Since POTUS is on his way to Bedminster, sharing some history of the property.
Didn't realize DeLorean owned it for so long. Beautiful place.
>http://blog.t3consortium.com/trumpsummerwhitehouse/
Just south of the Lamington section of Bedminster Township lies one of the finest pieces of real estate in Bedminster dating back to the 1600’s. The Duyckinck family, a Dutch farming family, lived on the Lamington Farm property through the early 1900’s, living in what was know as the “Old Dutch House”. The family made cider with their own presses from apples from their orchard. They raised cattle and sheep. Legend has it there’s a ghost in the house. John Duyckinck, possibly a British sympathizer was confined to live within the boundaries of the property after being jailed and exiled by General George Washington in 1779. The Continental Army’s artillery was stationed in Bedminster, in the Pluckemin Village section of Bedminster during the winter of 1778-1779 under the leadership of General Henry Knox.It is still unclear if Duyckinck was a Revolutionary War hero, or a British spy, but past residents claim to have heard the sounds of a man in riding boots echoing in the stairwells.
Jock Cowperthwaite maintained the estate until John DeLorean purchased it in 1981. John DeLorean bought what was then 433 acres along with the Georgian-style red brick manor house for $3.5 million. DeLorean and his former wife, model/actress Cristina Ferrare lived there for 19 years.
By 2000, DeLorean’s estate expanded to 506-acres. On the western side lies Cowperthwaite Road, named after the second property owners, the Cowperthwaite family. Trump bought the property from National Fairways in 2000, a minority partner of Lamington Farm Club LLC (now Trump National Golf Club), a Connecticut-based golf course developer that had acquired it at a bankruptcy auction in early 2000. Bedminster Township in August 2001 approved Donald Trump’s property for use as a golf course and country club.
The red brick Lamington House became Trump National’s clubhouse and 11 single-family cottages were planned for extensive renovations around a planned pool and bistro complex. The Tom Fazio designed golf course was opened in 2004. Located a short distance from the clubhouse in a separate “village”, there’s a 25-yard long swimming pool, hot tubs,spa and fitness center, tennis courts, paddle tennis,basketball court, equestrian riding trails and of course, a heliport.