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The Strange History of Stonemere

April 25, 2024July 15, 2024 by Roy Crego 2 Comments

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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