Gladstone, New Jersey

Gladstone is an unincorporated community located within Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[4] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07934.^[3] Gladstone was named in honor of William Ewart Gladstone, who served as British Prime Minister several times between 1868 and 1894.^[5][6]

Gladstone, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Gladstone Station
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Coordinates: 40.7226007°N 74.6654381°W / 40.7226007; -74.6654381
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Somerset
Borough	Peapack-Gladstone
Elevation [1]	262 ft (80 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	1,501
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code	07934[3]
GNIS feature ID	876615[1]

The community is home to the Hamilton Farm Golf Club, the Stronghold Soccer Club, the United States Equestrian Team and the Gill St. Bernard's School, a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.^{[7][8][9][10]}

In the Forbes magazine 2017 ranking of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Gladstone was ranked as the 457th most expensive in the country, with its median home sale price of $938,042.^[11] In 2018, New Jersey Business Magazine listed Gladstone at 46th in its listing of "The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", with a median sale price 2017 of $627,500.^[12]

As of the 2010 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07934 was 1,501.^[2]

Culture

Gladstone is home to the United States Equestrian Team^[7] and the Stronghold Soccer Club, which plays its matches at Mount St. John's on the grounds of Montgomery Academy.^[13]

The Hamilton Farm Golf Club is located in Gladstone and has been the site of the Sybase Match Play Championship since its inception in 2010. It is the only match play format event on the LPGA Tour.^[14]

Education

As part of Peapack-Gladstone, residents of Gladstone are served by the Somerset Hills Regional School District.^[15][16]

Located along the border with Chester Township is the Gill St. Bernard's School, a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.^[17] Situated on Pottersville Road and Route 206 is the Willow School, which serves students in preschool through eight grade.^[18]

Transportation

Gladstone Station c. 1970

Roads and highways

A few major roads pass through the community including U.S. Route 206 and County Route 512.^[19][20]

Public transportation

Gladstone is an NJ Transit station that is the western terminus of the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. Out of 23 inbound and 26 outbound daily weekday trains, 2 inbound and 2 outbound trains (about 8%) use the Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan; the rest go to Hoboken Terminal. Passengers can transfer at Newark Broad Street or Summit stations to reach the other destination if necessary.

The Gladstone train station building was re-labeled "Boston," and its surroundings were supplied with peat-moss dirt, period vehicles and extras in Victorian dress, for a 1962 movie shoot. In the Oscar-winning film The Miracle Worker, Anne Bancroft in the role of Annie Sullivan boards a long-distance steam train there to take the job as Helen Keller's teacher.^[21]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Gladstone include:

• Charles E. Apgar (1865–1950), business executive and amateur radio operator best known for making early recordings of coded German radio transmissions at the start of World War I.^[22]
• Jason Gore (born 1974), PGA Tour professional golfer who is the Senior Director of Player Relations for the United States Golf Association.^[23]
• Orin R. Smith, former chairman and CEO of Engelhard Corporation^[24]

References

1. Gladstone, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 8, 2016.
2. DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07934 Archived 2020-02-13 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 8, 2016.
3. Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
4. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
5. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Peapack and Gladstone; Fox-Hunting and High-Priced Homes", The New York Times, August 7, 1994. Accessed July 7, 2023. "Gladstone is named for the British Prime Minister William Gladstone ... [B]y 1912, the Villages of Peapack and Gladstone found themselves in conflict with the rest of Bedminster Township. The villages wanted electric lights, telephones and fire hydrants and resented being forced to pay for rural roads in the township. The villages petitioned the State Legislature for the creation of the borough and the Legislature voted to do so on April 23, 1912."
6. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.
7. Historical Hamilton Farm, United States Equestrian Team. Accessed July 7, 2023. "The USET Foundation Headquarters remain at the historic USET training facility in Gladstone, NJ."
8. About Us, Stronghold Soccer Club. Accessed September 29, 2013.
9. About Archived September 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Sybase Match Play Championship. Accessed February 13, 2013.
10. History^{[permanent dead link]}, Gill St. Bernard's School. Accessed February 13, 2013.
11. Strauss, Eric. "Is your ZIP code among the nation’s most expensive? If you live in one N.J. town, it is", NJ Biz, October 9, 2014. Accessed July 7, 2023. "457. Gladstone, 07934, $938,042"
12. Theiss, Eliza. "The Most Expensive Zip Codes in New Jersey – Alpine, Short Hills and Stone Harbor Maintain Lead, While Deal Surges", Property Shark, February 15, 2018. Accessed July 11, 2023. "46 07934 Gladstone Somerset County $627,500"
13. About Us, Stronghold Soccer Club. Accessed September 29, 2013.
14. About Archived September 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Sybase Match Play Championship. Accessed February 13, 2013.
15. Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed July 18, 2017.
16. Somerset Hills Board of Education District Policy 0110 – Identification, Somerset Hills School District. Accessed March 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in The Somerset Hills School District. Composition: The Somerset Hills School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone."
17. History^{[permanent dead link]}, Gill St. Bernard's School. Accessed February 13, 2013.
18. Willow at a glance, The Willow School. Accessed September 24,2023.
19. U.S. Route 206 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2017. Accessed November 22, 2022.
20. County Route 512 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed November 22, 2022.
21. Valasek, Thomas E. Frameworks: An Introduction to Film Studies, p. 395. Wm. C. Brown, 1992. ISBN 9780697111265. Accessed May 26, 2015. ""Back in 1962, Arthur Penn shot part of The Miracle Worker at the old train station in Peapack-Gladstone."
22. "Charles E. Apgar, Radio Expert, 85; Jersey 'Ham' Operator Dies-- Recorded Code Messages From Sayville Station in 1915", The New York Times, August 19, 1950. Accessed June 26, 2022. "Born in Gladstone, N. J., Mr. Apgar attended Wesleyan University, held various posts with the New York Life Insurance Company and was a salesman before he became an executive of the New York brokerage firm of Spencer Trask & Company."
23. Lopez, Jill Painter. "Where Are They Now? Listening Post", Fore magazine, October 17, 2019. Accessed September 23, 2020. "The Gores love their new Gladstone, N.J., home, on nearly four acres of land with a 1.5-mile commute to the office. Once he had to wait for five Canada geese to cross the road."
24. Gilpin, Kenneth N. "Engelhard Elects Acting Chief to Post", The New York Times, May 4, 1984. Accessed February 22, 2018. "Mr. Smith is a graduate of Brown University and Seton Hall University, where he earned his M.B.A. degree. He is married, has two daughters and lives in Gladstone, N.J."