TOWNSHIP OF MAPLEWOOD

Why We Love Maplewood

Quaint Community with Big Town Charm

• Maplewoodstock annual two-day city music and art festival
• The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts 
• Farmers Market in the summer
• Street fairs and music festivals
• Quaint downtown village atmosphere
• Maplewood Golf Club
• Artists welcomed
• Arturo’s Restaurant
• [WORD] Bookstore
• NJ Transit trains into New York City

• Parks

  • Memorial park
  • Maplecrest Park
  • DeHart Park
  • Borden Park
  • Orchard Park
  • Walter Park

• Architecture and Homes

  • Well preserved Victorians and Colonials allow you to peak back to the Town’s early beginnings, sprinkled with contemporary and modern architecture, condominiums and luxury apartments.

• Schools

  • Maplewood and South Orange share a public school system, each with its own primary and middle grade locations, and a joint high school, Columbia

• Transportation

  • NJ Transit Morris & Essex Line Midtown Direct 35 minute commute to New York City the Morris & Essex Line and Gladstone Branch to Hoboken

• Attractions

  • South Mountain Reservation
  • Maplewoodstock
  • Maplewood Community Pool
  • Street Festivals

• History

  • Maplewood shares its history with South Orange and other communities that were part of what was known as the Newark Settlement. In the late 1600 the settlement’s founders purchased land from the Lenape people and other indigenous peoples. The tract of land at one point in time covered over 60 miles.  Early industry included farming, orchards, mills and light manufacturing.  Maplewood once known as Jefferson Village, North Farms, Middleville, and Hilton had a few starts in its formation.  Formed from Annexing portions of Clinton Township, South Orange, Town of Orange and Vailsburg, Maplewood was formally established in 1922 when South Orange Township officially annexed portions of land to   The Township grew with the expansion of the railroad, seeing a boom in complimentary businesses. Maplewood was fortunate in its early days to attract talented architects committed to high quality building standards and architectural design.  The standards from the early days have led to the distinctive communities we enjoy today.

General Information:

Distance to NYC:  17 miles

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