The House that Lives is a historic house located at 83 Watchung Avenue in the township of Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1922 and designed by architect Clifford C. Wendehack with Modern Movement and Tudor Revival elements. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture.[1][3] It was listed in the Selection of Montclair's Published Houses section of the Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[4]

The House that Lives
The House that Lives is located in Essex County, New Jersey
The House that Lives
The House that Lives is located in New Jersey
The House that Lives
The House that Lives is located in the United States
The House that Lives
Location83 Watchung Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey
Coordinates40°49′52″N 74°12′34″W / 40.83111°N 74.20944°W / 40.83111; -74.20944
Built1922
ArchitectClifford C. Wendehack
Architectural styleModern Movement, Tudor Revival
MPSMontclair MRA
NRHP reference No.86002976[1]
NJRHP No.1136[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1988
Designated NJRHPSeptember 29, 1986

The house received its name from the Woman's Club of Upper Montclair, which exhibited the house during its "Better Homes Week" in June 1923.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#86002976)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b Price, Eleanor (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: House that Lives, The". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
  4. ^ Price, Eleanor (November 1986). "Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Resources Area". National Park Service. p. 5.