Some
months ago, I sent this information to the powers that be in Hamilton
Township, noting that the wonderful sign created by the Boys Scouts had
the erroneous date of 1892 as the year the beautiful Kuser Mansion was
built. When I approached the folks at the mansion, and apprised them of
the error, they referred to the diary entry from Fred Kuser telling of
the family traveling from their New York home to their "country home" in
Hamilton Township. Above you will find conclusive proof that the
current Kuser Mansion was completed in the year 1896. The visit to
Trenton referred to in Fred Kuser's diary referred to was obviously the
Goldy farm house which was there when Kuser purchased the property from
Goldy. Note that the structure was to cost about $15,000!
This email received from my friend Ms. Eleanor Goldy Guear, local Lakeside Park/Gropp's Lake area historian:
Tom
- Thanks for this informative news article. The Goldy homestead we were
sure was still existing somewhere on the 80 acres that were purchased
by the Kusers, but now we know that the "old farmhouse" was torn down
and the Kuser home erected. Thanks once again for clearing up a detail
of our own family heritage.
Lakeside Girl on
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