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Oysters Every Style

September 2, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bellis, Buchanan, Flemington, Moore, Rittenhouse Tags: architecture, Buchanan's Tavern, crime, 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 19th 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.

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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:

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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.

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