Bound Brook Inn

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227 West Union Avenue
Bound Brook, New Jersey

Hines: Open all year. A tall-pillared, spacious mansion where good food is served. Lunch and Dinner a la carte; also Dinners $1.50. Liquor is served.

One of the few Hines listed a specific address for. (Typically, if there is an address, it is thru my own sleuthing efforts. Hines had a very curious sense of direction.) The building seems to date to the 19th century. While it was always large, when William Robeson acquired the property in 1900, he proceeded with alterations and additions that produced the building you see today. I understand it was intended to resemble the Longfellow House in MA.

Alfred Nangeroni bought the property in 1922 and ran the popular Bound Brook Inn on the site. The Rotary Club of Bound Brook/Middlesex had its beginnings on December 5, 1922, when Charles Manchon called the first meeting at the Inn. In May 1923, the Inn became infamous (as did many others) for being the crown jewels in a sweeping "dry raid" across Somerset County. Apparently a very large quantity of whiskey was seized (these were prohibition years). The incident was even reported in the New York Times.

These days, the gracious building still stands but it is no longer a restaurant of any kind. It is the headquarters of a large florist and is open to the public. If you are in the area, stop in—I understand they have been taking great care of the place!

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