National Register of Historic Places

Spring Brook House

Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
Listed
November 13, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86003111

About this property

The Spring Brook House is a historic brick building located at 161 James Street 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 and commerce. The house is currently a retreat, the Loyola Jesuit Center in Morristown. In 1865, John T. Foote (1818–1902), businessman from Cincinnati, moved to Morristown. His son Robert D. Foote (1863–1924) inherited the property, Spring Brook Farms, and built Spring Brook House between 1904 and 1906. The two and one-half story house was designed by architects George A. Freeman and Francis George Hasselman and features Georgian Revival style. In 1921, Foote sold 160 acres (65 ha), which became the Spring Brook Country Club. In 1927, the Diocese (now Archdiocese) of Newark approved the acquisition of the historic property by Rev. Herman Storck SJ, a Jesuit priest, who engineered its purchase from the Foote estate by benefactor Welcome W. Bender. Bender "donated the property to the Jesuits by handing the deed to his 12-year-old son, who in turn presented it with a formal bow to Father Storck." National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey

Location

167 James St.
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
40.78233, -74.48265

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Spring Brook House listed on the National Register?

Spring Brook House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Spring Brook House?

Spring Brook House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Spring Brook House is recorded as the industrial era.

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