The Timothy Mills House is a historic house built c. 1740 and located at 27 Mills Street in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1939.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1975, for its significance in architecture.[4]
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| Location | 27 Mills Street Morristown, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′05″N 74°29′24″W / 40.80139°N 74.49000°W |
| Built | c. 1740 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001153[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2189[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 6, 1974 |
History and description
editTimothy Mills, born in Jamaica, Long Island, came to Morristown with his brother around 1740. He married Phebe Lindsley in 1742, and they had nine children in this house. His son Timothy next owned the house, followed by his son John. He was a trustee of the Morristown First Presbyterian Church. The one and one-half story house has 18th century vernacular style. According to the nomination form, it is the oldest extant building in Morristown.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#75001153)". 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.
- ^ "Timothy Mills House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.
- ^ a b Weltfish, Gene (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Timothy Mills House". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos
External links
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Media related to Timothy Mills House (Morristown, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-632, "Timothy Mills House, 27 Mills Street, Morristown, Morris County, NJ", 2 photos, 12 measured drawings, 5 data pages, supplemental material
