The Inside Jersey Challenge: Notable Mansions and Estates
The Inside Jersey Challenge: Notable Mansions and Estates
Welcome to the Inside Jersey Magazine Challenge, which is posted the first Friday of each month. The quiz, created by Greg Hatala, tests your knowledge of the Garden State with questions about New Jersey people, places and things. This month, we feature some spectacular Garden State mansions and estates. Good luck!
Welcome to the Inside Jersey Magazine Challenge, which is posted the first Friday of each month. The quiz, created by Greg Hatala, tests your knowledge of the Garden State with questions about New Jersey people, places and things. This month, we feature some spectacular Garden State mansions and estates. Good luck!
Which heavyweight boxing champion owned this $11 million mansion in Bernardsville for five years?
In 1966, the state of New Jersey bought Drumthwacket for use as the governor’s residence. How many governors have lived in the Princeton mansion since its purchase?
This mansion, now a part of Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus in Madison, was home to what industrialist’s granddaughter?
A 33,000-square-foot mansion in Peapack-Gladstone was purchased by a king in the 1980s. From which nation did this monarch hail?
The Duke Estate in Hillsborough, which was home to tobacco heiress Doris Duke, included 45 buildings, nine lakes, 18 miles of roads and 1.5 miles of stone walls. The estate covers how many acres?
Russell Simmons and then-wife, Kimora Lee, owned this 35,000-square-foot estate in Saddle River. The couple sold the property five years ago. How much did they fetch for the estate, which boasts a 50-seat theater and indoor pool?
John DeLorean purchased this 25-room mansion, on a 434-acre estate in Bedminster, in 1981 for $3.5 million. The property is now home to:
If you’re in the market for a $48,880,000 mansion, head to this tony New Jersey town where you’ll find some of the priciest real estate in the country.
Several U.S. presidents elected to vacation at the Jersey Shore. One former first lady, an accomplished equestrian, kept a home in Somerset County. Who was she?
The Ballantine House in Newark was built in 1885 for Jeannette and John Holme Ballantine, of the well-known beer-brewing family. Which Newark landmarks are the result of the Ballantines' philanthropy?