Name/Title
Hartshorn: Dissolution of Hartshorn Estates Article, c. 1945Entry/Object ID
2016.035.041Description
Article in unidentified newspaper detailing the voluntary dissolution of Stewart Hartshorn's real estate corporation, Hartshorn Estates. According to the article, the last of its original 1,400 wooded acres was sold for residential development that year.
Hartshorn Estates Corporation was founded in 1915, although it had been functioning since Stewart Hartshorn began developing Short Hills. The firm had approximately 500 acres left in 1936, at the time of Stewart Hartshorn's death.
The sale of the remaining acreage began in 1944. The Board of Education bought 2 tracts and the White Oak Ridge Park Corporation purchased 181 acre tract.Acquisition
Accession
2016.035Source or Donor
Jennette Hartshorn Campbell Skinner, Joanna DellenbaughAcquisition Method
Gift