MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 |
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This web page is provided as a public service for home buyers, sellers and residents in the North/Central New Jersey. If you are interested in other communities please
contact us, and we will be happy to obtain the information for you and send it to you. Mountainside is mixed with old world charm. Some early eighteenth century houses are still standing in Mountainside but others have given way to modern buildings, both residential and commercial. One of the earliest homes, built by pioneers James and John Badgley in 1738 near where Trailside Museum now stands, became a garage for the Union County Parks Commission. Arson destroyed it in 1984. The Deacon Andrew Hetfield House, built about 1760, was used by the Hetfield family or in-laws until 1936. From then through the early 1980’s it was an antique shop called the Dutch Oven. When developers bought the property in 1984, they planned to demolish the house. Fern Carter Hyde, chairman of the Mountainside’s Historic Preservation Committee, persuaded the Borough Council to save it, and on June 29, 1985, the house was moved to Constitution Plaza near the Mountainside Library. The Hetfield House is now on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. Many early residents, such as Andrew Hetfield, Ichabod Clarke, and Jonathan Woodruff, served in the Revolutionary War. Residents also served in both World Wars. A portion of Route 22 is named Blue Star Drive, in honor of World War I veterans. Conveniently located along Route 22 and minutes from Route 78 and the Garden State Parkway, Newark airport is located approximately 11 miles east of Mountainside. New Jersey Transit provides bus service from Mountainside to Manhattan and many points in New Jersey. General Information School Report Cards Demographics Places of Worship |
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