Parking your carriage on Olcott Square in Bernardsville, NJ, around 1908 was apparently no problem. These two are shown in front of the Westlecraft Block, named for local builder Charles Westlecraft. The site is occupied today by The Coffee Shop, Buona Pizza, and other businesses. The Westlecraft Block was built around 1904 and contained businesses
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Bernards Township teacher Louise M. Flint compiled a scrapbook during the 1930s and 1940s that looked back at the early history of Maple Avenue School, or Basking Ridge School as it was called. Mrs. Flint credited Mrs. Fred Kampmier, Sr., with giving her the following early facts and construction photos. Basking Ridge School – Maple
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Sanborn Fire Insurance maps provide a treasure trove of local historical information and may be accessed free on the Library of Congress website. Originally created to allow fire insurance companies to underwrite properties, the maps provide detailed historical views of many cities and towns. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn05418_002/ Olcott Square, Bernardsville, is shown on this 1909 map. There
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