Historic Basking Ridge Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/historic-basking-ridge/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Historic Basking Ridge Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/historic-basking-ridge/ 32 32 168989768 Was Basking Ridge’s Town Hall Abandonded? https://mrlocalhistory.org/was-basking-ridges-town-hall-abandonded/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/was-basking-ridges-town-hall-abandonded/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 13:54:17 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=81203 Views: 2,342 Our first comment needs to be “NO, THIS IS NOT AN AI-GENERATED IMAGE.” At first glance, I honestly thought someone had listed Bernards Township’s Town Hall for sale. For a moment, it looked uncannily like the old Astor Estate building in Basking Ridge, now home to Bernards Township’s municipal offices. Staring at this… Read More »Was Basking Ridge’s Town Hall Abandonded?

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/was-basking-ridges-town-hall-abandonded/feed/ 0 81203 Retrospective: The Vote That Killed the Basking Ridge Historic District https://mrlocalhistory.org/baskingridgehistoricdistrict/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/baskingridgehistoricdistrict/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:45:21 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=25729 Views: 6,339 Retrospective: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our internet community. We will continue to grow this piece as information becomes available. If you have a comment or photo, feel free to post at the bottom of this page or… Read More »Retrospective: The Vote That Killed the Basking Ridge Historic District

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/baskingridgehistoricdistrict/feed/ 0 25729 Bernards Twp, Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner Survey Question https://mrlocalhistory.org/bernards-twp-basking-ridge-liberty-corner-survey-question/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/bernards-twp-basking-ridge-liberty-corner-survey-question/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:35:33 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=15208 Views: 3,464 Note: The survey and petition are simple. Nothing changes except we start including the term “Historic” moving forward as we promote our town and its historic hamlets. No changes to town historic districts, no additional property taxes, no building restrictions…. it’s just to add the label “Historic” and honor township history. Brooks Betz,… Read More »Bernards Twp, Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner Survey Question

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