New Vernon is an

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located within Harding Township in Morris County,

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, United States. The community is within the boundaries of Harding Township along with a portion of Green Village. It is the location of the governmental offices for Harding Township. The area is served as

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ZIP code 07976 which is identified as being New Vernon.Zip Codes
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'' magazine ranked New Vernon, New Jersey — ZIP code 07976 — as one of the 25 most "expensive" zip codes in the country.

History

Abraham Canfield moved here and established a country store, blacksmith shop, and cider mill. The community was first called New Vernon in a newspaper printed in 1808 at Morristown. The New Vernon Presbyterian Church was established in 1833.

Historic district

The New Vernon Historic District is a historic district located along Lee's Hill, Village, Mill Brook and Glen Alpin Roads in the community. It was added to the

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on July 8, 1982, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. The district has 24 contributing buildings. The First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon was built in 1833 and features

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and Gothic Revival styles. The church manse is a brick house built in the 1930s with

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. The church education building is also built of brick and features a tower and

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Demographics

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with New Vernon include: Justin gimelstob

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Steve Conine Steven K. Conine (born 1972/73) is an American businessman, and the co-chairman and co-founder (with Niraj Shah) of the online retailer Wayfair. Early life Raised in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey, Conine spent some ti ...

(born 1972/73), co-founder of the online retailer

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. * Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882–1973), philanthropist, the first woman invited to judge for the

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, a founder of the Seeing Eye Foundation, Saint Hubert's at Giralda, and the Morris and Essex Dog Club; daughter of William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. * Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Sr. (1881–1963), philanthropist, chairman of

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, president of the Y.M.C.A., and the founder of the Spring Valley Hounds and its horse show; grandson of William E. Dodge Sr. a founder of Phelps, Dodge, and Company, a United States congressman (1866–67), and founding member of

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Justin Gimelstob Justin Jeremy Gimelstob (born January 26, 1977) is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey, and as of 2009 lived in Santa Monica, California. He was the top-ranked boy in his age group at the ag ...

(born 1977), professional tennis player. * Kerry Kittles (born 1974), guard for the

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from 1996 to 2004. * Eric Mangini (born 1971), head coach of the New York Jets from 2005 to 2008. * Morgan Pearson (born 1993), professional

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who won a silver medal in the mixed relay event at the

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in the 1981 primary. * Frederick T. van Beuren Jr. (1875–1943), physician and surgeon, who served as a hospital and medical school administrator.Intersimone, Jenna
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'',September 8, 2020. Accessed August 31, 2021. "Besides being minutes away from Morristown Medical Center, the property that Tyvan Hill sits on was once acquired by the Van Beuren family. Dr. Frederick Theodore Van Beuren was president of Morristown Memorial Hospital, now known as Morristown Medical Center, for 10 years and his wife, the former Jessica T. Mohlman, was a member of the hospital’s board of directors."

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