God seeketh again that which is passed away

"That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away."

Ecclesiastes 3:15
American Standard version

Site of Aaron Baldwin's house (c. 1717 to c. 1960) in Newark

According to Newark Mountain by Charles McGrath Jr., Aaron Baldwin's house stood on this spot from about 1717 to about 1960 when it was replaced by Kravet's Pharmacy. There is a tradition that said that George Washington stayed at the house during the Battle of Springfield in 1780.



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This is a sketch drawn in 1964 by Charles Benedict. The sketch appears on page 103 of the manuscript Newark Mountain by Charles McGrath Jr.

This photo of the house was taken in 1936. It is also from McGrath's manuscript.