History of Wells Associates
New Jersey Architecture magazine
January/February/March 1985
Wells Associates was established in 1957 by the Senior member of the firm, Raymond Wells. In recent years Peter and Jeffrey Wells have joined the firm as principals after graduation from the Rhode Island School of Design. Combined with the three principals, the firm employs six additional graduate Architects and is one of the larger more diversified offices in Northern New Jersey.
The diversity of this office is emphasized in its list of over 4,000 commissions which include just about every phase of building design to include a mausoleum, a blood bank, churches, synagogues, schools, nursing homes, offices, medical buildings of all types, shopping centers, banks, computer centers and single family homes for selected clients.
Among the current projects is the over forty million dollar landmark office and convention center called Overlook at Great Notch in Little Falls, New Jersey. Also presently under construction is a 165,000 square foot office complex called the Atrium in Paramus, multi-housing projects in ten locations throughout the state, and over fifty other projects including a library, alterations to the Bergen County Community College, bank projects and a new addition to the earlier mausoleum designed by the office. The office is also working on additions to two hotels, a new health spa, and a number of retail commercial buildings.
The office is located in one of the landmarks of Northern New Jersey in the historic Blauvelt Mansion in Oradell. The twenty two room Victorian castle still stands on four and a half acres of the original eighty acres and offers a wonderful facility and location for the firm’s Architectural offices.
The Wells family continues to be very active in many Bergen County civic ad community endeavors in addition to the practice of Architecture with active participation by all members in the Rotary international service organization, abd participation on the local planning board, church activities, the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, and a number of other boards and organizations.
The firm continues to be dedicated to the pursuit of Architecture as an integral part of the pursuit of providing a better world in all respects for future generations.