18th Century New Jersey Farmhouse Holds A Place In Baseball History

Beyond the impressive entryway with stone pillars and impressive brickwork, the centerpiece of the 5.81-acre property in Bernards Township is a cedar clapboard and fieldstone home. Built in the mid-1700s, the New Jersey estate was once part of a larger farm. It was renovated and expanded on either side to 15 rooms in 2011. The sophisticated, modern renovation retained much of the original structure’s historic charm, including a stone porte cochère, which connects to a three-car garage.

Adding to the charm of this farmhouse is its ties to America’s favorite pastime. Major League Baseball player Bobby Thomson, an outfielder and third baseman famous for hitting a walk-off home run that won the New York Giants the 1951 National League pennant, known as the “Shot Heard ’Round the World,” lived on the property in the mid-1950s, according to Barbara Davis, who is listing the property with Turpin Realtors.