National Register of Historic Places

Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead

Bernards Township (Basking Ridge), Somerset County, New Jersey
Listed
May 4, 2004
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
03000868

About this property

The Kennedy–Martin–Stelle Farmstead is located at 450 King George Road in Bernards Township of Somerset County, New Jersey. The 4.4-acre (1.8 ha) farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2004 for its significance in architecture, education and politics/government from 1762 to 1852. The farmstead includes four contributing buildings and two contributing structures. It is now the home of the Farmstead Arts Center. 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 became the owner. Martin was an American Revolutionary War soldier and New Jersey legislator. He sold the farm c. 1794 to Oliver and Samuel Stelle, stepsons of his wife, née Catherine Stelle. Oliver Stelle became the sole owner and remained here until his death in 1832, with his son Clarkson Stelle inheriting it. The farmhouse is a 1+1⁄2-story frame building with a gable roof. 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 c. 1840. National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey Media related to Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead at Wikimedia Commons "Kennedy–Martin–Stelle Farmstead". The Historical Marker Database.

Location

450 King George Rd.
Bernards Township (Basking Ridge), Somerset County, New Jersey
40.65827, -74.52861
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 2004.

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