Williams, Robert L. "Remembering the legacy of Fillmore Condit", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, February 8, 2007. Accessed December 29, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "One of the movers and shakers of our town during the turn of the century was a man by the name of Fillmore Condit. He had humble beginnings and was born in 1855 on a small farm in Centreville, later renamed Roseland."
Williams, Robert J. "Remembering the legacy of Fillmore Condit (last of a series)", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, February 15, 2007. Accessed December 29, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Unfortunately, the improvement was short lived, and Everett had a relapse in July which resulted in the family moving to Santa Paula, where they resided until 1901, when they returned to Verona.... Tragedy struck the Condit family in March 1911, shortly after the family moved to Essex Fells."
"Buys Mansion to Bar Out Negroes", The Star-Ledger, July 27, 1912. Accessed December 29, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Residents of fashionable Essex Fells gave a sigh of relief today, when Mrs. Fillmore Condit announced that she had bought the residence of Mrs. Adelaide Phyfe to prevent it being converted into a negro sanitarium. The Phyfe residence adjoins the $50,000 residence of Mr. and Mrs. Condit, and when, a short time ago, it became known that members of a colony of New York negroes were negotiating for its purchase, Mrs. Condit immediately had her agent begin negotiations, which resulted so successfully that the deal has been closed."
Everett Park Site Improvements, Verona Environmental Commission, November 16, 2023. Accessed December 29, 2025. "Everett Field, and the entire surrounding site was purchased by Fillmore Condit circa 1890. Seeking a more pastoral lifestyle for his family, he built their country home on Elmwood Road and began subdividing the lots surrounding this parkland for other families’ homes. The Condit’s son, Everett, suffered from tuberculosis and in an effort to improve his condition, Mrs. Condit created a health retreat on what they called, 'The Great Lawn,' where Everett, family members, and other children would camp for weeks at a time to escape the pollution from the growing industrial complex in more developed areas. This rehabilitation was thought to have helped Everett and even extend his life."
