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Morristown District
	Morristown District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	Macculloch Hall
Location	Roughly bounded by the cemetery, King Pl., Madison and Colles Aves., DeHart St., and N. Park Pl.; Morristown, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°47′38″N 74°28′51″W / 40.79389°N 74.48083°W
Area	213 acres (86 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Classical Revival, Art Deco
MPS	Morristown Multiple Resource Area
NRHP reference No.	73001126 (original); 86003109 (increase)
NJRHP No.	2192; 2193
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 30, 1973
Boundary increase	November 13, 1986
Designated NJRHP	September 6, 1973; September 11, 1986

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.^[4] The district boundary was increased from 93 acres (38 ha) to 213 acres (86 ha) 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.^[5]

History and description

Macculloch Hall was built in 1810 by George and Louisa Macculloch and features Federal architecture. The brick building is the home of the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum.^[6] The Vail Mansion was built in 1918 by Theodore N. Vail, then president of AT&T. Built of granite and marble, it features Florentine architecture. Vail never occupied the building and he donated it to the town.^[4] The Morristown & Morris Township Library was built in 1917, with funding from Grinnell Willis, local textile merchant.^[7] St. Peter's Episcopal Church was built by the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. Designed by architect J. Cleaveland Cady, the South Street Presbyterian Church was built in 1878. The First Presbyterian Church was built 1893–1894 featuring Romanesque Revival style. The Kedge was built in 1870 as a summer cottage and features Stick style.^[4]