45 Stewart Road, c 1885

Name/Title

45 Stewart Road, c 1885

Description

Photograph from the 1978 David Gibson Historical Survey of 45 Stewart Road. One of the Original Hartshorn Estates, Inc. home (House # 58). The house was the site of the Baquet Insitute, a private girl's school in operation from c. 1880-1910. The school was the first Episcopal Girls School in Short Hills. According to Coleman Burke, it was moved by Mr. Layng from the site of the Pattison house, about a 1/2 block away. The school was named for Professor Camille Baquet and run by his daughter, Harriet Stuart Baquet. who taught at Mr. Holly, N.J. before moving to Short Hills.

Collection

David Gibson Historic Sites Survey 1978

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

2-1/2 in