Where in NJ do you you think has the most beautiful homes? (Newark: law, centers)

[hollygolightly]

I agree with Montclair, as well as Cape May and LBI.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Haddonfield yet, so I will do so! They have some very old, very beautiful homes there with tons of character and history.

[crisp444]

Plainfield's Sleepy Hollow section has some absolutely beautiful homes.

[EB2]

That's really too hard to say. All of the towns I've been in have nice homes...even if they're not consistently nice throughout the town/city.

Heck, my first trip to NJ, looking out the window of a Cadillac ("taxi"/limo service) - I got to see East Orange (split the fare with another passenger, and she lived in EO) - and it was surprising. I'd been told everything about EO, and was still amazed at the homes...and to imagine what they looked like at one point. Of course, that's not to say I'd move there, because I avoid EO as much as I can, but nonetheless....they are still very beautiful homes, architecturally (now, if only EO wasn't Iraq...)

I definitely do agree with the OP on Montclair, though.

[Sassygirl18]

Cape May
Haddonfield

[stevemorse]

Summit & Mountain Lakes

[MoorestownResident]

Originally Posted by Newarkbomb

That house is stunning! .. pretty decent price too (not that i can afford it in any way shape or form )
Check out these houses in Alpine
Alpine, NJ, 07620 - MLS ID#2915216 - Single Family Home real estate - REALTOR.com®
Alpine, NJ, 07620 - MLS ID#2917189 - Single Family Home real estate - REALTOR.com®

That is a good price for that estate in Moorestown, priced to sell. It doesn't compare to that Alpine estate. One of the reasons Alpine has so many huge estates is due to the fact that it's property tax rate over the years has been very low, that has attracted big money property over the years.

[mumra]

Cape May is beautiful. Llewellyn Park has some nice homes but its downfall is its location even though it’s a gated community, in the 80's and before this was the place to be. I think you guys are referring to upper Montclair only around n&s mountain ave because lower Montclair is nothing to get excited about and areas around grove st are down right sketchy.

[Newarkbomb]

Originally Posted by lastinshow

Funny, as an old architecture buff, some of the nicest homes I've seen have been in places such as Newark and Trenton - from when those towns really were the centers of wealth in the State. One home sold in Newark not so long ago that had belonged to Louis Comfort Tiffany. Absolutely stunning detail. In another location would have been worth millions.

Outside of that, Mountain Lakes has some real beauties, as does the Bernardsville/Far Hills area.

Not a fan of 90% of the homes produced in the last 20 years.

I agree with you 100%, And if you're referring to the section of Newark just east of Branch Brook Park where the old big Victorian and Colonial styled homes are, then I completely agree.

Originally Posted by EB2

That's really too hard to say. All of the towns I've been in have nice homes...even if they're not consistently nice throughout the town/city.

Heck, my first trip to NJ, looking out the window of a Cadillac ("taxi"/limo service) - I got to see East Orange (split the fare with another passenger, and she lived in EO) - and it was surprising. I'd been told everything about EO, and was still amazed at the homes...and to imagine what they looked like at one point. Of course, that's not to say I'd move there, because I avoid EO as much as I can, but nonetheless....they are still very beautiful homes, architecturally (now, if only EO wasn't Iraq...)

I definitely do agree with the OP on Montclair, though.

East Orange is very misunderstood and it looks like you saw it's once former wealth. Whenever I go through that town, which is very rare, I love to see it's old homes which were built around the 1900s. It would be like Montclair kind of if it never went downhill.
The beautiful homes re either abandoned or being revitalized by the wealthy in EO.. Not a good place to be if you're wealthy though

[seque5tra]

Yes, Newark, and let's not forget Jersey City, have some great Victorians with a lot of history and character.

As for East Orange, it too has a lot of interesting architecture. I wish I could travel back in time to see it in its prime. There's this one tenement building in particular...I can't remember the street it's on...but it's just beautiful. Well, it's not in great condition now, and there's an ugly No Loitering sign posted on the facade. But its magnificence shines through all that. It's got balconies and all this ornate detailing. It's a real showpiece.

[FL Beaches]

Essex Fells