Dear Blogfinger,
On Feb. 28, Kathy Arlt made a post about the Osborne House. I am interested in whether or not a photo I have of an Osborne House could be the same Inn as your Osborne House. See attached. I am just beginning to investigate and discover the information about the photo I have. A confirmation or best speculation on the Osborne House would be helpful and appreciated.
Most sincerely,
Tina Millard
Photo from Tina Millard
Blogfinger Osborn House article
Editor’s Note: Ms. Millard should contact the Historical Society of Ocean Grove, but if any of our readers can help, please comment below. Thanks to Tina Millard for sharing this fine old photograph with us. –Paul Goldfinger, Editor
JERRY ORBACH:
Thank you. Anna of HSOG was able to confirm that my photo is of the Osborne House of Ocean Grove, NJ.
Liz writes about Ted Bell, which further interests me. My great grandfather’s name is surname is Bell. Possibly a distant relative?
I can’t be absolutely sure, of course, but this photo certainly seems to be the Ocean Grove Osborne House. The railing detail on the second floor floor porch matches; the height of the ground floor porch seems the same; and the entrance is on the right, rather than in the center of the building.
An article on the reason for the name change from Osborn to Osborne can be found at this link:
http://blogfinger.net/2011/06/30/from-the-archives-of-the-historical-society-of-ocean-grove-the-more-things-change/
Anna is at HSOG Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Ted Bell will be back end of April. Chris Flynn is another good source. I hope that helps
Rev. Osborn, who founded Ocean Grove, had no E at the end of his name. In Kathy Arlt’s article, she mentioned that the Osborn House later changed its name to the Osborne House. What is the significance of that? Who knows?