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Augustus Lefebvre Revere
Augustus Lefebvre Revere was an American financier, banker, stock broker, and civic leader from Morristown, New Jersey. He was a member of the Morristown Club, the Morristown Golf Club, the Morristown Field Club, and the Washington Association of New Jersey, the Society of Colonial Wars, and the Memorial Day Association. He was the son of Joseph Warren Revere, and the great-grandson and "last urvivingdirect descendant" of Revolutionary War figure Paul Revere. Personal life Augustus Lefebvre Revere was born on August 8, 1861 (some sources say 1858) in Morristown, New Jersey. His parents were Rosanna Duncan Lamb Revere and General Joseph Warren Revere. Revere never married. Career and civic engagement Circa 1911, he was the local manager of New York stock and bond brokers Taylor, Auchincloss & Joost, presumably in Paterson, New Jersey. In 1891, Augustus Revere and his brother Paul Revere joined the Washington Association of New Jersey. Circa 1897, they were non-reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown () is a town and the county seat of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. Morristown has been called "the military capital of the " because of its strategic role in the war for independence from Great Britain. Today this history is visible in a variety of locations throughout the town that collectively make up |
Harvard Graduate School Of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is the graduate school of design at Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It offers master's and doctoral programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, real estate, design engineering, and design studies. The GSD has over 13,000 alumni and has graduated many famous architects, urban planners, and landscape architects. The school is considered a global academic leader in the design fields. The GSD has the world's oldest landscape architecture program (founded in 1893) and North America's oldest urban planning program (founded in 1900). Architecture was first taught at Harvard University in 1874. The Graduate School of Design was officially established in 1936, combining the three fields of architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture under one graduate school. History Architecture Charles Eliot Norton brought the first architecture classes to Harvar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Deaths
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian Emperor Xian of Han (2 April 181 – 21 April 234), personal name Liu Xie (劉協), courtesy name Bohe, was the 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in China. He reigned from 28 September 189 until 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 Births
Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry. Events January–March * January 1 ** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City. ** The first steam-powered carousel is recorded, in Bolton, England. * January 2 – Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies, and is succeeded by Wilhelm I. * January 3 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the Union. * January 9 – American Civil War: Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union. * January 10 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union. * January 11 – American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the Union. * January 12 – American Civil War: Major Robert Anderson sends dispatches to Washington. * January 19 – American Civil War: Georgia secedes from the Union. * January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. * January 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Rose Foster
Caroline Rose Foster (6 April 1877 – 26 July 1979) was an American farmer and philanthropist who managed Fosterfields, a working farm in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Foster was a member of over 30 civic and historical organizations including the Washington Association, Washington Valley Community, Madison Historical Society, Canal Society of N.J., Morris County Golf Club, Morristown Lawn Tennis Club, the Woman's Club of Morristown, and the Morris County Historical Society. She was skilled in fishing, writing, local politics, and carpentry. Beginning in 1910 and throughout her life, Foster challenged gender roles of the Progressive Era by wearing men's clothing including men's hats, pants, shoes, and tuxedos. Upon her death in 1979, she donated much of her estate (historic objects, Revere home, and farm) to the Morris County Park Commission in order to "preserve her beloved home and open it to visitors." She lived 99 of her 102 years on the Fosterfields ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fosterfields
Fosterfields, also known as Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, is a farm and open-air museum at the junction of Mendham and Kahdena Roads in Morris Township, New Jersey. The oldest structure on the farm, the Ogden House, was built in 1774. Listed as the Joseph W. Revere House, Fosterfields was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1973, for its significance in art, architecture, literature, and military history. With The museum portrays farm life circa 1920. United States Navy officer, adventurer and author Joseph Warren Revere, a grandson of Paul Revere, was a significant owner of the property. During Revere's ownership he designed and built an 1854 Carpenter-Gothic mansion titled "The Willows." In 1881 Charles Grant Foster, a New York commodities broker, purchased the property and developed it into a Jersey cattle farm entitled "Fosterfields." His daughter, Caroline Rose Foster, spent 98 years living and working on the property, enjoying carpen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Street Mission
Market Street Mission is an American charity organization and Christian mission based in Morristown, New Jersey. The organization operates a homeless shelter, meals, and emergency services, along with men's drug addiction recovery groups, community counseling, a chapel, and a thrift store. All services center on Christian belief and/or conversion. Demographics In 1965, the average resident was 55; a decade later, 45. In 2017, the average age of men in their program was "late 20's or early 30's." Approach Since their foundation in 1889, the Mission's recovery programs emphasized "a Christ-centered message and hard work." According to the Mission, their strategies have not drastically altered in the past century. However, new alcoholic and drug treatments were added in the latter decades of the 20th century. The Mission claims their current program "targets whole life recovery, addressing the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of heirguests." History Precursor T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Souls' Hospital
The All Souls' Hospital was a Catholic hospital based in Morristown, New Jersey. It was run in part by the Grey Nuns of Montreal. Its founding chair was Paul Revere, lawyer, civic leader, and great-grandson of American revolutionary figure Paul Revere. The hospital's goal was to "care orthe diseased, disabled, and infirm, and ther suchcharitable work." Its Morristown location used the historic Arnold's Tavern building from the 1770s, which was moved from the Morristown Green to Julia Keese Colles's property. When a 1918 fire destroyed the Tavern, the Hospital was rebuilt across the street and continued to serve the community until the 1970s. History Arnold's Tavern Its Morristown location initially used the historic Arnold's Tavern building from the 1770s. Jacob Arnold's Tavern, originally located in the Morristown Green, was George Washington's winter headquarters from January to May of 1777 and the place of Benedict Arnold's first trial in 1780. By 1882, the Tavern w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bric-à-brac
Bric-à-brac () or bric-a-brac (from French), first used in the Victorian era, around 1840, refers to lesser objets d'art forming collections of curios. The French phrase is now obsolete, dating from the 16th century, then meaning "at random, any old way". Shops selling such items, often referred to as knick knacks today, were often referred to as purveyors of fancy goods, which might also include novelty items and other giftware. The curios in these shops or in home collections might have included items such as elaborately decorated teacups and small vases, compositions of feathers or wax flowers under glass domes, decorated eggshells, porcelain figurines, painted miniatures or photographs in stand-up frames. In middle-class homes, bric-à-brac was used as ornament on mantelpieces, tables, and shelves, or was displayed in curio cabinets; sometimes these cabinets have glass doors to display the items within while protecting them from dust. Today, "bric-à-brac" refers to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in the world. The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.9 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Endowment inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sansay House
The Sansay House is a residential dwelling in Morristown, New Jersey. It was built in 1807. In the early 19th century, it was the site of a French dancing school led by Monsieur Louis Sansay. On July 14, 1825, Louis Sansay held a ball in Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Lafayette's honor. Louisa Macculloch (1785–1863) and her daughter, Mary Louisa (1804–1888) were on the decorating committee for the reception. The dancing school lost favor and was eventually closed in the 19th century following Presbyterian Reverend Albert Barnes's sermons against Louis Sansay's character and Dancing ban, the perceived impurity of dancing. Sometime before 1871, it was purchased by Jacob King. Circa 1871, the house was purchased and used as the residential dwelling of artist, Navy officer, and Union general Joseph Warren Revere (general), Joseph Warren Revere and his family. The dwelling was inherited by his son, lawyer and civic activist Paul Revere (lawyer), Paul Revere. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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