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Make an entire day out of your
trip to Morristown! Morristown and the surrounding area offer much
in the way of history and culture. Here are several suggestions… please
call ahead for hours.
68 Morris Avenue, Morristown
973.267.3465
www.acornhall.org
Built in 1853, the Headquarters of the Morris County Historical Society
was remodeled in 1860 into the Italianate mansion seen today. Acorn Hall
retains 95 percent of its original furnishings and other examples of Victoriana.
2352 Route 10 West at Manor Lane, Morris Plains
973.540.1165
www.stickleymuseum.org
Craftsman Farms is the only house that Gustav Stickley designed and built
for himself. Stickley was the designer of Mission-style furniture, which
revolutionized American decorative arts.
73 Kahdena Road, Morristown
973.326.7645
www.morrisparks.net
Experience farm life at the turn of the 20th century! Staff dressed
in period costume performs a daily regimen of farming and domestic chores.
53 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown
973.326.7600
www.morrisparks.net
The 127-acre grounds include a wide variety of gardens, shrubs and
trees. Educational programs are also available to the public.
333 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown
973.540.0211
www.speedwell.org
This National Historic Landmark site includes the home of Stephen
Vail and the Factory Building where Samuel F.B. Morse and Vail first publicly
displayed the telegraph.
45 Macculloch Avenue, Morristown
973.538.2404
www.maccullochhall.org
This Federal style mansion was built in 1810 by George Macculloch,
known as the Father of the Morris Canal. Ten period rooms display 18th
and 19th century furnishings, while four galleries offer changing exhibitions.
There is also an impressive collection of prints and drawings by Thomas
Nast, the famous political cartoonist.
30 Washington Place, Morristown
973.539.2085
www.nps.gov/morr
Morristown National Historical Park consists of four non-contiguous
units: Jockey Hollow, Fort Nonsense, The New Jersey Brigade and the Ford
Mansion, which served as George Washington’s military headquarters
during his troops’ harsh winter encampments in Morristown.
Main Street at Green Village Road, Madison
973.377.2982
www.rosenet.org/metc
Formerly the Madison Library, this Romanesque Revival style structure
was built in 1899. The museum features a collection of 18th and 19th century
tools and craft objects.
5 Olyphant Place, Morristown
973.539.7502
Colonel Alexander Hamilton courted and won houseguest Betsy Schuyler
here. The home is now owned by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Rt. 10 West & Whippany Road, Whippany
973.887.8177
www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.org
This museum contains exhibits related to railroad memorabilia and
full-size historical railroad equipment and rolling stock.
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