The older buildings were originally constructed as part of the Passaic Zinc Works, with the later buildings constructed by Whitlock Cordage in and after 1905, the latter company manufactured what many considered to be the world's strongest rope.
The older buildings were originally constructed in 1860 as part of the Passaic Zinc Works, with the later buildings constructed by Whitlock Cordage in and after 1905, on a seven acre sit. Whitlock manufactured what many considered to be the world's strongest rope.