After philanthropist Frederic P. Olcott died in 1909, many placenames in Bernardsville, NJ, were renamed in his honor, including Olcott Square, the Olcott building, and Olcott Avenue. Do you know what Olcott Avenue was called before it was renamed? For the answer, go to the THSSH Archives. Note, the archive document dates to 1914, when
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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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Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge was once called Building Lane after the ruins of Lord Stirling’s mansion which were known locally as “The Buildings.” The name continued into the 20th century although visible ruins of the mansion were long gone. The change coincided with the introduction of streetlights along the road in 1931. The
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Meeker Road is generally straight, running from Route 202 in Bernardsville to Whitenack Road in Bernards Township, but the story of the street’s name took some twists and turns. The Simpson family lived on the road in the 1850s and at some point it was called Saunders Road, apparently after another family. In 1872, Stephen
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Lurline Drive was accepted as a street by Bernards Township in 1962 and is a lasting memorial to Lurline Eberhardt (1925-1948), a young equestrian who tragically lost her life. Lurline was the daughter of Paul W. Eberhardt and Lurline Belk. Her father was a vice president of Walter Kidde & Co., which manufactured fire extinguishers,
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