AUTHORITIES WARN RESIDENTS NOT TO VISIT THE ISLAND AS IT IS DANGEROUS, DO NOT TRAVEL TO MIDDLE SEDGE ISLAND The mysterious mansion of Middle Sedge Island. Ok, let’s clarify a few things first. The island is located between the Mantoloking Bridge and the Seaside Bridge off Chadwick Beach Island in Toms River.
It’s not a mystery to many locals, but for someone who does not know the story, like me, I find it mysterious. It’s a home, a large home ..
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.a mansion if you will on its own island. How many tiny barrier islands are home to giant estates off the coast of New Jersey? Not many if any.
The mansion had access by boat and helicopter. According to an article from Jersey Shore Online from several years ago, the first home was originally built by the Hankins family, famous for their boat building over the decades (circa 1912) here at the Jersey Shore. The first home was originally built on Middle Sedge Island circa 1960.
The home was then sold by Hankins according to more information we received, in the 80’s a new home and caretaker's residence was built by another family (the one we see today). The original home was moved. Charles Hankins died in 2003 and Anna Ohlau Hankins died in 2006.
At one point the property was valued at 8.5 million dollars. Following the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, time, and vandalism.
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.the property went into bankruptcy. Personally, I’d love to know if there are any “weird” stories about this location.
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any odd stories about anima.
