The Mount Kemble Home is a historic building located at 1 Mount Kemble Avenue 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.[3]
Mount Kemble Home | |
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| Location | 1 Mount Kemble Avenue Morristown, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′40″N 74°29′04″W / 40.79444°N 74.48444°W |
| Built | c. 1826 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, Federal |
| MPS | Morristown Multiple Resource Area |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003115[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2194[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1986 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 11, 1986 |
History and description
editThe main section and north wing of the building were built c. 1826. It was remodeled c. 1880 and a south wing added in 1905. The two and one-half story building features several architectural styles, described in the nomination form as vernacular Federal with Carpenter Gothic/Stick and Colonial Revival embellishment.[3]
In 1878, Charles E. Noble purchased the property and remodeled it. In 1890, he sold it to a group of seven women from the Morristown Presbyterian Church, for use as a Home for Worthy and Destitute Women. In 1905, Alfred R. Whitney financed the south wing expansion and the building was renamed the Old Ladies Home. In 1940, the name was changed to the current one, Mount Kemble Home.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#86003115)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 15.
- ^ a b c Bertland, Dennis N. (Spring 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Kemble Home". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
- ^ "Mount Kemble Home". Morristown & Morris Township Library.
External links
edit- "Mt. Kemble Home". The Historical Marker Database.