Spring Brook House
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Spring Brook House
| nrhp_type =
| image = SPRING BROOK HOUSE, MORRISTOWN, MORRIS COUNTY.jpg
| caption =
| location= 161 James Street
Morristown, New Jersey
| coordinates = {{coord|40|46|56|N|74|28|59|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Spring Brook House|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA New Jersey Morris County#New Jersey#USA
| built = 1904–1906
| architect = George A. Freeman; Francis George Hasselman
| architecture = Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
| added = November 13, 1986
| area =
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000494|title=Morristown Multiple Resource Area}}
| refnum = 86003111{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=86003111}}
| 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 11, 1986
| designated_other1_number = 2199{{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=16 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office |page=16 |date=December 20, 2022 }}
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b
}}
The Spring Brook House is a historic brick building located at 161 James Street in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey. Part of the Morristown Multiple Resource Area (MRA), it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1986, for its significance in architecture and commerce.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=86003111}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spring Brook House |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Dennis N. |last1=Bertland |date=Spring 1984}} With {{NRHP url|id=86003111|photos=y|title=accompanying 4 photos}} The house is currently a retreat, the Loyola Jesuit Center in Morristown.{{cite web |title=Your Retreat House |url=https://loyola.org/your-retreat-house |publisher=Loyola Jesuit Center in Morristown |quote=161 James Street, Morristown, NJ}}
History and description
In 1865, John T. Foote (1818–1902), businessman from Cincinnati, moved to Morristown. His son Robert D. Foote (1863–1924) inherited the property, Spring Brook Farms, and built Spring Brook House between 1904 and 1906. The two and one-half story house was designed by architects George A. Freeman and Francis George Hasselman and features Georgian Revival style. In 1921, Foote sold {{convert|160|acre}}, which became the Spring Brook Country Club. In 1927, the Diocese (now Archdiocese) of Newark approved the acquisition of the historic property by Rev. Herman Storck SJ, a Jesuit priest, who engineered its purchase from the Foote estate by benefactor Welcome W. Bender.{{cite news |author= |date=26 March 1927 |title=Welcome W. Bender to give $125,000 House to Jesuits |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/03/26/archives/welcome-w-bender-to-give-125000-house-to-jesuits.html |work=New York Times |location=New York, NY |access-date=16 August 2023}} Bender "donated the property to the Jesuits by handing the deed to his 12-year-old son, who in turn presented it with a formal bow to Father Storck."{{cite book |last=Kelly |first=Jack and Marcia |date=1991 |title=Sanctuaries: A Guide to Lodgings in Monasteries, Abbeys, and Retreats of the United States |location=New York |publisher=Bell Tower |page=96 |isbn=0-517-57727-5}}
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}}
{{NRHP in Morris County, New Jersey}}
Category:Morristown, New Jersey
Category:Houses in Morris County, New Jersey
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Category:Houses completed in 1906
Category:1906 establishments in New Jersey
Category:Georgian Revival architecture in New Jersey
Category:Brick buildings and structures in New Jersey