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Sixth Street
On June 26, 1944, architect Peter P. Dupay (1900-1985) obtained a building permit for an addition to a residence on Sixth Street in Basking Ridge.[1] But where was Sixth Street? And if Basking Ridge had a Sixth Street, where were First through Fifth? The answer is provided by an 1891 map[2] showing what was called
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Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon was the name of an area in northern Bernards Township (now the Borough of Bernardsville, NJ). It stretched from Lloyd Road, where there was a little settlement at the junction of Hardscrabble Road, north to the Mendham border. In the 1840s, a school called Mount Vernon School was built on the north side
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H. W. Alward, Inc.
The intersection of Pill Hill Road and Mount Airy was once called Oak Stump Corner and has a rich history. [1] On the northwest corner in Bernardsville was the long-time home of the H. W. Alward construction company. Founded by Henry W. Alward (1905-1971), the company provided employment for many in the area, and its
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The Strange History of Stonemere
Many estates in the Somerset Hills were grander, but few had as colorful a history as Bernardsville’s Stonemere. The mansion was built around 1905 for James E. Hulshizer (1869-1921) of Jersey City, president of the New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Company. Hulshizer and his family vacationed at the Somerset Inn on Mendham Road north
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Hi Joseph, Maybe they were standard in Jersey City, but these were tiny for Bernards Twp. I’ve always heard them…
Not sure where you got your information about "picnic" lots, but a 25' x 100' lot was a standard size…
The trust bought the open land (athletic fields and woodland). The site of the buildings was sold to a developer.
I hope the open space will still be preserved. Did the trust own the mansion when it was demolished?
What a generous gift to the community.