Real Estate

Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor or Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House : Which Came First?

The Mr. Local History Project is researching the thesis that another house known as Stirling Manor in Basking Ridge was…

4 years ago

Franklin Corners and William Childs Williamsburg-esqe Village

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

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

ROADTRIP: Historic Waterloo Village Concept Works

Here's an idea. How about a fresh air compound? Great open space. Historic homes, beautiful rolling, open fields, and a…

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

Bridle Path History and Future in the Somerset Hills, New Jersey

History What many people don't know is that the Somerset Hills in northern Somerset County, New Jersey is STILL one…

5 years ago

The Gilded Age: Natirar Estate in Peapack/Far Hills, New Jersey

UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is SOOOO excited to introduce the expansion of our Historic New Jersey Historic Cat's…

5 years ago

Historic Profile: Somerset Hills Country Club

Tucked behind the bucolic town center in the boro of Bernardsville, New Jersey lies one of the best kept historic…

5 years ago

Historic Preservation & Restoration In the Somerset Hills

The Mr. Local History project is sponsoring a new Community Forum for those interested in sharing and learning about historic…

5 years ago

Looking Back – Werring Chevrolet-Olds in Basking Ridge

For many the downtown village of Basking Ridge is a bucolic vision of a Rockwell American town. Dotted with small…

5 years ago

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