Orange Valley Social Institute

Orange Valley Social Institute
FormationApril 1, 1897
Founded atNo. 35 Tompkins street, Orange Valley, New Jersey
Location
Coordinates40°46′05″N 74°14′45″W / 40.76807°N 74.24595°W / 40.76807; -74.24595
Region served
The Oranges
Servicessocial reform
Head resident
  • Bryant Venable, 1897-1898
  • Charles H. Warner, 1898–1901
  • Arthur Cleveland Hall, 1901-1903
  • Adelaide Crommelin, 1903-?

Orange Valley Social Institute (also known as, Orange Valley Social Settlement) was an American settlement house established during the settlement movement era to provide educational and social opportunities for the people of the neighborhood. It was located close to Newark in The Oranges' hatting district at No. 35 Tompkins street, Orange Valley, New Jersey. Opened April 1, 1897, under the auspices of a committee of citizens of Orange, New Jersey, it was later governed by a Board of Directors of the Settlement Association. It was maintained by private contributions. Head residents included Bryant Venable,[1] The settlement contained a kindergarten, boys' games club, basket weaving club, shuffleboard club, mothers' meetings, chair caning club, bowling club and a library. In the first nine months of 1902, 497 persons borrowed 3,568 books, while there was an average daily attendance of about 30 at the reading rooms.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TheCommons-jul1897 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ New Jersey Review of Charities and Corrections (Public domain ed.). New Jersey State Charities Aid Association. 1902. p. 202. Retrieved 22 April 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.