"Located at 143 School St., in the North Stelton section of Piscataway, is a house that was the brainchild of Sam Goldman, a Russian born artist, musician, paper-hanger and follower of anarchist doctrines. Built in 1915 by Goldman, the home is adorned with reliefs of Bolshevic symbolism, along with some abstract and oddly placed columns.
The area surrounding the house was once a farm commune, established as a cooperative organization called Fellowship Farms. It was a utopian enterprise based on socialist-Marxist teachings, and Sam was one of the leaders of the movement. At its center was the Modern School, conducted along progressive lines by followers of the Spanish martyr-anarchist Francisco Ferrer. The school was built on land donated by the cooperative.
The liberal thinking socialist founders in the area decided to give the streets names like “International Avenue,” “Brotherhood Street,” “Voltaire Street,” “Justice Street” and “Karl Marx Street” (later re-named Arlington Place by the capitalist bourgeois)."
The area surrounding the house was once a farm commune, established as a cooperative organization called Fellowship Farms. It was a utopian enterprise based on socialist-Marxist teachings, and Sam was one of the leaders of the movement. At its center was the Modern School, conducted along progressive lines by followers of the Spanish martyr-anarchist Francisco Ferrer. The school was built on land donated by the cooperative.
The liberal thinking socialist founders in the area decided to give the streets names like “International Avenue,” “Brotherhood Street,” “Voltaire Street,” “Justice Street” and “Karl Marx Street” (later re-named Arlington Place by the capitalist bourgeois)."
