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Township in lieu of taxes. Joined to the main house in back is an early colonial section awaiting restoration, and nearby a spacious two-story carriage house, also awaiting restoration. At the rear are two magnificent, century-old barns, now being restored as a center for the arts and community.
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Acquisition by the state of the 2,900 acres (12 km) it needs in this
Somerset County community in order to start building the long-awaited Six Mile Run Reservoir is now 95 per cent complete, but construction funds are nowhere in sight. ... 'I lived there very nicely for over 35 years,' said Mrs.
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Hageman Farm remained deserted for five years, deteriorating from the weather, neglect and extensive vandalism. Public concerns and the postponement of the Six-Mile Run Reservoir moved the state to agree to dispose of the farm buildings. On July 13, 1978, the Franklin Township Council passed an
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Hageman was the next owner of the house. He graduated from Rutgers College in 1868, and he became the area's land surveyor, civil engineer, and notary. He married Caroline Gano Staats had FOUR children: Jane Ann Van Wickle Hageman (1888–1978) who married Frederick Locke Bascom (1887-?);
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