Colonial and old houses, of Greenwich, New Jersey . lcome to relative, friend, neighbor or whoeverchanced to call. A few steps from the sitting room ad-mitted you to the hall, where there was an entrance to thelarge parlor; back of the parlor, two rooms, the doctorsmedical office and bedroom; a front entrance in the hall,and a stairway leading to the floor above. Adjoining the sitting room, was a large shed with abrick floor, from which you entered a stone kitchen at the 56 COLONIAL AND OLD HOUSES OF GREENWICH. rear of the house. In front of the house stand two tallstately sycamore trees of ma
Colonial and old houses, of Greenwich, New Jersey . lcome to relative, friend, neighbor or whoeverchanced to call. A few steps from the sitting room ad-mitted you to the hall, where there was an entrance to thelarge parlor; back of the parlor, two rooms, the doctorsmedical office and bedroom; a front entrance in the hall,and a stairway leading to the floor above. Adjoining the sitting room, was a large shed with abrick floor, from which you entered a stone kitchen at the 56 COLONIAL AND OLD HOUSES OF GREENWICH. rear of the house. In front of the house stand two tallstately sycamore trees of many years growth. Having a personal conversation with the late regarding the house, he said it was built by Ward. In reviewing the pages of history, we learnthat Dr. Ward was born in the State of Connecticut, in theyear 1736. He commenced the practice of medicine inGreenwich, about the year 1760, so conclude the housewas built about that time. He was a man of greater in-telligence than the physicians who preceded him. His skill. Courtesy of the Bridgeton Pioneer. THE WARD HOUSE. THE WARD HOUSE 57 as a surgeon made a favorable impression upon the citizensand he soon became the established physician of thecommunity. He was an ardent lover of his country, sometimeswriting and publishing papers regarding the politicalagitations of the time. He possessed the qualification of agentleman and it was said of him, he was the real purport of these words are ever the key note to a har-monious and successful life. His practice became extensiveand his exposure to the elements traveling altogether byhorseback is thought shortened his days. A short walkfrom the old house takes you to the cemetery where amassive tablet has been erected over his remains with thefollowing inscription: Memorial of Samuel Ward, Who departed this life February 27, 1774, In the 38 year of his age. This inscription Is a small tribute to the memory of The once humane, generous and just
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