Bell Labs famed Holmdel building, designed by world-renowned architect Eero Saarinen, was placed on the 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites list by Preservation New Jersey, a nonprofit group dedicated to saving historic architecture and other sites of historic significance in the state.
While the age of the building wouldn’t qualify it as an antique on the Roadshow (it was built between 1959-1962), it does have an unzillowable provenance. Besides the Saarinen pedigree (it was his only New Jersey work), it was the birthplace of many life-changing scientific discoveries and inventions. Nobel prize winners, including Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson (those Big Bang Theory dudes), called Bell Labs home.
As our long time readers know, we have been involved in the Bell Labs story since this article appeared in The New York Times in June, 2006. It was the Engadget post that brought international attention.
To follow the story from the beginning, here’s the trail:
Help Save Bell Labs From The Wrecking Ball
Sellsius & Engadget Team to Save Bell Labs
Real Estate Developer Sensitive to Holmdel Lab Legacy
Bell Labs: Notable Bloggers Comment on the Story
Bell Labs Update: Letter from Re-Developer PREI
Bell Labs Focus Of Preservation Magazine
Bell Labs Update: Community Meeting August 30
Blog Readers Save Bell Labs: Developer Plans World Class Site
Bell Labs Rescue Reported by The New York Times.
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