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Union Hotel, part 1

October 2, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Flemington, Hunterdon County Tags: architecture, early settlers, maps, proprietors, roads, taverns

When The Hotel Was a Tavern

My last article concerned an old restaurant on Main Street (today’s Higgins News Agency) that long ago sported a lovely arch along its front roofline. Previous to that, was the George Rea building, that had a similar arch on all four sides. Looking for the next building on Flemington’s Main Street with that unusual feature, we come to none other than the Union Hotel.

Oysters Every Style

September 2, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bellis, Buchanan, Flemington, Moore, Rittenhouse Tags: architecture, Buchanan's Tavern, crime and punishment, early occupations, old ways

The surprising history behind a modest building

My last article was the first of the series I hope to write about Flemington’s 19^th century buildings with arches on their rooflines. That last article featured the Clock Tower building at the corner of Main Street and Bloomfield Avenue, built in 1874 by George A. Rea. Now let’s stroll south along Main Street to visit the next building in this series.

The Clock Tower Building

August 17, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Flemington, Moore, Rea Tags: architecture, land titles, politics, railroads

My previous article served as an introduction to the subject of the interesting buildings on Flemington’s Main Street that all feature an arch in the middle of their front roofline. Now let’s focus on each of them individually, starting with:

Roof Arches, part 1

August 5, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Flemington Tags: architecture

A Distinctive Feature of Downtown Flemington

While studying some properties on Main Street Flemington, it dawned on me that many of them have an arch in the middle of their front rooflines. This seemed like such a distinctive feature in town that it merited a closer look.

Sergeantsville School

July 2, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Sergeantsville Tags: schools

otherwise known as Kendall School, District No. 109

Not too long ago, I received an email from one of my readers whose parents had lived in the old schoolhouse in Sergeantsville after it had been retrofitted as a residence. She sent me a charming photograph of the school building with her parents’ Volkswagon in front.

James Wilson Tree

July 1, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Wilson Tags: family trees

The Wilsons of Hunterdon County were multitudinous, just as were many other families of the 18th and 19th centuries. This is just one of the Wilson clans. There were others completely unrelated. As usual, I’ve tried to begin with the first of the family to settle in Hunterdon County. Children of married daughters are included, but not grandchildren. It’s quite possible there are mistakes; I am happy to receive corrections and additions, either through comments or email.

Flemington’s First Bank, part 3

June 20, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Flemington Tags: architecture, banks, Downtown Flemington, newspapers, politics, post offices, stores

Postscript to Flemington’s First Bank, parts one & two

It was a challenge to decide what to include in my previous article and what to leave out. I now find I left out quite a lot and am compelled to add a part three to the bank’s history.

Flemington’s First Bank, part two

June 11, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bonnell, Flemington, Hunterdon County Tags: architecture, banks, Civil War, Downtown Flemington

This article is my somewhat-delayed return to the subject of the grand old building on Flemington’s Main Street built by John C. Hopewell for Flemington’s first bank, the Hunterdon County National Bank. (See Flemington’s First Bank.)

Summit School, part two

May 25, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in E. T. Bush, Historians Revisited, Raritan Township Tags: land titles, maps, schools

In part one of Summit School, Mr. Bush talked about “the meanest hill that old-timers had to travel on their way to Flemington.” Actually, going TO Flemington wasn’t so bad since it was all downhill. But returning UP the hill was no picnic. In fact, it was a “hard scrabble.”

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