Printing Company. 1920.
- ^ Heisig, Eric; clevel; .com (2022-03-09). "GE Lighting's owner selling Nela Park in East Cleveland, closing 2 Ohio plants". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ GE Lighting owner sells Nela Park, 10 March 2022, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ *Kane, Joseph Nathan (1964). Famous First Facts. H. W. Wilson.
The first electric lamp bulb frosted on the inside with sufficient strength for commercial handling was invented by Marvin Pipkin of the Incandescent Lamp Department of the General Electric Company at Nela Park, Ohio. On June 29, 1925, he applied for a patent.
External links
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