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Acorn Hall is an 1853
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Named for the two-centuries-old oak tree formerly standing on its property, Acorn Hall was built in 1853 by the Schermerhorn family as a simple four-room over four-room farmhouse. Following the death of Mrs. Schermerhorn in 1854, Dr. Schermerhorn put the house and its contents up for sale. It was purchased in 1857 by the Augustus Crane family of New York. The Cranes in 1860 had the house enlarged and remodeled in the then-fashionable Italianate Villa style.
MCHS/ Acorn Hall official site
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Italianate mansion located at 68 Morris Avenue in Morristown Morristown may refer to:
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, Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was enumerated at 509,285,
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973, for its significance in architecture. With It serves as the headquarters of the Morris County Historical Society, which operates Acorn Hall as a historic house museum.
After inheriting the property, antiwar activist and actress Mary Crane Hone
Mary Crane Hone II (November 21, 1904 – November 27, 1990) was an American stage actress, campaign manager, political anti-war activist, and historical preservationist. She is best known for preserving Acorn Hall in Morristown, New Jersey.
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tried for decades to donate the property for historical preservation, finally succeeding in 1971.Acorn Hall's National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, National Park Service, USDotI
History
Named for the two-centuries-old oak tree formerly standing on its property, Acorn Hall was built in 1853 by the Schermerhorn family as a simple four-room over four-room farmhouse. Following the death of Mrs. Schermerhorn in 1854, Dr. Schermerhorn put the house and its contents up for sale. It was purchased in 1857 by the Augustus Crane family of New York. The Cranes in 1860 had the house enlarged and remodeled in the then-fashionable Italianate Villa style.
Legacy
After being passed down through several generations, the house was given to the Historical Society in 1971 by antiwar activist, actress, and curatorMary Crane Hone
Mary Crane Hone II (November 21, 1904 – November 27, 1990) was an American stage actress, campaign manager, political anti-war activist, and historical preservationist. She is best known for preserving Acorn Hall in Morristown, New Jersey.
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. Hone was the last private resident of the property. Historians have recognized Acorn Hall for its authentic mid-Victorian era furnishings, primarily pieces from the Schermerhorn and Crane-Hone families, supplemented with significant objects from other prominent Morris County families of the 19th century. Carpeting, wall coverings, and decorative paint techniques remain as they were in the nineteenth century.
Acorn Hall also offers an exhibit gallery with changing exhibits highlighting various aspects of Morris County history and Victorian culture.
In addition to the National Register of Historic Places, Acorn Hall is on the New Jersey State Register, and is part of the New Jersey Women's Heritage Trail The New Jersey Women's Heritage Trail is a collaborative effort between the New Jersey's Historic Preservation Office, part of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and 94 historic sites statewide to raise awareness about the roles ...
, in recognition of the importance of the Crane and Hone women in both preservation and the women's suffrage movement. The grounds are also connected to the Morris County Park Commission's Patriot's Path system of trails.
See also
* The Willows atFosterfields
Fosterfields, also known as Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, is a farm and open-air museum at the junction of Mendham and Kahdena Roads in Morris Township, New Jersey. The oldest structure on the farm, the Ogden House, was built in 1774. List ...
, an 1854 Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
mansion nearby, built by Joseph Warren Revere and donated by Caroline Foster
* Ford Mansion, a 1774 Georgian-style home nearby
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
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* List of museums in New Jersey
References
External links
*MCHS/ Acorn Hall official site
{{NRHP in Morris County, New Jersey Historic house museums in New Jersey Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Italianate architecture in New Jersey Houses completed in 1853 Museums in Morristown, New Jersey Houses in Morris County, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey Villas in the United States New Jersey Register of Historic Places