Downtown Historic Flemington

Historic Flemington Borough, Hunterdon County’s beautiful county seat, offers an exciting crossroads for commerce, agriculture, and the arts, where over 65% of our borough is on the National Register of Historic Places. It has grown as a regional destination with more than 400 businesses, including 50 restaurants, boutiques, a busy craft brewery, a year-round Saturday Farmer’s Market, art galleries, and over 90 health, wellness, and retail businesses. In addition, the downtown boasts several antique shops and bookstores and is a boutique shoppers’ dream, with fabulous finds and friendly business owners. Entrepreneurs under the age of 30 are the owners and operators of many recently opened businesses. The borough attributes this trend to the affordable nature of available retail and a widely shared desire to invest in the community.

The Flemington Community Partnership (FCP) is the borough’s Business Improvement District (BID) with a mission of fostering a thriving business community. Most recently, the FCP received a Neighborhood Preservation Program grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for the South End District. The NPP funds will enable the BID to focus on creative placemaking and a sustainable arts and cultural district.

Flemington is a progressive and growing town that embraces responsible growth and is ready to support new investments, including the transformation of the Union Hotel featuring the preservation of the hotel’s historic façade and a new 85-room facility, plus 206 apartments and two restaurants with liquor licenses.

Additionally, the Liberty Village Project is another promise of significant growth with plans to transform the former outlet mall, which has run its course, into a new tree-lined neighborhood. This mix of multi-family residential and townhouses will accommodate many incomes and household sizes and add to the vibrancy and walkability of surrounding commercial areas, including foot traffic to the downtown.