The Hageman Farm is a historic house located at 209 South Middlebush Road in Somerset, New Jersey

Somerset, New Jersey

Somerset is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located at the easternmost section within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey. At the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 23,040...

. It is a registered historic place of New Jersey.

Hageman family

The progenitors of the Hageman family were Catherine and Adrian Hegeman, who emigrated from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 around 1650 or 1651. They first settled in Flatbush

Flatbush, Brooklyn

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, New York

New York

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, then in 1702, four grandsons of Adrian and Catherine moved to Six Mile Run, New Jersey

Six Mile Run, New Jersey

Six Mile Run has been used to name several different but related features in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.-Historic district on the National Register of Historic Places :...

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Benjamin B. Hageman

Adrian's great-grandson was Benjamin B. Hageman (1812–1890). In 1845, Benjamin married Jane Van Wickle (1823–1901), and they moved to Somerville, New Jersey

Somerville, New Jersey

Somerville is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,098. It is the county seat of Somerset County....

 and farmed there for the next sixteen years. Jane Van Wickle was a descendant of Symen Van Wickle. In 1861, Benjamin moved to the Garretson-Hageman farm, and in 1868, he renovated and expanded the existing house. Benjamin had two sons: Samuel Hageman (c1845-1876); and Garretson Hageman (1846–1915).

Garretson Hageman

Garretson Hageman was the next owner of the house. He graduated from Rutgers College in 1868, and he became the area's land surveyor, civil engineer, and notary. He married Caroline Gano Staats had FOUR children: Jane Ann Van Wickle Hageman (1888–1978) who married Frederick Locke Bascom (1887-?); Peter Hageman, Magdeline Gano Hageman who married Tunis Davis(1890-1965) and Benjamin Hegeman.

Peter Hageman

The house passed to Peter Hageman (c1890-1943) in 1933, after the death of his grandmother. Peter was the Franklin Township

Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

-Communities of Franklin Township:The following are census-designated places, unincorporated enclaves, and historical communities located within Franklin Township...

 Tax Collector from 1928 until his death in 1943; his wife assumed his duties, continuing for another 24 years from the house. For nearly 40 years, the large room off the south porch served as the Tax Collector's office. Peter's son, Garretson Hageman continued to live on the farm with his family until 1972, when the land was condemned for the proposed Six Mile Run Reservoir.

Meadows Foundation

The Hageman Farm remained deserted for over five years, damaged by weather, neglect and vandalism. Abandonment of the Six-Mile Run Reservoir allowed the house to avoid being demolished. On July 13, 1978, the Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

-Communities of Franklin Township:The following are census-designated places, unincorporated enclaves, and historical communities located within Franklin Township...

 authorizing the purchase of the farm and out-buildings for $100 by the Meadows Foundation

Meadows Foundation

The Meadows Foundation of Somerset County, New Jersey is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1978. It oversaw the restoration of seven historic houses in Somerset. The homes are on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.-Houses:* Van Liew-Suydam...

. The annual lease of the surrounding 1.5 acres (6,070.3 m²) to be returned to the Township in lieu of taxes.