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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1902/00/00 Hermon Atkins MacNeil Sculpture Cast in 1902 for William T Evans, co-founder of the Montclair Art Museum, Hermon Atkins MacNeil's "The Sun Vow" is on view on the circular lawn in front of the Montclair Art Museum, a gift from Mr Evans.
1911/00/00 Florence Rand Lang Benefactor Florence Rand Lang donates $50,000 to the Montclair Art Association. This donation is the first of many that totaled more than $250,000 over the next 30 years.
1911/12/00 Grace Nicholson Work Florence Lang hires Grace Nicholson to acquire American Indian artifacts for the Montclair Art Museum. By the end of 1911, Nicholson furnishes 720 items.
1914/01/15 Situated amid a beautiful, tree-lined residential area of Montclair, New Jersey, just 12 miles west of New York City, the Montclair Art Museum opens in the same-though now thrice-expanded-building.
1943/00/00 Florence Rand Lang Died, Benefactor Florence Osgood Rand Lang passes away. $200,000 in her will and more from her estate is donated to the Montclair Art Museum.

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Particulars for Montclair Art Museum:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Criteria Exemplar
Museum Type Museum
Architectural Style Neoclassical
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 14th November 1986

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Montclair Art Museum
Registry Address: 3 S. Mountain Ave.
Registry Number: 86002984
Resource Type: Building
Theme Group: Montclair MRA
Owner: Private
Architect: Ross,Robert Randolph
Architectural Style: Classical revival
Area in Acres: 2
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Art, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1913
Historic Function: Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Museum
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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