Incredible estate owned by several powerful NJ families is up for sale

When former Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer and his wife Christiana Foglio-Palmer lived at 155 Lower Creek Road in Stockton, Delaware Township, they called it his “weekend getaway,” because according to a chronicle of Trentonian in 2010, the rumor that he was living in Tony’s town (instead of Trenton, the town of which he was mayor) leaked to the press.

He claimed that his full-time residence WAS in fact the capital. It was his story and he stuck to it.

But who could blame him?

Stockton, New Jersey is one of those places where you can drive through and feel like you’ve stepped into another era.

Its magnificent architecture along with its expensively manicured lawns, gorgeous greenery, and wooded properties can make you feel like you’re in a historical novel.

Residents of Stockton tend to retain the old-world charm in their homes, and pride of ownership is evident in the bucolic tree-lined streets.

Once owned by the Roebling family, where John A. Roebling was the civil engineer behind the Brooklyn Bridge and many other suspension bridges, the home, called Red Bridge Farm, is unparalleled in its historic grandeur and is up for sale.

With the feel of a 19th century stone farmhouse, Red Bridge Farm is actually three residences.

The main fieldstone house has 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms and there is also a stone writer’s cottage with fireplace and a separate caretaker’s apartment (above a heated garage for 2 cars).

And the Roeblings weren’t the only wealthy NJ family to live there.

Originally built in 1805, Red Bridge Farm has also been home to two generations of the legendary Rittenhouse family, considered the founders of the American paper industry.

In the 1980s, the owners commissioned a modern addition from famed architect Manuel Fernandez-Casteleiro (designer of Battery Park City and Soho’s Dean & Deluca) with huge expanses of glass and a custom gourmet chef’s kitchen.

Purchased by Palmer and his wife in 2005, the property, which sits along Wickecheoke Creek, has terraced gardens, saltwater swimming pool, all-weather tennis court, pool house with a spa shower and a wet bar.

This gorgeous dream home’s 6,950 square feet and over 16 acres can be yours for $2.2 million.

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