IN THE BEGINNING Clockwise
from top left: A view of the Mother’s
House, a home on the 5.8-acre
property facing Upper Mountain
that was torn down, and is now the
site of Mother’s Garden. A rear view
of the Mother’s House. Joseph Van
Vleck Jr. had the home at 21 Van
Vleck St. constructed for his brother,
Charles. It’s believed that the three
pictured here are Joseph Van Vleck
Jr. and his children, Howard and
Joseph III. Howard Van Vleck with
his grandson Tielman, c. 1980.