Downtown Flemington

A Store, A Bank, A Mansion

February 21, 2021 By Marfy Goodspeed in Fisher, Flemington, Reading Tags: architecture, Downtown Flemington, houses, newspapers, politics, stores

After existing for 166 years, through the thick and thins of the American economy, the Hunterdon County National Bank that once was a mainstay on Flemington’s Main Street was taken over by a much bigger national bank in 1983. The HCNB had occupied its beautiful building for nearly that long, about 157 years.

Hunterdon’s Courthouse, 1828

February 16, 2019 By Marfy Goodspeed in Flemington, Hunterdon Tags: architecture, Downtown Flemington, local government, politics

Observers of Hunterdon history on Facebook have called our attention to the anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Hunterdon County Courthouse on February 13, 1828. This inspired me to look at the Hunterdon Gazette for 1828 to see how people reacted to this disaster.

Fisher-Reading Mansion

August 16, 2015 By Marfy Goodspeed in Fisher, Flemington, Hunterdon, Larison, Reading Tags: architecture, Downtown Flemington, Going, houses, portraits

The Reading Mansion — The Fisher-Reading Mansion at 119 Main Street, Flemington, NJ,  photograph by the Historic American Buildings Survey, 1936

Beautiful, isn’t it? One of the most extraordinary buildings to be found in Flemington, a town with more than its share of great old buildings. It is an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture.¹

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