The Morristown District, also known as the Morristown Historic District, is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

in the town of

Morristown Morristown may refer to: Places Canada *Morristown, Nova Scotia (disambiguation) United States * Morristown, Arizona *Morristown, Indiana ** Morristown station (Indiana) *Morristown, Minnesota ** Morristown Township, Rice County, Minnesota *Morris ...

Morris County, New Jersey Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was enumerated at 509,285,

. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1973, for its significance in architecture, communications, education, military, politics, religion, social history, and transportation. The initial district listing had 50

contributing buildings In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

, including the

Thomas Nast Home The Thomas Nast Home, also known as Villa Fontana, is a historic house on MacCulloch Avenue in Morristown, New Jersey, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1860–1861, it was the home of pol ...

and the

Dr. Lewis Condict House The Dr. Lewis Condict House is a historic house located at 51 South Street in Morristown, New Jersey, Morristown of Morris County, New Jersey. Built in 1797, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973, for its signif ...

, which were previously listed individually on the NRHP, and the Morristown Green. With The district boundary was increased from to as part of the Morristown Multiple Resource Area (MRA) in 1986 and now has 352 contributing buildings, including the

Morristown station Morristown is a NJ Transit rail station on the Morristown Line, located in Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It serves an average of 1,800 passengers on a typical weekday. Construction of the historic station began in 19 ...

and the Morris County Courthouse, which were previously listed individually. With

History and description

Macculloch Hall was built in 1810 by George and Louisa Macculloch and features

Federal architecture Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815, which was heavily based on the works of Andrea Palladio with several inn ...

. The brick building is now the home of the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum. The Vail Mansion was built in 1918 by

Theodore N. Vail Theodore Newton Vail (July 16, 1845 – April 16, 1920) was president of American Telephone & Telegraph between 1885 and 1889, and again from 1907 to 1919. Vail saw telephone service as a public utility and moved to consolidate telephone networks u ...

, then president of AT&T. Built of granite and marble, it features Florentine architecture. Vail never occupied the building and he donated it to the town. The Morristown & Morris Township Library was built in 1917, with funding from Grinnell Willis, local textile merchant. St. Peter's Episcopal Church was built by the architectural firm

McKim, Mead & White McKim, Mead & White was an American architectural firm that came to define architectural practice, urbanism, and the ideals of the American Renaissance in fin de siècle New York. The firm's founding partners Charles Follen McKim (1847–1909), Wil ...

. Designed by architect

J. Cleaveland Cady Josiah Cleaveland Cady (January 1837 – April 17, 1919) or J. Cleaveland Cady, was an American architect who is known for his Romanesque architecture, Romanesque and Rundbogenstil style designs. He was also a founder of the American Institute ...

, the South Street Presbyterian Church was built in 1878. The First Presbyterian Church was built 1893–1894 featuring

Romanesque Revival style Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...

. The Kedge was built in 1870 as a summer cottage and features Stick style.

Gallery

File:Thomas Nast Home, Morristown, NJ.jpg, Thomas Nast Home File:110 South Street, Morristown, NJ.jpg, The Vail Mansion, also known as the Morristown Municipal Building File:Public Library, 1 Miller Road, Morristown, NJ.jpg, The Morristown & Morris Township Library File:St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, NJ - looking northeast.jpg, St. Peter's Episcopal Church File:South Street Presbyterian Church, Morristown, NJ.jpg, South Street Presbyterian Church File:First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, NJ.jpg, First Presbyterian Church File:49 MacCulloch Avenue, Morristown, NJ.jpg, The Kedge

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External links

* * {{NRHP in Morris County, New Jersey Morristown, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places

History and description

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