The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-06-13
Freehold in 1858.

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Four plans of Freehold have been
published, viz:
On map of Monmouth County, 1853
In Atlas of Monmouth County,
! F. w. Beers, New York. 1873.
| Fowler & Evans, Asbury Park.
large engraving 10x16 and photograph
productions 6xs. No date, about
l1s9s,
i National View Co., Boston, 1895.
! In Chester Wolvertons Atlas of
Monmouth County, 243 Broadway,
New York, 1889.
All but the latter tlas are owned by
the editor.
1858 NAP.
The map of Monmouth County.
from original surveys made by Jessie
Lightfoot, Surveyor, J. b. Shields.
Publisher, has a plan of the town
and pictures of some of the buildings
1t then consisted of nine streets and
alleys. There were only three streets
with any number of houses, Main,
South, Throckmorton and Mclean
streets. Manalapan avenue is given
as Blacks Mills Road and no houses
appear on it. There is no name Civ
ent to what is now Broad street. as it
is only continuation of the al
ley from Main, (now Court. This lat
ter alley was not widened until after
the fire in 1873 The alley what is
now Broad street only extended to
Throckmorton street and intersect-
a ION rr,sf1 frr.rt f1iF cf1 or
There were no residences on either of
these alleys.
MAIN STREKT.
Commencing with the southerly
side of Main street. the following
names are given on the plan:
II. Brinckerhoff,
ID. Ganss. tReformed parsonage
Judge Hull,
b. Connolly, Editor of Monmouth
Democrat
d. E. Ryall,
i J. Hull,
Drs. J Vought and Throckmorton,
r. Davis, Office,
w. Lloyd
Cowart 81 Perrine, now ID. v. Per
rine, son of d. @. Perrine. one OF the
partners.
r. Davis store
RueS Hotel
Northerly side of Main Street.
From westerly direction.
Cottrell (B. c.
T. Cottrell,
T. cottrell.
H. ssII r r Bergen,
Carpenter shop.
Methodist church,
Baptist church,
w. NJ. Morgan,
B. Estell,
4 Session Room,
Dutch Reformed church,
DIR. j. L. Woodruff Monmouth
School for boys,
A. Richardson, Young Ladies' Sem
mary,
Presbyterian church,
ID. G. Perrine now owned and oc-
cupied by his son, D.. " Perrine. The
late Rev. John O'Hanlon. ID. d.. the
prominent Nj. +. pastor, told us he
work ed as carpenter in the con-
struction of this dwelling
W. d. Davis,
ID. H Ellis,
4 ]. Conbs,
Throckmorton street,
Episcopal church,
]. Lippencott,
b. Throckmorton,
Residence and law office of ID. B.
Ryall, later Col p. g. Vought de-
stroyed in fire of 1878, site of Bacon's
store.
I A. R. Throckmorton.
Thos. G. Throckmorton,
b. & G.. d. Throckmorton,
w. d. Davis store,
[Court House lane.
Clerk and Surrogate's offices.
Court House,
Henry S. Little's law office,
G. Higgins. Monmouth hotel,
J. B. Rues store,
C. A. Bennett, his son F. ID. Ben
nett owned this property until it and
the Rue properties were purchased
by Levy Bros.
Henry Bennett
Bovine & Applegate,
t A. Walkers building, now n. \. Tel
ephone central and Women's Club.
4 MONMOUTH INQuIRER and Orrin
H Pharo. the publisher, residence
and there is a picture of this ON the
map Later remodelled by Mrs. X.
Irons. who now occupies the build
4 ing with DIR. Runyon on one side.
Mrs. Lydia FanGleve. (lni liner,)
Henry Benefits residence, now
funeral director w. H. Freeman
/ (Surrogate) d. Christopher, now w.
lis. Holmes, antique dealer,
Samuel Laird,
Mr. Crawford,
School house Academy.
This was the last house on this side
of the street On what is now
Broadway, named on map Middle
town Point road, was the tannery of
I'D. Conover, late the Carson property
(Southern side of Main street.
Wards Clothing Stores,
j P. Parker (Late Frey's barber