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SYLVESTER MANOR and EDISON CONCRETE

Roadside history markers lead to LI's Sylvester Manor and Edison's Concrete Houses

06/03/2020

Drive By History

SYLVESTER MANOR and EDISON CONCRETE

6/3/2020 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Roadside history markers lead to LI's Sylvester Manor and Edison's Concrete Houses

Host Ken Magos and Dr. Kabria Baumgartner tour Shelter Island's antebellum plantation, Sylvester Manor. Then, a Franklin Township, NJ marker leads to a surprising discovery that Thomas Edison worked extensively with concrete. Architect/Author Mark Alan Hewitt joins in Montclair, NJ to visit one of Edison's greatest concrete creations: a privately-owned 4-bedroom house that still stands today!

06/03/2020

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SYLVESTER MANOR and EDISON CONCRETE

6/3/2020 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Host Ken Magos and Dr. Kabria Baumgartner tour Shelter Island's antebellum plantation, Sylvester Manor. Then, a Franklin Township, NJ marker leads to a surprising discovery that Thomas Edison worked extensively with concrete. Architect/Author Mark Alan Hewitt joins in Montclair, NJ to visit one of Edison's greatest concrete creations: a privately-owned 4-bedroom house that still stands today!

06/03/2020

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