Kendall Park

History

Kendall Park gets its name from its builder, Herbert Kendall, who developed a planned community of 1,500 houses between 1956 and 1961. Kendall's development was built in three stages: the initial development in 1956-7 (between New Road and Sand Hill Road), the Constable development in 1959 (south of New Road), followed by the Greenbrook development (north of Sand Hill Road) in 1961. The initial development offered two styles of three-bedroom, 1½ bath ranch-style homes, mostly built on 1/3 acre lots, typically selling for around $16,000 in 1957. The subsequent sections offered a wider selection of styles, including four-bedroom ranches and four-bedroom colonial-style homes. The development of Kendall Park doubled the population of South Brunswick and marked the beginning of its transformation from a rural farming area to a suburban bedroom community. Several other nearby tracts developed after Kendall's original development are also part of the CDP. The Hoagland-Clark House, which dates back to the late 18th century, is a remnant of the earlier era, and was identified by Preservation New Jersey as one of the most vulnerable landmarks in New Jersey.

Geography

Kendall Park is in southwestern Middlesex County, in the northwest part of South Brunswick. It is bordered to the south by Heathcote, also within South Brunswick, and to the west and northwest by the communities of Ten Mile Run and Franklin Park in Franklin Township, Somerset County. New Jersey Route 27 (Lincoln Highway) runs along the northwest border of Kendall Park, following the county line, while U.S. Route 1 runs along the community's southeast border. Both highways lead northeast to New Brunswick, the Middlesex county seat. Route 27 leads southwest from Kendall Park to Princeton, while Route 1 leads southwest to Trenton, the state capital. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kendall Park CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.05%, are water. The community sits on high ground which drains north to Tenmile Run and Sixmile Run, and south to Heathcote Brook, all of which are tributaries of the Millstone River and part of the Raritan River watershed.

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