Far Hills
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Surrounding towns:
Bedminster, Bernards, Bernardsville and Peapack-Gladstone
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Anticipating the demand for country properties was Evander H. Schley, a land developer and real estate broker from New York State. He bought several thousand acres of farmland, some of it sight unseen, in Bedminster and Bernards townships in the 1880s. One day in 1887, Schley's brother, Grant, and his wife, Elizabeth, arrived by horse-drawn carriage to see Evander's farms. Elizabeth is said to have remarked on the beautiful vista of the "far hills," thus giving the name to the place before a village was built.
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Government
Far Hills Borough Hall
6 Prospect Street
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-234-0918
Departments
Construction Official 908-234-0611 x11
Court Administator 908-781-1911
Fire - 911
(Non-Emergency)
First Aid - 911
(Non-Emergency)
Health Department 908-231-7155
Library -
Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 908-234-9300
Police - 911
(Non-emergency) 908-234-1192
Public Works
Recreation
Senior Citizens
Tax Collector's Office 908-234-0611 x14
Tax Assessor 908-234-0611 x13
Education
Board of Education
The Somerset Hills School District
25 Olcott Avenue
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
908-204-1930
Bedwell Elementary School Grades K - 5
141 Seney Drive
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
908-204-1920
Bernardsville Middle School Grades 6- 8
141 Seney Drive
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
908-204-1916
Bernards High School Grades 9 - 12
25 Olcott Avenue
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
908-204-1930
Private schools
Far Hills Country Day School - Grades PreK - 8
Route 202
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-766-0622
Arts & Entertainment
Arts
- Rahn Art Studio
580 US Highway 202
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-766-7011
- Riverside Studio
40 Pottersville Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-439-3965
Dance
Cooking
Music
Theaters
Clubs and Organizations
- Far Hills Race Meetings Association
50 US Highway 202
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-234-9115
- New Jersey Conservation Foundation
170 Longview Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-234-1225
- Somerset Lake & Game Club
Lake Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-221-9862
- United States Golf Association Museum
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Historic Places
Historical Society
The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
15 West Oak Street
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
908-221-1770
Far Hills Station
Route 202
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Far Hills Station was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in 1914 and was designed by a staff architect, L.R. Simpson. The station is nearly identical to the earlier Morris Plains Station, yet is constructed of reinforced concrete rather than brick.
Parks
Leonard J Buck Garden
11 Layton Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-234-2677
The Leonard J. Buck Garden is one of the premier rock gardens in the eastern United States. Begun in the late 1930's, the garden has reached a breathtaking point of maturity. It consists of a series of alpine and woodland gardens situated in a 33-acre wooded stream valley. Named for Mr. Leonard J. Buck, who developed the garden as part of his estate, it was donated to the Somerset County Park Commission by Mrs. Helen Buck in 1976.
Places of Worship
Sports & Leisure
Amusement
Baseball
Bowling
Diving Instruction
Gymnastics
Hockey
Soccer