Carl's Stone Garden

Carl's Stone Garden. . , Carl Peterson , Cranford Historical Society , President, 1984-1989, 1897 Stone- Grant School was located at the corner of Holly St. and Springfield Ave. Constructed in 1896, finished in 1897 and dedicated in 1898. This school alter became Cranford's first High School, Sherman School Stone- Built in 1893 and remodeled in 1898. The stone over the front door was embedded with the school name. At that time, Cranford had only 407 students enrolled in the entire school system. The only subjects offered were reading and writing with math optional. The school was taken down in 1976 and is now Sherman Park., Normahiggin Stone- The name of the miller Farm before it became a park. A granite stone was prepared for the name of the Farm., Cranford Fire Department 1909 Stone- The department was originally housed in a wooden building located at Union Avenue, then moved to a brick building on North Ave. East, then moved to its current brick building on Springfield Ave in the 1980's., Hampton Hall Stone- The first hotel in Cranford in 1891 was owned by Fanny Bates and located close to the train station for all visitors to Cranford. It was taken down in 1969 and is now Hampton Park., Numerical Stone (1798)- New Jersey Legislation passed the Township Act which finally incorporated 104 Municipalities. Cranford was not listed. Cranford was incorporated on March 14, 1871., Cranford Historical Society- Founded in 1927 by a group of Cranford citizens to preserve and perpetuate the history of Cranford., Justin McElligott, Jr. Plaque- His generous testamentary gift enabled this stone wall to be built in 2022 in his memory., DeLuca and Sons Masonry Plaque- Sons Frank and Michael, born and raised in Cranford, are responsible for building the stone wall along with a generous gift., Stone Pediment- discovered in the remains of the Kaltenbach estate pond along the River Walk. On the estate was "Greystone," a 25-room mansion built in 1920 which now serves as a nursing home on Lincoln Park East.