My previous three articles concerned the history of the old Howell House on Worman Road, on the periphery of the Rosemont neighborhood. Today I move over to the southwest quadrant of the village, back to the part of Mount Amwell that John Reading kept for himself.
Rosemont
ROSEMONT was first known as Rose Mont or Mont Rose, a name given to the place at the time of a wedding held there in 1845, when Fanny Barcroft married Peter Ten Broeck Runk. Early 18th-century settlers here were George and Mary Fox, William and Catharine Rittenhouse, and John and Elizabeth Reading.
Howell House, part three
Howell House, part two
The old house on Worman Road has been something of a mystery house for many years. Who built the house and when? These are the classic questions asked when starting work on a house history. In this case, finding the answer took some digging.