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The Deacon Andrew Hetfield House
Circa 1760
Constitution Plaza
Mountainside, New Jersey
The Mountainside Historic Preservation Committee has been entrusted by
the Borough of Mountainside, New Jersey to preserve and maintain the
history and historic value of the Borough. With this task in mind, the
Committee strives to collect and safeguard information and artifacts related
to the history of the Borough of Mountainside, which was established in
1895. For more information related to the history of the Borough of
Mountainside, please go to: (link).
The Deacon Andrew Hetfield House is the centerpiece and headquarters of
the Mountainside Historic Preservation Committee. Erected in three
phases, the first 1-1/2 story section of the house was built in 1760, with the
center one-story section added and then a two-story section with an
additional second floor added over the center. It is believed that the work
was completed by 1830. Bay windows were added in the 1840's and 1870's.
The house was owned by the Hetfield family and their descendants until
1946. In addition to the Hetfield residence, the house was used as a tea
room in the 1930's and as an antique store in the 1940's and 1980's.
Since the house's move in 1985 from Route 22 to its present location, the
house has been owned by the Borough of Mountainside and maintained by
the Mountainside Historic Preservation Committee for use as a museum
and a meeting place for the people of Mountainside.
The Deacon Andrew Hetfield House was registered onto both the New
Jersey Register of Historic Places and the
National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
You Can Contribute
Information To
Mountainside's Written
History
Connie McNamara, the author of
Mountainside's updated history, has
been busy each day collecting data and
information for the next installment of
our Borough's written history. Connie
has been interviewing residents of
Mountainside (past & present) and
poring through documents and
newspapers to gather material to base
the writing of our borough's history
since 1945. Connie would like more
information. Specifically, she is asking
for any photos depicting scenes of
Route 22 since 1945, especially places
that are no longer in existence, i.e.,
Echo Lanes, H.A. Winston, Chiam
Chateau, Mountainside Inn, Halfway
House, Somerset Bus Company, etc.
In addition, if anyone has any stories or
anecdotes from over the years that
would fit into a "Look Through the
Decades" section, please let her know.
Contact Connie McNamara at email:
conniemcnamara@comcast.net.
