Views: 3,938 It’s always fun to hear how a story becomes a story for us. In fact, there’s always a story about a new story. History is a bit like sewing…. when you pull a thread, you never know where… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Spencer Road is Important to Mr. Local History Too
Views: 8,968 New Jersey Historical Wooden Keepsake Collection Welcomes the 1871 Washington House The iconic Washington House in Basking Ridge Village has a rich history dating back to 1871. At almost 150 years of age, the grand hotel still serves… Read More »The Washington House- A Basking Ridge Icon
The Mr. Local History Project explores the mysterious past of the tiny house on 32 Hillcrest Road, Warren Township. Before being surrounded by modern development, this rural area was once home to German-Jewish farmers escaping World War 2, and underwent… Read More »What Is That Tiny Green Gate House on Hillcrest Road in Warren Twp, New Jersey
Views: 7,591 Often, Mr. Local History doesn’t search for stories as those stories find us. Case in point is this weird little story about a man who comes to America only to find that his life is remembered after Basking… Read More »Remembering Willie Howard and Bedminster’s Willie’s Tavern
Views: 16,456 People often wonder how an area comes to be populated and how it develops. In Somerset County, the first settlers came from Scotland and the Netherlands in search of fertile land. But then something happened. Mining speculators started… Read More »Retrospective: Bernardsville’s Historic Somerset Inn (Hotel)
Views: 14,174 Peaches Peaches Everywhere Many don’t remember that New Jersey, particularly Somerset, Morris, and Hunterdon Counties, were premier peach orchards with some of the best in the United States. If you live in New Jersey, you know that summertime… Read More »Peaches Mean Summer – Peaches Mean New Jersey
Views: 10,687 National Award-Winning Landscape Architect Lives and Breathes History with His Map Creations. The Mr. Local History Project introduces you to a dear friend and history connoisseur who has taken cartography to a whole new level, overlaying history onto… Read More »Somerset Hills Cartographer John Smith Maps Local History
The 12-acre locale in Far Hills, New Jersey, known as the J. Malcolm Belcher Fairgrounds, holds a significant place in local history. Named after James Malcolm Belcher, former mayor, WWII veteran, and influential community figure, the area now serves as… Read More »Retrospective: Belcher- Moggy Hollow – Buck Gardens and the Far Hills Fairgrounds
Views: 25,026 The Lyons Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital Historic District, currently known as the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons Campus, is located at 151 Knollcroft Road, approximately 2.5 miles southwest of the village of Basking Ridge in… Read More »New Jersey’s Lyons VA History and What’s Next For the Campus
Views: 9,881 History What many people don’t know is that the Somerset Hills in northern Somerset County, New Jersey is STILL one of the largest equine communities in the United States. Bedminster, New Vernon, Peapack, Gladstone and Tewksbury are just… Read More »Bridle Path History and Future in the Somerset Hills, New Jersey
Views: 15,214 Somerset Hills Country Club – The SHCC logo has a crest of the Duke of Somerset in the middle with a phoenix and crown. Tucked behind the bucolic town center in the borough of Bernardsville, New Jersey, lies… Read More »Historic Profile: Somerset Hills Country Club
Views: 5,531 The Mr. Local History project is sponsoring a new Community Forum for those interested in sharing and learning about historic preservation and historic restoration efforts in the Somerset Hills area of northern Somerset County. Tips for Bedminster, Bernards… Read More »Historic Preservation & Restoration In the Somerset Hills
Views: 7,753 For many the downtown village of Basking Ridge is a bucolic vision of a Rockwell American town. Dotted with small shops, churches, and eateries, you don’t have to travel back in time too far when one of the… Read More »Looking Back – Werring Chevrolet-Olds in Basking Ridge
Views: 35,728 Peapack, New Jersey’s Blairsden Estate of Clinton Ledyard Blair Peapack/Gladstone, New Jersey Submitted: Brooks Betz & W. Barry Thomson Blairsden History Of all the requests we receive at Mr. Local History, none match the sheer volume we receive… Read More »The Gilded Age: The Blairsden Estate May Be the Finest Example
Views: 15,510 Tucked in the northern section of Somerset County, New Jersey, the area known as the Somerset Hills has a rich history that Mr. Local History is proud to document. Each property was researched prior to submitting documentation to… Read More »Somerset Hills Historic Sites on the National & State Registers
