"Homesteading".With a bold stroke of American tradition and a touch of cooperation between the public and private sectors, Montgomery Township Montgomery Township may refer to:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The township's leaders moved to protect, under the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres Green Acre is a conference facility in Eliot, Maine, in the United States. It was founded by Sarah Farmer in 1894. After Sarah Farmer became a Bahá'í in 1900, many Bahá'í speakers were invited, including Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl in 1903, `Abdu'l-Bahá in 1912 and Mírzá Program, 160 acres of land through public acquisition, preserving picturesque "viewsheds" To support the lifestyle needs of the aging residents, they welcomed the private development of approximately a quarter of that parcel for senior living. This project is an outstanding example of how to serve a community's demographic needs and at the same time blend well with the community. Evidence of the project's success is the fact that Stonebridge at Montgomery has achieved its goal of attracting more than 50% of its residents from nearby Princeton and another 20% from three smaller towns within a ten-mile radius of the site. The township's leaders selected Presbyterian Homes & Services as the provider and sponsor for the project, and the architecture and interior design firms collaborated to design a grand "homestead" theme for the site and structures. Stonebridge has the appearance of a large, old farmhouse that has undergone a number of additions over time. The clubhouse, and the swimming pool and fitness center that are housed in an attached "barn" structure, evoke a Craftsman/farmstead vernacular that complements this semirural sem·i·ru·ral adj. Having both rural and urban characteristics: a semirural town; a semirural environment; a semirural way of life. site. Further integration with the greater community includes the extension of the town's public trail system into the campus. The trails developed on the Stonebridge campus are linked to those on the public land, allowing the community-at-large free access to the campus's trails. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Following the architectural massing of the exterior, the interior "Main Street" presents the appearance of an enclosed porch. Other inspiring design features include the use of heavy timbers and cultured stone inside and out, and the extensive use of high beadboard wainscoting, which enhances the homestead theme while providing wall protection. Furniture and furnishings also reflect the design theme; they have been carefully designed, both to fulfill dimensional requirements and to provide the serviceable ser·vice·a·ble adj. 1. Ready for service; usable: serviceable equipment. 2. Able to give long service; durable: a heavy, serviceable fabric. upholstery and finishes needed by the residents. Similarly, the lighting fixtures, with their rustic design, echo the architectural era, yet they provide the appropriate quantity and quality of light needed throughout the facility for various activities. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wallace, Roberts & Todd; Merlino Design Partnership; and Montgomery Township's leaders are to be congratulated for putting the "home" in this homestead-themed community for seniors. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RELATED ARTICLE: Stonebridge at Montgomery SKILLMAN, NEW JERSEY Skillman is an unincorporated area within Montgomery Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08558. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08558 was 5,202. PROJECT SUMMARY Type of Facility/Setting: Continuing Care continuing care a professional convention that a veterinarian who is treating an animal is obliged to continue treating that case unless an arrangement is made with its custodian to transfer the care to another practitioner or to a specialist. Retirement Community Owner: Presbyterian Homes & Services, Inc. Chief Administrator: David Zack, Executive Director, (609) 683-8355 Architecture: Wallace, Roberts & Todd, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , (215) 732-5215 Interior Design: Merlino Design Partnership, Inc., (610) 313-9550 Photography: [c]2004 Tom Bernard Photography Resident Capacity: 24 clustered cottages, 188 Independent Living apartments, 40 Assisted Living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. apartments, 20 Special Needs apartments, and 40 Skilled Nursing beds Total Project Area (sq. ft.): 410,000 (on a 40-acre campus) Construction Cost: $60,000,000 Construction Cost/Sq. Ft.: $146 BY ROBERT VOLZER, CID Cid or Cid Campeador (sĭd, Span. thēth kämpāäthōr`) [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. , IIDA IIDA International Interior Design Association IIDA Integrated Icing Diagnostic Algorithm IIDA Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Dressage Association , VOLZER DESIGN DEVELOPMENT |
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