The Kennedy–Martin–Stelle Farmstead is located at 450 King George Road in
Bernards Township of
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the north-central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 13th-most-populous county,[farmstead
A farmstead refers to the buildings and service areas associated with a farm. It consists of a house belonging to a farm along with the surrounding buildings. The characteristics of a specific farmstead reflect the local landscape, which provides ...]
was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on May 5, 2004 for its significance in architecture, education and politics/government from 1762 to 1852. The farmstead includes four
contributing buildings
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and two
contributing structures
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.
[ With ] It is now the home of the Farmstead Arts Center.
History
In 1762, Reverend Samuel Kennedy of the
Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge purchased the farm from Moses Doty. He advertised a sale of the property for June 17, 1767, and by the late 1770s, Colonel
Ephraim Martin
Ephraim Martin Jr. (April 6, 1900 – September 8, 1988) was an American attorney who served as district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and postmaster of Boston.
Early life
Martin was born in Brooklyn and raised in Derry, New Hampshi ...
became the owner. Martin was an
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which Am ...
soldier and New Jersey legislator. He sold the farm to Oliver and Samuel Stelle, stepsons of his wife, . Oliver Stelle became the sole owner and remained here until his death in 1832, with his son Clarkson Stelle inheriting it.
Description
The farmhouse is a one and one-half story frame building with a
gable roof
A gable roof is a roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge. The most common roof shape in cold or temperate climates, it is constructed of rafters, roof trusses or purlins. The pitch of a gable roof c ...
. The oldest part was built in the 18th century with
Dutch Colonial style. The English barn was built in two parts, an 18th century large frame barn and an extension added .
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Bernards Township, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places