Status: Expired Year: c.1780 Style: Federal Price: $461,500 Lot Size: Taxes:$ 10,292

Rooms: 12 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2/0 Basement: Fireplace: Y/5 Garage: N

In the late 1700s, Halls Mills (now called Asbury) was a flourishing village on the Musconetcong Creek. It contained 2 stores, 2 grist mills, a woolen factory, 40 homes, and a Methodist church. In 1800 the cornstone of the Old Methodist Episcopal Church was laid by Bishop Asbury, and it was in his honor that this village later received its name.

In 1815 a wooden structure in the heart of town, thought to have been built as a tailor shop, was conveyed to Elisha Warne and his wife Eliza who lived in Asbury until 1819, when they sold the house to Reverend Jacob Castner and his wife Sara. The Reverend and his wife had 10 children, so a brick addition was added to the front of the home, complete with meticulous mill work and joinery and Adams-style mantels surround its five fireplaces. In 1848 Augustus G. Richey and his wife Annie purchased the home. Mr. Richey was a prominent lawyer of extensive practice, and a gentleman of means who served one term as a state senator. It is thought that Mr. Richey was responsible for the final brick addition which was to be used for his legal practice.

Prior to 2006 the Warne-Castner home underwent a major restoration that faithfully adhered to its architectural integrity. The 4 bedroom, 2 bath home is still wrapped in its historic skin inside and out, but it’s also equipped with every modern convenience.

In light of its grand history of influential statesmen and community religious leaders, it seems only fitting that his home has now become such a historical gem in its own right.