The Schare House
182 Washington Road, November 2018. From Paul Ligeti.
Historical Overview
A 2-story, with front shed dormer stands at 182 Washington Road in the historic West Windsor community of Penns Neck. This property - hereafter called the Schare house - is also a member of West Windsor's "100 Club."
According to township tax records, this house was constructed in 1895.[1] At the time, West Windsor was an agricultural community with farmland stretching across thee landscape. The property's first known owners were Garfield and Mary Pierson, who in 1925, sold this house to Walter and Elizabeth "Bessie" Schare.[2] Walter, the had of the camera department at the Princeton University Store, was also a locally well-known photographer who pioneered the filming of football games for the purpose of coaching purposes.[3] Meanwhile, Bessie was an active volunteer in the Princeton Hospital and with the Red Cross.[4]
Walter died in 1966[5] and Elizabeth in 1985.[6] However, four years prior to her passing, Elizabeth deeded the property to her son, W. Robert Schare.[7] In 1985, the property passed to Peter Pfaffeenroth[8] and the next year, George E. Coughlin purchased the house.[9] After George passed in 1996,[10] the property passed to a new family.[11]
According to township tax records, this house was constructed in 1895.[1] At the time, West Windsor was an agricultural community with farmland stretching across thee landscape. The property's first known owners were Garfield and Mary Pierson, who in 1925, sold this house to Walter and Elizabeth "Bessie" Schare.[2] Walter, the had of the camera department at the Princeton University Store, was also a locally well-known photographer who pioneered the filming of football games for the purpose of coaching purposes.[3] Meanwhile, Bessie was an active volunteer in the Princeton Hospital and with the Red Cross.[4]
Walter died in 1966[5] and Elizabeth in 1985.[6] However, four years prior to her passing, Elizabeth deeded the property to her son, W. Robert Schare.[7] In 1985, the property passed to Peter Pfaffeenroth[8] and the next year, George E. Coughlin purchased the house.[9] After George passed in 1996,[10] the property passed to a new family.[11]
Bibliography
- "West Windsor Tax Assessor Address List, 2019.” West Windsor, 2019. List of all residences in West Windsor with dates of construction, according to tax assessor. Sent to the Historical Society of West Windsor by Lorraine Jones and Dawn Moretti.
- Pierson, Garfield, Pierson, Mary, Schare, Elizabeth C., Schare, Walter R. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1925. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 553 Page 149.
- "Wal;ter R. Schare, Photographer, Dies." Princeton Herald. June 29, 1996.
- "Obituaries - Elizabeth C. Steiner Schare." Town Topics. June 5, 1985.
- "Wal;ter R. Schare, Photographer, Dies." Princeton Herald. June 29, 1996.
- "Obituaries - Elizabeth C. Steiner Schare." Town Topics. June 5, 1985.
- Pfaffenroth, Peter A., Schare, W. Robert. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1981. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 2315 Page 431.
- Ibid.
- Coughlin, George E., Pfaffenroth, Peter A. “Deed.” West Windsor, 1985. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 2305 Page 379.
- "Obituaries - George E. Coughlin." Town Topics. October 30, 1996.
- Andrews, Joyce Darlene, Estate of George E. Coughlin, Shearer, James Campbell. “Deed.” West Windsor, 1985. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 3289 Page 260.
