Beautiful Homes in Somerset Hills, NJ
December 17th, 2008
Aside from its appealing country atmosphere and worldly economic status, Somerset Hills has a widespread reputation for its roots in the birth and history of America, and it possesses some of the oldest homes and structures in the country, such as the Jacobus Vanderveer House, established in the 1770’s, and the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, built before 1720. The Somerset Hills historic districts—such as those found in Lamington, Pluckemin, and Pottersville—offer treasures from the past at every turn, but what the region is certainly most well-known and admired for are the many grand historic Somerset Hills estates that were built from the 1870’s to the Great Depression by the nation’s most prominent architects and landscape designers. Once home to wealthy industrialists, financiers, politicians, and other elite of the early 20th century, these well-preserved mansions capture the sophistication, grandeur, and life of leisure that many people are seeking when looking for homes in Somerset Hills.
