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This stone 1740-era home - rare construction for Bernards Township, New Jersey - dates from the period when John Collyer, "Sr.." moved to Basking Ridge from coastal Middlesex County. This land and much more was owned by the family of Lord Stirling, an American Revolutionary General under Washington, so the date of occupancy by the Collyer family cannot be easily established. In 1873 the home was owned by the "J. Collyer Est.," probably the heirs of Jacob Collyer (1790-1868). The house is now threatened by developers. Photo by Ann Parsekian.
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