Real Estate

Basking Ridge’s Spencer Road is Important to Mr. Local History Too

It's always fun to hear how a story becomes a story for us. In fact, there's always a story about…

8 months ago

The Washington House- A Basking Ridge Icon

New Jersey Historical Wooden Keepsake Collection Welcomes the 1871 Washington House The iconic Washington House in Basking Ridge Village has…

8 months ago

The Gilded Age: The Blairsden Estate May Be the Finest Example

Peapack, New Jersey's Blairsden Estate of Clinton Ledyard Blair Peapack/Gladstone, New Jersey Submitted: Brooks Betz & W. Barry Thomson https://youtu.be/aaz4rL9sHTQ…

8 months ago

What Is That Tiny Green Gate House on Hillcrest Road in Warren Twp, New Jersey

The Mr. Local History Project explores the mysterious past of the tiny house on 32 Hillcrest Road, Warren Township. Before…

2 years ago

Remembering Willie Howard and Bedminster’s Willie’s Tavern

Often, Mr. Local History doesn't search for stories as those stories find us. Case in point is this weird little…

2 years ago

Retrospective: Lost & Torn Down Memories From the Somerset Hills

As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos…

3 years ago

Somerset Hills Cartographer John Smith Maps Local History

National Award-Winning Landscape Architect Lives and Breathes History with His Map Creations. Downtown Basking Ridge rendering of the John Smith…

4 years ago

Retrospective: Bernardsville’s Historic Somerset Inn (Hotel)

People often wonder how people come to populate an area and how it develops. In Somerset County, the first settlers…

4 years ago

Retrospective: Belcher- Moggy Hollow – Buck Gardens and the Far Hills Fairgrounds

The 12-acre locale in Far Hills, New Jersey, known as the J. Malcolm Belcher Fairgrounds, holds a significant place in…

5 years ago

New Jersey’s Lyons VA History and What’s Next For the Campus

The Lyons VA Hospital was the first VA hospital in New Jersey - Mr Local History The Lyons Veterans Administration…

5 years ago

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