PO Box 282, Holmdel Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey 07733
History of the US Post Office in HolmdelIn the early days mail was delivered by stagecoach from Hazlet. Later it was delivered by rail to Bradevelt in Marlboro. Between 1900-1915, the post office was located in Alex L. McClees Harness Shop on East Main Street. In 1916, Taylor Hance was appointed postmaster, a position he held for 40 years. Between 1955-1962, the post office was located in Harry Pitcher's garage in the Village. On January 30, 1963, the post office rented 2400 sq. ft. of space in the building owned by the Holmdel Village Fire Company on Main Street. A stamp to mail a letter cost five cents. Holmdel did not yet offer home delivery. Residents had to visit the post office to pick up their mail in their box. Holmdel Postmasters, Acting Postmasters and Officers-In-Charge: 1830-1849 - Robert Cooke 1849-1853 - Gilbert H. VanMater 1853-1853 - John T. Wyckoff 1853-1861 - Thomas W. Thorne 1861-1868 - Charles S. VanMater 1868-1869 - George S. Jones 1869-1885 - Henry W. McGee 1885-1889 - John H. Hyer 1889-1890 - Charles R. Megee 1890-1892 - Frank P. Megee 1892-1896 - John Alexander Guy 1896-1900 - Alexander L. McClees 1900-1912 - John Alexander Guy 1912-1916 - Alexander L. McClees 1916-1955 - Taylor W. Hance, appointed July 20, 1916 1955-1960 - Mrs. Frances L. Pitcher 1960-1961 - Mrs. Ruth H. Jeffrey 1962-1964 - Harold R. Braun 1964-1965 - ? 1966-1966 - Lawrence F. O'Brien 1967-1967 - ? 1968-1970 - Harold Braun 1970-1983 - ? 1984-1992 - William E. Leonard 1992-1993 - Gregory J. Barna 1993-2000 - Robert A. Ryan 2000-2003 - Peter J. Gaitens 2003-2007 - Arlene Masterson 2007- - Carl Beams Holmdel Postmaster Charles Megee died by mistakenly drinking carbolic acid on January 22, 1890. Megee asked a servant at his brother Garrett's town inn for something to drink. She served it to him, thinking it was a bottle of beer. On March 17, 1892, authorities placed Holmdel Postmaster Frank Megee in the Newark jail and charged him with stealing money and registered letters. Two decoy letters were found on him. Mail robberies had been occurring for months in Holmdel. The postmaster was suspected, watched, and finally caught. Megee didn't have much luck after that. His smokehouse in Morrisville burnt down in 1896. He lost 12 hams in the blaze. The post office has been operating out of their own building on Crawfords Corner Road since November 11, 1974. The current facility is 7500 square feet, and cost $400,000 to build. If you have an interest in the history of the Holmdel Post Office and would like to work on developing this webpage, please contact the Holmdel Historical Society. |