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Nutley packs an artists' colony, a stone Dutch manor and an Olmsted-designed river park into about three square miles of Essex County, just ten miles west of Manhattan. The Third River winds through the township, and its old mill sites gave the early settlement its first industry.
In the late 1800s painters, writers and illustrators gathered in the Enclosure, a leafy enclave of shingled homes, and Frank R. Stockton, author of "The Lady, or the Tiger?", lived in town. Annie Oakley made Nutley her home for several years, and Martha Stewart grew up here. For most of the 20th century the township was also the American headquarters of Hoffmann-La Roche, whose campus is now being reborn as the ON3 development.
Today visitors come for small-town Jersey charm: Italian bakeries along Franklin Avenue, Kingsland Manor's holiday open houses and riverside walks in Yanticaw Park. Branch Brook Park's cherry blossoms, Montclair's galleries and Manhattan are all within an easy drive or bus ride.
A stone and frame farmhouse on Kingsland Road whose oldest part dates to the 18th century, once home to the Kingsland family and their mills on the Third River. Period rooms hold antique furniture and fireplaces. It opens on select days and is busiest at its holiday open house, so check the township calendar first.
Run by the Nutley Historical Society in the former Church Street School, this small museum covers the township's mills, its artists' colony and famous residents such as Annie Oakley and Frank Stockton. Volunteers staff it during limited hours, so confirm the schedule before you go and allow about an hour.
A quiet loop of shingled and stucco houses where painters and illustrators, among them Frederick Dana Marsh and Frank Fowler, built homes and studios around 1900. The homes are private, but a slow walk past the porches and gardens shows why the colony thrived. Park nearby and stroll in the morning light.
An Essex County park laid out by the Olmsted Brothers along the Third River, with a pond, footbridges, shaded paths, playgrounds and ball fields. It is the township's favorite spot for a picnic or an easy loop walk under old trees. Spring and early fall bring the best colors and fewer crowds on weekdays.
The township's historic athletic oval, home to Nutley High School football and track along with youth leagues and community events. Friday-night games in autumn draw much of the town and show local spirit at its loudest. Outside game days the track is open for walking and jogging around the green.
The township's main commercial street, lined with family-run Italian bakeries, pizzerias, delis and cafes that reflect Nutley's strong Italian-American roots. Come hungry and graze: a slice, a cannoli and an espresso make a classic local lunch. Street parking is metered and fills up around midday on Saturdays.
The sprawling former United States headquarters of Hoffmann-La Roche, where the drug company worked for decades, is being redeveloped as ON3, a mixed-use campus straddling Nutley and Clifton. It now holds the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and new offices. Drive past for a sense of the town's industrial legacy.
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