Established in 1865, Murphy Varnish Works was once the largest varnish-producing company in Newark, Essex County,

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, United States. The company was founded by Franklin Murphy, who later created the Essex County park system as a New Jersey legislator, and served as the 31st

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from 1902 to 1905. The company closed in 1950. One of the six buildings operated by the company in the Ironbound neighborhood was added to the

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on March 9, 1979, but remained vacant until 2016, when Javier Meleiro, restored it and converted it into 46 rental apartments renamed as the Murphy Varnish Lofts.

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