What is 43 North Road in Smoke Rise?

43 North Road is a 2,618 sq ft commercial building at the North Gate of Smoke Rise, a private gated community in Kinnelon, NJ. The Board of Governors purchased the property, and the community is now surveying residents about its future use, including options like a Heritage Center, commercial lease, clubhouse, or mixed use.

What is the Village Inn deficit at Smoke Rise?

The Village Inn at Smoke Rise operates at a yearly deficit of $406,304 as of the 2026 proposed budget. The Inn generates $1.43M in revenue but costs $1.83M to operate. The deficit has grown 64% since 2019, from $247K to $406K. Every household pays approximately $34/month to cover this gap.

How much does 43 North Road cost Smoke Rise residents?

43 North Road costs approximately $181,280 per year including mortgage ($56,820) and capital replacement items ($125,000). Combined with the Village Inn deficit of $406,304, the total yearly cost to the community is $587,584 — approximately $50 per month from each of the 980 households.

What is Smoke Rise in Kinnelon NJ?

Smoke Rise is a private gated community of over 900 homes in Kinnelon, New Jersey, established in 1946. It features a lake, beach, Village Inn restaurant, 24/7 security, St. Hubert's Chapel with 1886–1889 Tiffany windows, and four distinct neighborhoods: North Gate, East Gate, Mountain & Hilltop, and Lakeside & Perimeter.

Mary Kinney | 43 North Rd

A whole chapel stands because of her faith. Mary Kinney was the devout Catholic wife of Francis S. Kinney — and so that she would not have to travel seven miles to the nearest Catholic church, her husband built her one of her own, on an island in the lake, and had Louis Comfort Tiffany decorate it. Her fuller story is one we are still working to document.

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The chapel built for her faith

Mary Kinney was the devout Catholic wife of Francis S. Kinney, the Sweet Caporal cigarette magnate whose estate became Smoke Rise. The nearest Catholic church was St. Anthony of Padua in Butler, some seven miles away — so that she would not have to make that journey to worship, her husband built St. Hubert's Chapel for her on an island in Lake Kinnelon, its cornerstone laid in 1886 and the chapel consecrated in 1889. He had it decorated by the Tiffany Glass Company, in what became Louis Comfort Tiffany's first liturgical commission. It was Kinnelon's first Catholic church.

Not to be confused with…

Kinnelon's history holds two Mary Kinneys. This is Mary Kinney, Francis's wife. She should not be confused with Mary Cogswell Kinney, his mother — the friend of Mary Todd Lincoln whose tomb angel now stands inside the very chapel built for the wife.

Story in progress

Much of Mary Kinney's life is not yet in the documented record — including her maiden name, which we have not been able to source and so do not state here. We publish only what we can confirm, and we'll add to her story as it's verified. If you hold a record that can help, we'd be glad to hear from you.

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Who was Mary Kinney?

The devout Catholic wife of Francis S. Kinney. So that she would not have to travel seven miles to the nearest Catholic church in Butler, Kinney raised a stone chapel for her on an island in Lake Kinnelon — St. Hubert's — its cornerstone laid in 1886 and the chapel consecrated in 1889.

Source: Diocese of Paterson, “A Catholic Legacy”; Wikipedia

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Compiled from publicly available sources; where accounts differ, the most widely documented version is used. Community corrections welcome.

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Alice Duer Miller

The mathematician who rhymed until the law changed, and won women the vote.

1860s · Lincoln's Circle

Mary Cogswell Kinney

A friend of Mary Todd Lincoln, in the room as the president lay dying — and the angel from her tomb. Story in progress.

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Dr. Helen L. Miller

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