Llewellyn Park is an idyllic, gated hillside community with a stunning landscape designed in the 19th century’s Romantic Style of New York City’s Central Park. A rarest of opportunities to own one of just 175 homes on a 425-acre park with winding paths, ornamental trees, flowers, and streets still lined with gas lamps dating back to 1877, the historic cottage on a cul-de-sac features slate roof, a spacious floor-plan ideal for entertaining, irreplicable Old-World characters, and an attached garage. Only 12 miles from New York City and with easy access to Highway 280, Garden State Parkway, Interstate 80 as well as buses and trains to NY Penn Station, living here is a commuter’s dream. America’s oldest planned community was founded by Llewellyn Solomon Haskell in 1853 and designed by Alexander Jackson Davis. Some of the most prominent American architects designed the country estates here, and over the celebrated years, the community hosted many notable residents including Thomas Edison and the Colgate family. The park’s location on the eastern slope of the Watchung Mountains is near many cultural institutions such as NJ Performing Art Center and South Orange Performing Art Center, excellent restaurants and shops in nearby towns including Montclair and South Orange, and fun activities at Turtle Back Zoo and South Mountain Arena.Llewellyn Park is an idyllic, gated hillside community with a stunning landscape designed in the 19th century’s Romantic Style of New York City’s Central Park. A rarest of opportunities to own one of just 175 homes on a 425-acre park with winding paths, ornamental trees, flowers, and streets still lined with gas lamps dating back to 1877, the historic cottage on a cul-de-sac features slate roof, a spacious floor-plan ideal for entertaining, irreplicable Old-World characters, and an attached garage. Only 12 miles from New York City and with easy access to Highway 280, Garden State Parkway, Interstate 80 as well as buses and trains to NY Penn Station, living here is a commuter’s dream. America’s oldest planned community was founded by Llewellyn Solomon Haskell in 1853 and designed by Alexander Jackson Davis. Some of the most prominent American architects designed the country estates here, and over the celebrated years, the community hosted many notable residents including Thomas Edison and the Colgate family. The park’s location on the eastern slope of the Watchung Mountains is near many cultural institutions such as NJ Performing Art Center and South Orange Performing Art Center, excellent restaurants and shops in nearby towns including Montclair and South Orange, and fun activities at Turtle Back Zoo and South Mountain Arena. Llewellyn Park residents enjoy the combination of close proximity to New York City, a relaxed semi-rural lifestyle, and exceptional privacy.
