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Basking Ridge is an unincorporated area located in Central Northern New Jersey within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, New Jersey.

The area was settled during the early days of the country. It is home to the old AT&T Headquarters designed by the architects Vincent G. Kling & Associates, now owned by Verizon. Basking Ridge is the current headquarters for Verizon Wireless.

The community of Basking Ridge is part of greater Bernards Township, which also includes Lyons, Liberty Corner, and West Millington. Basking Ridge has a large Roman Catholic population, with smaller Indian American, Protestant, Jewish and Asian American populations.

Historic sites:
The Big Oak Tree is situated in the graveyard of the Presbyterian Church. This 600-year old white oak tree is a site where George Washington is said to have picnicked in the late 1770s.
The Brick Academy was built as the Basking Ridge Classical School; its function was to prepare young men for the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University). It has also served as a public school, a union hall, and a town hall. It now serves as a historic museum for Basking Ridge.
The Van Dorn Mill was built in 1768 as a wooden structure; it was rebuilt in 1843 as the finest stone structure in New Jersey. Thousands of stones were hauled from the hedgerows of nearby farms. Builders were paid one dollar per day to build the stone mill. Altogether, this amounted to $5,000, a large amount of money in the 1800s. However, the mill paid for itself in the first year of operation.
The Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church is a Greek Revival church built in 1839 and is listed on the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places.

The Basking Ridge Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, it is district #94000817. The Basking Ridge Classical School was added in 1976, it is building #76001185. The Alward Farmhouse was added in 1986, it is building #86000388.

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