New Providence-Berkeley Heights|Local Event
History of the Coddington Greenhouses in New Providence
Join the New Providence Historical Society for a fascinating fall talk featuring a lecture by Peter Coddington. This historical presentation is free to attend and offers a deep dive into the legacy of the Coddington Greenhouses.
From the founding of the first greenhouse in 1895 to their peak in the 1950’s, these New Providence landmarks grew over 113,000 rose plants annually across 5 1/2 acres of glass. You will discover the story of the family business growing to include 10 greenhouses, 100,000 panes of glass, from Central avenue to the Murray Hill train station becoming the East coast’s 10th largest grower. We hope to see you on October 22nd at 7pm at the DeCorso Center to hear about this horticultural treasure that shaped our community’s history.
Peter Coddington, of Portsmouth, NH, the son of the late Lyman Badgley Coddington, III (1935 - 2016) will be our presenter of “History of the Coddington Family Greenhouse Business”New Providence Historical Society, 908 665-1034.