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Basking Ridge New Jersey's Most Famous Incident Drawings and Photos of and around the infamous Widow Whites Tavern, which was later known as the Lee Lodge. Other images of General Lee - Click Here (Left) Engraving by G. R. Hall, 19th century

Early Rendering Whites Tavern	Early Rendering Whites Tavern
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Ariel View	Original Site (2006) 4 Colonial Drive (Block 78 Lot 11) Original Widow White's Tavern and the subsequent Lee Lodge.
Lee Lodge c 1908	Postcard C 1909
Lee Lodge c 1908	Lee Mansion Plot Auction 1873
1913 Photo of Lee Lodge - Sunday Newark Call December 12, 1913	1961era photo and story.
Older Postcard of Gertrude Brown (Gigi) House Forbes buys around 1952 for approx $19,000	2006 - 233 S. Finley Ave. (would be one house left of Ludolf Conklin Jr.s house) It's called S.D. Conklin's former House (Forbes House) and was also the home of Gertrude (also known as Gigi).
211 S. Finley Avenue House to Left of original site. (Block 78 Lot 10.01) (Ludolf Conklin Jr's house)	205 South Finley Avenue Barn Behind (Block 78 Lot 10.03)
205 South Finley Avenue House Behind (Block 78 Lot 10.03) Built new in early 90's. Current owner (Pretty similar to Widow White's Tavern isn't it). Presently where the Conklin Lee Lodge Tennis courts were in the 1930's. The courts were known as the "Best Tennis courts in Somerset County" - John Placko- Caretaker.	191 South Finley Avenue Home once owned by Franklin Conklin Jr. Pictured here are Harry Demarest (Grandson to Franklin Jr and John Placko - Former Superintendent to Franklin Jr.s estate)