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Lebanon Hotel
History
In 1809, David Miller Kline came to the village of Lebanon (then called
Jacksonville) and opened a General Store on what was then called the New
Brunswick-to-Easton Turnpike. He had recently completed his
apprenticeship, near Oldwick, at the store owned by his uncle David
Miller.
Around 1812, the State of New Jersey decided to improve and straighten the
turnpike road. In Lebanon this meant re-routing it from its existing
course on what is now called Brunswick Avenue, over to what is now known
as Main Street. For David Miller Kline, this meant that doing
business would be more difficult as his store was no longer on the
frequently traveled turnpike.
So in 1819 he purchased a lot from Jacob and Ann Corsen which fronted the
new turnpike. Ann had inherited the lot from her father William
Hoffman, whose 40 acre farm comprised the center of what today is Lebanon
Borough. The building directly to the west of the hotel is the
general store that Kline built.
The first mention of the building itself comes from the Clinton Township
meeting minutes of the mid-1840's which indicate that their officials
occasionally met at "Kline's House". The "Tavern Lot" as such was
first sold in 1848 and to this day its dimensions are the same: "one and
sixty-eight one-hundredths of an acre".
(Information Courtesy of J.
G. Hauck, Lebanon Borough historian. For more information on Lebanon
Borough and its' history visit
www.lebanonboro.com)
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Transfer History of The Lebanon Hotel |
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1819 |
Jacob and
Ann Corsen to David M. Kline |
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May 4, 1848 |
David M.
Kline to John R. Kline |
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Apr. 5, 1860 |
John R.
Kline Est. to William G. Jones |
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Mar. 31, 1866 |
William G.
& Mary Jones to John W. Lowe |
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Apr.l 25, 1878 |
John W.
Lowe to Henry Yawger |
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Jan. 18, 1881 |
Henry H.
Yawger to Sarah N. Lowe |
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Mar. 19, 1895 |
Sarah N.
Lowe to Charles R. Miers |
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Jun. 9, 1897 |
Charles R.
Miers Est. to Ida M. Miers |
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Mar. 1, 1905 |
Ida M.
Miers & Lewis Hildebrant to Rachel Tomson |
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Sept. 14, 1914 |
Rachel &
Charles E. Tomson to George N. & Mary T. Boudreau |
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Jul. 30, 1946 |
Mary T.
Boudreau to Herman & Deza Lusardi |
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Jul. 30, 1946 |
Herman &
Deza Lusardi to Albert J. & Adeline Lusardi, John & Edna Molinari
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Jun. 8, 1949 |
John & Edna
Molinari & Albert J. & Adeline Lusardi |
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Dec. 17, 1951 |
Albert J. &
Adeline Lusardi to Luther & Iram Leland |
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Feb. 21, 1962 |
Luther &
Iram Leland to Walter & Dorothy Weslosky |
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May 24, 1978 |
Walter &
Dorothy Weslosky to John & Dorothy Smigelsky |
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Jul. 1982 |
John &
Dorothy Smigelsky to Anthony R. & Michele Greco |
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Apr. 1984 |
Anthony R.
& Michele Greco to Anthony R. Greco |
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Sept. 1994 |
Anthony R.
Greco to Joseph L. Fornaro |
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Jan. 2004 |
Joseph L.
Fornaro to 69 Main Street LLC |
69 Main Street
Lebanon, NJ 08833
Phone
(908) 437-1300
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