The Deserted Village

Category: Historical place

Address: 9 Cataract Hollow Rd, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, USA

Phone: +19085274000

Reviews

Kristin Russo

May 13, 2022

Follow Chasing Shots on IG for more photos! Explorers Dream✨ This place was pretty cool. I liked that there are restrooms and many places to sit if you wanted to rest or take in the views. There are trails through the woods which are fairly easy to navigate if you stay on the main paths. It was interesting and recommended for those who like to explore a bit!

Francisco Ribeiro

May 11, 2022

One of the best places you can go to when you want to be alone with your thoughts and catch a breather. Plenty of trails to hike on and streams where you can skip rocks. It's fun looking at the dilapidated houses and reading about the history of Feltville. There's also Trailside museum not too far from here if you want to take your kids or friends.

Herb H. Muktarian

Nov 27, 2021

The Deserted Village of Feltville is on the NJ and National registers of historic places, mostly for its development as a self-sufficient mill town in the mid-1800s. The site dates to the colonial era settlement of Peter's Hill. In 1845, it was developed by David Felt as a company town that ultimately had 175 residents, but by the 1870s the village was abandoned. In the 1880s, it was purchased and turned into a Victorian summer retreat named Glenside Park. During the 1920s, the Watchung Reservation was created to protect undeveloped natural land, and during the Great Depression the government did rent out houses in Feltville. Today, it appears NJ is restoring and preserving the site, with many buildings off limits for stabilization and preservation. We'll definitely be back to explore more of the site! It is a great location for photos.

Thomas Bellaro

Nov 8, 2021

It can be a little busy but a cool place to visit and explore.

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Questions & Answers

hay is this place haunted?

edward marshall | May 17, 2021
Steve Rose | May 18, 2021

If you walk some of the trails with the burnt out girl scout buildings, you may feel a cold chill in the air. But the actual village itself has no sign of having ghosts. Not during the day anyways.

Can you go bike riding there??

Antonio Munoz | Nov 13, 2020
Simon Laufer | Nov 14, 2020

Yes on the path, no in the village.

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are there bathrooms at Masker's barn (Inside or outside) for when there is a party at the barn?

Barbara Kwadecius | Nov 14, 2019
Japheth Gyamfi | Nov 15, 2019

Yes.

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Can this area be metal detected?

NJ DRONER | Nov 13, 2020
Shirley Gazsi | Nov 14, 2020

Archaeological site. You could get fined if caught. And if you find anything and keep it, it's considered theft of artifact, which can be a serious crime depending on the object found. If you try to sell it, well....

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Is it possible to still rent or own one of the houses that are unoccupied...by people that is.

E Alvarez | Nov 13, 2020
Eric Wehnau | Nov 14, 2020

They were in pretty bad shape

Can I medal detect there

Jlm Butler | Oct 23, 2021
Nicole Pitts | Oct 24, 2021

That's a bad idea, it's on the national list of historic places. Taking anything from the area could result in a pretty hefty fine.

Is it pet friendly?

Jacqueline Kovacs-Olsen | Nov 14, 2019
Blaise Vigilante | Nov 15, 2019

Yes. It's pretty much am open area. There are also paths in the woods

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Can visitors explore in the abandoned homes?

Miggs R | Nov 13, 2020
Cathy Seidenstein | Nov 14, 2020

I think some people live there. Probably be caretakers. These are extremely old homes. I can see how somebody could get hurt

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are there bathrooms there?

Barbara Kwadecius | Nov 14, 2019
Jaime Ruggiero | Nov 15, 2019

Yes, toward the front

I was thinking of hosting my wedding/ceremony at maskers barn. Is it possible to visit the barn and take a look inside before filling out the application?

samantha domingo | Nov 14, 2019
Paula Mourao | Nov 15, 2019

Not the wedding, but my daughter bridal, baby shower,love the place.

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I'm looking to record horror video stuff are any of the home accessible? If so would I need to get a permit to record in the town? I don't plan on harming/damaging any of the property besides maybe minor uses of fake blood and costumes.

prince darkmoon | Nov 14, 2018
Alison Trafalis | Nov 15, 2018

Some people live in the deserted village so you would need to get permission to use the abandoned houses but you can't use the ones that people live in. Here is a random tip. Use the burial ground in a scene. You can also find out about how people died and who did. That would help you wih the movie.

Do people live here

Jonathan Fletcher | Nov 14, 2018
Alan Quayle | Nov 15, 2018

Yep, several of the houses are occupied. Though most are deserted.

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