thumb|The New Jersey residence of Jessica M. and Frederic T. van Beuren Jr. includes some of the Olmsted landscape design for the entire estate. Affluent New Yorkers, who rarely walked through the park, mixed with the less well-to-do in the Terrace areas, and all enjoyed an escape from the hustle and bustle of the surrounding city. However, the most wealthy among them employed the firm to landscape their country estates in a similar fashion for their private enjoyment, such as that of Frederick T. van Beuren Jr. in New Jersey. He is a descendant of a Dutch physician who settled in Manhattan in 1700 and whose family members became prominent property owners in the city and various other locations. Initially, that country estate was one of several self-sufficient retreats from Manhattan held by the family that included a supporting farm for produce, livestock, and a livery as well as several houses for permanent staff. The estate later became a more permanent residence as van Beuren's career shifted to founding a hospital in the growing community nearby. At that time the shingled structure in New Vernon was renovated into a brick structure that is described as one of the notable mansions of the area. At the time of the renovation, the mature landscape plan for the residence was not altered. A widening of Spring Valley Road during the late twentieth century did eliminate some Olmsted landscaping that included a cascading bank of native ferns lining a roadside stretch of the property that extended along the road from Blackberry Lane to the eponymous van Beuren Road that divided the family property from its northern boundary to its southern boundary at Blue Mill Road.
thumb|The New Jersey residence of Jessica M and Frederic T van Beuren Jr includes some of the Olmsted landscape design for the entire estate Affluent New Yorkers who rarely walked through the park mixed with the less well-to-do in the Terrace areas and all enjoyed an escape from the hustle and bustle of the surrounding city However the most wealthy among them employed the firm to landscape their country estates in a similar fashion for their private enjoyment such as that of Frederick T van Beuren Jr in New Jersey He is a descendant of a Dutch physician who settled in Manhattan in 1700 and whose family members became prominent property owners in the city and various other locations Initially that country estate was one of several self-sufficient retreats from Manhattan held by the family that included a supporting farm for produce livestock and a livery as well as several houses for permanent staff The estate later became a more permanent residence as van Beuren's career shifted to founding a hospital in the growing community nearby At that time the shingled structure in New Vernon was renovated into a brick structure that is described as one of the notable mansions of the area At the time of the renovation the mature landscape plan for the residence was not altered A widening of Spring Valley Road during the late twentieth century did eliminate some Olmsted landscaping that included a cascading bank of native ferns lining a roadside stretch of the property that extended along the road from Blackberry Lane to the eponymous van Beuren Road that divided the family property from its northern boundary to its southern boundary at Blue Mill Road