The home at 550 Park Ave.
Edward Bloom Family
- First Owner: Built in 1923 for Edward Bloom
- Second Owner: Edward Furrey
- Third Owner: Dock
- Fourth Owner: Barbara A. and Richard H. Walter
First Owner:
Edward Bloom, the Paterson silk manufacturer associated with Aronsohn & Bloom Silk Co. and later the Edward Bloom Silk Company, was born on August 10, 1867 in Russia. He died in Florida September 6, 1957 after retiring there in 1940. His obituary described him as the owner of “one of the pioneering textile plants” in Paterson and noted that he was a charter member of B’nai B’rith and a 32nd-degree Mason
Birth: August 10, 1867, Russia
Death: September 6, 1957, Florida
Family:
Wife: Sarah Born: 1871
Son: Abraham Born: 1891
Daughter: Dora Born: 1898 Died: 1970
Son: Charles Born: 1898
Daughter: Frannie (Kramer) Born: 1893 Died: 1978
Daughter: Ida Born: 1895
Son: Abram Born: 1892
Occupation:
Silk manufacturer
Companies:
Aronsohn & Bloom Silk Co. (Paterson)
Edward Bloom Silk Company (Paterson, Bayonne, and New London, Connecticut)
Residence: The 1920 Census has him living at 600 Park Ave. That home burnt down. He then had a brick house bilt in 1923 at 550 Park Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey (during the early 20th century, according to city directories and census records)
Edward Bloom was a prominent figure in Paterson’s silk industry. Around 1921, he expanded his operations by establishing the Edward Bloom Silk Company in New London, Connecticut while maintaining his Paterson operations.
Edward Bloom was one of the many successful entrepreneurs who helped establish Paterson, New Jersey, as America’s famed “Silk City.” During the early twentieth century, Bloom built a reputation as an innovative silk manufacturer, operating mills in Paterson while expanding his business interests to other textile centers in New Jersey and New England. His career reflected the growth of the American silk industry during its golden age, when Paterson was the nation’s leading producer of silk fabrics.
Bloom established the Edward Bloom Silk Company in Paterson before expanding operations to Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1921, at the invitation of the New London, Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, he founded another large silk weaving plant in New London. The Connecticut mill began with approximately 100 employees and more than 130 looms and expanded rapidly within its first year, illustrating both the demand for silk textiles and Bloom’s success as a manufacturer.
In Paterson, Bloom was also associated with the Aronsohn-Bloom Silk Company, one of the city’s many family-owned silk enterprises. The company became part of the extensive network of silk manufacturers that made Paterson the leading center of American silk production during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Historical records indicate that the firm was later headed by Samuel J. Aronsohn, while Harry Aronsohn served as treasurer, demonstrating the close business relationships that characterized Paterson’s silk industry.
Bloom’s businesses specialized in weaving fine silk fabrics during a period when Paterson’s mills supplied much of the nation’s demand for dress goods, ribbons, linings, and other luxury textiles. His operations benefited from the city’s skilled workforce, access to hydroelectric and steam power, proximity to New York City’s garment industry, and well-developed transportation network. These advantages enabled Paterson to become the largest silk manufacturing center in the United States.
Like many successful Paterson industrialists, Edward Bloom expanded beyond a single location, recognizing the changing economics of textile manufacturing while maintaining strong ties to the city’s silk industry. His New London operation became an important regional employer and remained active for many years before later being occupied by other manufacturing concerns, reflecting the evolution of American industry during the twentieth century.
Although Edward Bloom is not as widely remembered as some of Paterson’s largest silk magnates, his career represents the entrepreneurial spirit that made the city an international center of textile production. Through his mills in Paterson, Bayonne, and Connecticut, he contributed to the prosperity of the American silk industry and helped reinforce Paterson’s enduring reputation as “Silk City.”
Bloom established the Edward Bloom Silk Company in Paterson before expanding operations to Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1921, at the invitation of the New London, Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, he founded another large silk weaving plant in New London. The Connecticut mill began with approximately 100 employees and more than 130 looms and expanded rapidly within its first year, illustrating both the demand for silk textiles and Bloom’s success as a manufacturer.
In Paterson, Bloom was also associated with the Aronsohn-Bloom Silk Company, one of the city’s many family-owned silk enterprises. The company became part of the extensive network of silk manufacturers that made Paterson the leading center of American silk production during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Historical records indicate that the firm was later headed by Samuel J. Aronsohn, while Harry Aronsohn served as treasurer, demonstrating the close business relationships that characterized Paterson’s silk industry.
Bloom’s businesses specialized in weaving fine silk fabrics during a period when Paterson’s mills supplied much of the nation’s demand for dress goods, ribbons, linings, and other luxury textiles. His operations benefited from the city’s skilled workforce, access to hydroelectric and steam power, proximity to New York City’s garment industry, and well-developed transportation network. These advantages enabled Paterson to become the largest silk manufacturing center in the United States.
Like many successful Paterson industrialists, Edward Bloom expanded beyond a single location, recognizing the changing economics of textile manufacturing while maintaining strong ties to the city’s silk industry. His New London operation became an important regional employer and remained active for many years before later being occupied by other manufacturing concerns, reflecting the evolution of American industry during the twentieth century.
Although Edward Bloom is not as widely remembered as some of Paterson’s largest silk magnates, his career represents the entrepreneurial spirit that made the city an international center of textile production. Through his mills in Paterson, Bayonne, and Connecticut, he contributed to the prosperity of the American silk industry and helped reinforce Paterson’s enduring reputation as “Silk City.”
Second Owner:
Fogarty
Third Owner:
Edward F. Furrey Born: April 5, 1909 Died: September 1969
Wife: Marjorie (Fogarty) Born: 1913
Daughter: Kathleen Born: 1940
Daughter: Judith A. Born: 1943
Daughter: Mary Jane Born: 1946
Son: Edward F. Jr. Born: 1947
Son: John A. Born: 1949
Maid: Catherine Butler
Edward F. Furrey
Edward F. Furrey was a long-serving public official in Paterson, New Jersey, who served in the city’s Tax Assessor’s Office for many years and became a respected figure in New Jersey property tax administration.
- Occupation: City Tax Assessor, City of Paterson
- Office: Paterson City Hall
Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, annual reports of the New Jersey Division of Taxation consistently list Edward F. Furrey as one of Paterson’s municipal tax assessors.
His career advanced over time:
- 1940s: Listed as one of Paterson’s assessors.
- 1950s: Continued as a senior assessor and member of the city’s assessment staff.
- Late 1950s: Served as Clerk of the Passaic County Board of Taxation.
- Early 1960s: Served as President of the Passaic County Board of Taxation.
- Mid-1960s: Served as Chairman of the Passaic County Board of Taxation.
His decades of service made him one of the most prominent municipal tax officials in Passaic County during the mid-twentieth century.
Forth Owner:
Dock Family No other information at this time.
- Keith Dock (died March 5, 2005)
- Brothers:
- Gary A. Dock
- Richard E. Dock
- Sisters:
- Alma Dock-Hill
- Victoria Ankrah
- Shirley Edwards
- Dale McDaniel
- Brother-in-law:
- Sonny Ankrah
- Children:
- Michael Goodwin
- Amanda L. Singleton
- Catherine Dock
- Shadaya Goodwin
It is unclear who owned the house and witch members live in it and when.
Fifth Owner:
Barbara A. and Richard H. Walter – Current