. Sea Bright, Rumson Road, Oceanic, Monmouth Beach, Atlantic Highlands, Leonardville Road, Navesink, Water Witch Club : concerning summer homes along the shores of Monmouth County, New Jersey . days, to pass a sunimei in the scenes of hischildhood, and in 1873 ^^^ occupied The Lindens, ft)r thirty-six years the home of Sir. D. B. Keeler, Jr., who was the firstNew Yorker to make his home on Rumson Road. .Mr. Keelertook possession of the property in 1866, it havinj^ been in theownership of his relatives continuously since the earlv part ofthe eigiiteenth century. To the early and untiriui^ effor
. Sea Bright, Rumson Road, Oceanic, Monmouth Beach, Atlantic Highlands, Leonardville Road, Navesink, Water Witch Club : concerning summer homes along the shores of Monmouth County, New Jersey . days, to pass a sunimei in the scenes of hischildhood, and in 1873 ^^^ occupied The Lindens, ft)r thirty-six years the home of Sir. D. B. Keeler, Jr., who was the firstNew Yorker to make his home on Rumson Road. .Mr. Keelertook possession of the property in 1866, it havinj^ been in theownership of his relatives continuously since the earlv part ofthe eigiiteenth century. To the early and untiriui^ efforts ofMr. Keeler and his friend, the late IJenjamin 15. Hance, arelargely due the speedy development of this beautiful section. Mr. Keeler, it may be said in passing, has l)een ])romi-nently known in the real estate business during the past thirtyyears, and during that period he handled nearly all of the prop-erties in the locality. ]Mr. Robert H. McCarter has a home on Rumson Road,opposite Mr. Havemeyers. Tt was built in 1902. ]\Ir. Uzal , who purchased the Lindens of Mr. D. B. Keeler,Jr., has replaced the historic old house with a very large andbeautiful home, just SUMMER RESIDENCE OF ROBERT MCCARTER, RUMSON ROAD. 57 Ellesniere Iark, which lies un the west side of Lluena Aistaavenue and south of Rumson Road, was hiid out in 1882. Inthat year Mr. D. B. Keeler, Jr., built a cottage there, whichis now the home of Mr. Thomas N. AlcCarter. Mrs. M. and ]\Irs. I. H. Smith also built there at about the sametime, while Mr. W. T. Shedd came later, and Sir. Chester Sim-mons and .Mr. John T. Slade followed within the last three years ago Mr. Edward I>onny bought one of the Mrs. Smith ]:)laces. the other being retained by a member of herfamily. Opposite the cottages just mentioned are the golf linksof the Sea Bright Golf and Tennis Club. They cover 103 acresof land, extending from Buena Xista to Bellevue avenues andfrom the Rumson Road to the
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