Welcome to the place I love, Haddonfield, New Jersey! Here at Jay Reinert Architect, our focus lies beyond the micro scale of a home, because we understand that our lives and the homes we live in contribute to the culture of a community. To make reasonable, beautiful design decisions, we need to consider all of the essential aspects of what makes a community: the people, architecture, landscape, town planning, and so much more. With Haddonfield Authentic, I will take you along in my exploration of “place” in the hopes of sharing how original design decisions have influenced my perception of Haddonfield and the values of those who shape it.

Check out HaddonfieldHistory.org for more specific information on Haddonfield’s history.

 

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View fullsize The story the front of this house tells is authentic and rich! Symmetry is such a strong compositional element. It suggests a real sense of balance, order, control, and safety. It's simple to understand and therefore comfortable. But this home has m
View fullsize What an honest way for a building to say, "I'm a home". The American Four-Square, may be my favorite style of all time. When you see a block of foursquare's, your looking at a block that was developed between the 1890's and the 1930's.
View fullsize Two Faced? Kind of; but in a good way! This is the 2nd front of the monumental home I posted yesterday. It's primary front is on Kings Highway and this 2nd front faces West End Blvd. A homes on a corner property is faced with the challenge of havin
View fullsize Another Kings Highway Gem! You may be able to guess that this home is close to the center of town and intended to engage passersby. The sturdy stone and ornate front porch is within conversation distance of the sidewalk and the house and yard rela
View fullsize This informal stone wall reminds me of Ireland! An appropriate post for today as my daughter, now a botanist, leaves Galway Ireland after five years of calling it home. She is coming "home" for a visit before heading off to Edinburgh Sco
View fullsize A vignette of a quintessential late 1800's Haddonfield neighborhood with it's small front yards, decorative porches, brick sidewalks, and tree lined narrow streets. These elements all add up, like brush strokes on a canvas, to paint an authentic pi
View fullsize Millionaire-Next-Door = Haddonfield? It occurred to me yesterday while on my walk that I had listened to an audio book years ago that might help me understand Haddonfield Authentic. It's called, The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley. One
View fullsize Headed out for a walk this morning to improve my physical and mental health and explore what makes Haddonfield feel authentic to me. This one will be short and shallow because I'm posting this as I walk home to get showered and head into work. Yes