The Owens named their new home, “Cedar Hill” and spent six months there and the remainder in Newark. There also were two auxiliary structures on the grounds-a gate or carriage house on South Finley Avenue and the estate manager’s cottage on South Maple Avenue. The manor house contained 20 rooms, had an attached servants’ quarters for the head outside man, an unfinished third floor storage and servants’ quarters, an attached three stall garage and a small building for garden equipment. This residence, built of brick laid in Flemish bond, was the dream of Samuel Owen of Newark, a pharmaceutical manufacturer and gentleman farmer. The entire tract extended to the northern boundary of Homestead Village and included what is now War Memorial Field, plus the properties of Cedar Hill School and Ridge High School. The original choice 100 acres have a commanding view of Collyer Lane, South Finley Avenue and South Maple Avenue. Commonly called the Astor Mansion after its last owner, this is the Bernards Township seat of government. Built in 1912, this Basking Ridge landmark was the home of four families Owen, Lee, Bissell and Astor, before it was purchased in 1968 by Bernards Township. High on the ridge encircled on three sides by public roads stands an English Tudor style estate. Recreation, Parks & Pathways Advisory Committee.Emergency Planning Committee & Flood Mitigation.
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