National Register of Historic Places

Normandy Park

Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
Listed
December 6, 1996
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
96001469

About this property

The Normandy Park Historic District is a 57-acre (23 ha) historic district located along Normandy Parkway, between Columbia Turnpike and Madison Avenue, in the Convent Station section of Morris Township in Morris County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1996, for its significance in architecture and community planning. The district has 17 contributing buildings and 9 contributing objects. Normandy Park is an upscale residential development of villa estates located near Morristown. It was designed by John Dodd Canfield (1845–1910), starting in 1885. George Augustus Mills, a local carpenter, contractor and architect, built many of the first buildings. The district includes examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival architectures. The Red House at 20 Normandy Parkway was built c. 1900 and features Georgian Revival architecture. The house, owned by James Henry Coghill, Sr., was designed by Morristown architect Robert C. Walsh. In 1891, Henry E. Woodward built a summer residence here, which he name Fairacres. It was later bought by Charles F. Clark, president of the Bradstreet Company, now Dun & Bradstreet. His daughter, E. Mabel Clark, used the house until her death. It was later demolished and a new house built on the property in 1955. National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey Media related to Normandy Park Historic District at Wikimedia Commons "Normandy Park Historic District". Morris Township, New Jersey.

Location

Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
40.79249, -74.45201

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sources

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Normandy Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1996.

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Normandy Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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