Upper Freehold's recent "Master Plan" was supposed to address the preservation of historic structures, rural character, and open space. Some are currently uninhabitable due to septic issues created by the proximity to Doctor's Creek. While the community was somewhat revitalized in the 1990s, including the restoration of the millpond in 1995, many of its buildings are now dilapidated. Since the community's addition to the state and national registers of historic places in 1985, portions have suffered from neglect. The Happy Apple was opened in 1972 by the father of its present owners, Buddy Westendorf and wife Donna. Built as a stagecoach stopover between Trenton and the Jersey Shore in the mid-19th century, the current structure was rebuilt following a fire in 1904. The Happy Apple Inn is the community's only restaurant. The most recognizable building in Imlaystown is Salter's Mill situated on a 28-acre (110,000 m 2) millpond that once supported an ice business as well as the mill. Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House was built in 1737 by a congregation begun in 1720.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |