Morristown District#History and description

{{About||the district in Ohio|Morristown Historic District}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Morristown District

| nrhp_type = HD | nocat = y

| image = Macculloch Hall, Morristown, NJ.jpg

| caption = Macculloch Hall

| location= Roughly bounded by the cemetery, King Pl., Madison and Colles Aves., DeHart St., and N. Park Pl.
Morristown, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|40|47|38|N|74|28|51|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Morristown District|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA New Jersey Morris County#New Jersey#USA

| architect OR builder =

| architecture = Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Classical Revival, Art Deco

| added = October 30, 1973

| area = {{convert|213|acre}}

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000494|title=Morristown Multiple Resource Area}}

| refnum = 73001126{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=73001126|name=Morristown District}}

| increase = November 13, 1986

| increase_refnum = 86003109{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=86003109 |name=Morristown Historic District (Boundary Increase)}}

| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP

| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_date = September 6, 1973
September 11, 1986

| designated_other1_number = 2192; 2193{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/MORRIS.pdf#page=15 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office |page=15 |date=September 29, 2022 |quote=listed as the Morristown Historic District; Morristown Historic District Extension }}

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b

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The Morristown District, also known as the Morristown Historic District, is a historic district in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey. 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, including the Thomas Nast Home and the Dr. Lewis Condict House, which were previously listed individually on the NRHP, and the Morristown Green.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=73001126}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morristown District |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Terry |last1=Karschner |date=July 1973 }} With {{NRHP url|id=73001126|photos=y|title=accompanying 18 photos}} The district boundary was increased from {{convert|93|acre}} to {{convert|213|acre}} as part of the Morristown Multiple Resource Area (MRA) in 1986 and now has 352 contributing buildings, including the Morristown station and the Morris County Courthouse, which were previously listed individually.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/135813521 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morristown MRA / Morristown Historic District (Boundary Increase) ({{NationalArchivesNote}})|publisher=National Park Service |first1=Dennis N. |last1=Bertland |date=1984 }} With {{NRHP url|id=86003109|photos=y|title=accompanying 94 photos}}