The Murphy Varnish Works is located in

Newark Newark most commonly refers to: * Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States * Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area Newark may also refer to: Places Canada * Niagara-on-the ...

, Essex County,

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, United States. The building was built in 1865 to manufacture

varnish Varnish is a clear transparent hard protective coating or film. It is not a stain. It usually has a yellowish shade from the manufacturing process and materials used, but it may also be pigmented as desired, and is sold commercially in various ...

and was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on March 9, 1979.

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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Italianate architecture in New Jersey Industrial buildings completed in 1865 Buildings and structures in Newark, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Varnishes 1865 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-NRHP-stub

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