23 Sandford Road1


23 Sandford Road was build in 1947. The designation is Block 3624, Lot 4.2 Sandford Road is on the map, but does not exist until 1946, when 12 unnumbered houses are listed as vacant. Not all houses belong to Radburn; the first owners could choose whether or not to belong. Most appear in the directory in 1948.
The occupants of 23 Sandford Road were:

#1. Wilbert A. Lyons (from 1948 to 1950.)


#2. George A. Sporn (from 1952 to 1973.)
George was listed in 1941 at 201-B30 Abbott Road, in 1948 at 9 Ashburn Place, and in 1950-1973 at 23 Sandford Road. In 1944 and 1946 he and his wife are listed as renters with his father-in-law at resp. 18 Beekman Place and 201-A35 Abbott Road.
George A. Sporn was born in 1911.3 George A. Sporn married Edna M.4,3 George A. Sporn died on 2 October 1992.3 (Obituary in the Bergen Record on 5 October 1992, pg. A10.)3 George A. Sporn was the owner of the gasoline station (Standard Oil Co. of NJ) at the corner of Fair Lawn Ave and Plaza Road. In 1944 he was also in the US Army.4,3 Edna M. Sporn died after 1992.3


Citations

  1. [S3] Radburn Association, Map of Radburn, NJ, c. 1990.
  2. [S80] New Jersey Tax Records, online http://www.njtaxrecords.net/
  3. [S70] Bergen Record, 5 Oct 1992, pg. A10. Obituary George A. Sporn.
  4. [S10] 1941 Directory.