One of the most remarked upon features of Duke Farms - the early 20th century Hillsborough, New Jersey estate of tobacco millionaire James B. Duke - is the low stone wall that surrounds most of the historic core of the enormous property.
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| Duke's Brook at Duke's Park, postcard circa 1915 |
Often overlooked are the extensive stone retaining walls built by Duke's army of laborers along the course of Duke's Brook and the Raritan River.
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| The Raritan River looking East from the Nevius Street Bridge, circa 1906 |
Today the walls continue to hold back the banks of the brook just as they did more than a century ago.
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| Duke's Brook at Duke Farms, 2017 |
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