Allaire traces the history and culture of the village from its days as a famous nineteenth-century industrial community to one of todays most popular living history museums in New Jersey. In 1822; James P. Allaire established the Howell Works; one of many bog-iron furnaces that once dotted the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Explored are the rise and fall of the industrial community; as well as the villages transition from the Allaire family to Arthur Brisbane; a famous Hearst newspaper editor. Also included are the early restoration efforts of Allaire Village and some familiar sites on the outskirts of Allaire; including Kessler Farms; Thompsons Dairy Farm; the Pine Creek Railroad; DeLisles French Restaurant; and Allaire Airport. In 1836; more than three hundred people lived and worked at Howell Works; a self-sufficient community once complete with thirty buildings. The collapse of the bog-iron industry in the late 1840s left the village crumbling and nearly deserted by 1900. In 1907; on a leisurely drive from his Lakewood mansion; Arthur Brisbane bought Allaire Village. Revitalizing it; he created a luxurious country estate. Allaire contains images of the Allaire Inn; Brisbanes model farm; and the Boy Scouts Camp Burton. During the 1900s; Allaire was home to the legendary Indian Joe; the Pennsylvania Railroads doodlebugs; and Brisbanes full-time staff-the Macauley; Frostick; Service; and Reynold families.
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