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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

Asa Romine’s Beloved Farm

December 19, 2014 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Fulper, Servis Tags: Going, houses

Last June, I was reading the minutes of the Delaware Township Planning Board when I noticed an interesting item. Harry Brelsford, owner of a house at 80 Locktown-Sergeantsville Road (Block 20 lot 6) had presented his plan to tear down and rebuild the older section of the existing house. Apparently, that older section was in such bad repair it wasn’t worth saving. Normally, I notice when there is talk of demolition of old houses, but I forgot about this until a friend called it to my attention.

Richard and Elizabeth Green

February 14, 2014 By Marfy Goodspeed in Amwell Twp, Delaware Twp, Families, Green, Hunterdon, Opdycke Tags: early settlers, houses, land titles, Pauch Farm, proprietors, slavery, surveying

This is a continuation of a series of articles on the history of the Pauch Farm in Delaware Township. To see the previous articles, click on the topic “Pauch Farm” on the right.

Signature of Richard Green, 1737, on Hunterdon County Loan Office application

Richard Green was born about 1712 in Amwell Township. He was the only son of Samuel Green and Sarah Bull, and the third of four children. Around the time he reached adulthood, his mother had died and his father was exploring the unsettled lands in the north of New Jersey. By the late 1730s, Samuel Green was preparing to relocate to Sussex County (still part of Morris County), despite his high standing in Hunterdon County.