Property Brief: Rockwell Fire Brigade – 8 Somerset St., Hopewell
There is a small one-story building at 8 Somerset Street in Hopewell Borough at the intersection with Hamilton Avenue, on the railroad side of the street, just past the Tomato Factory and before the parking lot, across the large former Rockwell / Kooltronic industrial facility.
This small building seems to appear on maps back to 1927 as a Stock Shed, but the first known specific use was for the Rockwell Fire Brigade, which served Rockwell and Hopewell from 1954 to 1968.
Chronology:
1900, 1912 – H. A. Smith / Rockwell (old rectangular shed)
1927, 1935 – Stock Shed
1954 – 1968 – Rockwell Fire Brigade
1970s – J. B. Hill Hardware – Outdoor furniture, etc. – Joseph Hill II & Arthur Wright
1980 – 1988 – Mower Ranch – Merrill & Beverly Mellott
1988 – 2003 – Hopewell Antique Cottage – David & Karen Dutch, Winona & David Frye
2003 – 2016 – Princeton Doll and Toy Museum – Virginia Aris / Nancy O’Connor
2016 – present – twine. – Melissa Cookman
Tag – HwBoro
File – 2022-HwBoro-Rockwell-Fire-Brief-HvHist.pdf
