Editing Glen Ridge, New Jersey (section)

==Housing==
[[File:Christ Church (Episcopal), Bloomfield-Glen Ridge, NJ jeh.jpg|thumb|Christ Church Episcopal]]
The median price for a house in Glen Ridge in 2014 was $580,000,<ref name="Glen Ridge Housing">[http://findnjhouse.com/communities/glen-ridge/ "Glen Ridge Homes"], Borough of Glen Ridge. Accessed January 17, 2014.</ref> which is double the national average. Out of the 2,549 houses in the borough, 84.7% of them were single units (detached) and had a median of 7.7 rooms. Glen Ridge is known for its old town charm, with 72.8% of its houses having been built before 1939.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=07028&_cityTown=07028&_state=04000US34&_zip=07028&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y "FactFinder"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200216025340/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=07028&_cityTown=07028&_state=04000US34&_zip=07028&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y |date=2020-02-16 }} accessed November 29, 2011</ref> In 1895, when the town was chartered, Glen Ridge became one of the first communities to hire a town planner which resulted in many late Victorian and Edwardian elements. The condition of the town has been maintained due to the building codes that were established, the creation of the Building Department which included a Building Inspector, and a zoning ordinance (the first in the state of New Jersey).<ref name="Glen Ridge Architecture">[http://glenridgenj.org/architecture.htm "Glen Ridge Architecture"], Borough of Glen Ridge. Accessed November 29, 2011.</ref> Although the majority of Glen Ridge consists of houses, many residents live in apartment complexes. One apartment complex is behind the Glen Ridge Community Pool, while the other apartment complex is not far from that.

The architecture of the borough includes houses representing every major style from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Some of the architecture styles include the Carpenter Gothic, the [[European medieval architecture in North America|Medieval]], the High Victorian Period, the Queen Anne Cottage, American Georgian, Shingle Style, and the Prairie Home Style.<ref name="Prairie Home Style">[http://www.wrightontheweb.net/flw2.htm "Glen Ridge Homes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927210052/http://www.wrightontheweb.net/flw2.htm |date=September 27, 2014 }}, Frank Lloyd Wright Accessed January 17, 2014.</ref> Notable architects that have left their legacy in the town include Frank Lloyd Wright, Stanford White, and John Russell Pope. To maintain the historical feel of the town and protect the architectural features, the town has created a Historic Preservation Commission which reviews construction on houses in the historic district.<ref name="Glen Ridge Architecture" /> Many homes are included in the [[Glen Ridge Historic District]], which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) in 1982 and later expanded in two boundary increases. It includes the [[Glen Ridge (NJT station)|Glen Ridge]] and the [[Benson Street (NJT station)|Benson Street]] train stations.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/Essex.pdf New Jersey and National Register Listings in Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Historic Preservation Office, as of August 17, 2017. Accessed October 18, 2017.</ref><ref>{{NRHP url|id=82004784|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for the Glen Ridge Historic District}}, [[National Park Service]], June 25, 1982. Accessed November 27, 2015.</ref>