Cross Estate Gardens, Historical gardens in Bernardsville, United States.
Cross Estate Gardens at 61 Jockey Hollow Road in Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey, combines formal and native plant gardens. It lies within the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site of Morristown National Historical Park. The property includes a 23-room stone house and a stone water tower.
The property began in 1903 as Queen Anne Farm and was developed by the Cross family before being transferred to National Park Service management in 1975. This transition allowed for preservation of the historic gardens and public access to the grounds.
The property's names record its owners: the Bensels called it Queen Anne Farm from 1903 to 1906, and the Crosses renamed it Hardscabble House in 1929. The gardens mix formal planting beds with native species, a combination the National Park Service has maintained since acquiring the site from the Crosses' children in 1975.
The gardens sit at 61 Jockey Hollow Road in Bernardsville, within the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site of Morristown National Historical Park. The National Park Service acquired the property in 1975. The grounds are toured on foot, and the stone house and stone water tower from the estate remain on the property.
The property was first called Queen Anne Farm by Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson Bensel, who owned it from 1903 to 1906; it then included a 23-room stone house and a stone water tower. In 1929 the next owners, W. Redmond and Julia Appleton Newbold Cross, renamed it Hardscabble House.
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