Basking Ridge in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead
Photographed by Alan Edelson, July 12, 2010
1. Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead Marker
Listed New Jersey Register of Historic Places - 2003
Listed National Register of Historic Places - 2004
The farmstead is historically associated with the Rev. Samuel Kennedy, a renowned local minister and educator; Col. Ephraim Martin, a Revolutionary War soldier and New Jersey legislator; and Oliver Stelle, a prominent land owner. The farmstead is significant for its association with these early residents as well as containing a good example of early English-type barn and other architectural examples typifying 18th and 19th century domestic and agricultural building. The farmstead is an important vestige of Bernard Township's rural past.
Funding has been made possible in part by the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust / State of New Jersey, by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission and by the Township of Bernards.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 40° 39.5′ N, 74° 31.684′ W. Marker is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It can be reached from King George Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the farmstead house
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Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead (about 800 feet away); Morris County (approx. half a mile away); Millington Railroad Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); Frederick W. Schmidt (approx. 1.2 miles away); Millington Schoolhouse #74 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Vail Family (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mt. Bethel Meeting House (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Basking Ridge.
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Photographed by Alan Edelson, July 12, 2010
2. Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead Marker
Photographed by Alan Edelson, July 12, 2010
3. Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,051 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
