LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY

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HISTORIC NAME:

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COMMON NAME:

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LOCATION:

240 Morris Street

BLOCK/LOT:

.

VILLAGE:

Stirling

USGS QUAD:

Bernardsville

OWNER:

UTM REFS:

Zone/Northing/Easting


DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTION DATE:

1863

SOURCE OF DATE:

ARCHITECT:

.

BUILDER:

STYLE:

FORM / PLAN TYPE:

NUMBER OF STORIES:

2

FOUNDATION:

Shale

EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC:

FENESTRATION:

6/6 sash

ROOF:

Gable roof

CHIMNEY(S):

Interior brick chimney

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:


PHOTO(S)

 


(1999)

 


SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES

The building faces the Passaic River across a sloping grassy lawn. The building once stood on the main road through Millington, although the bridge over the Passaic at this point is now gone. Fieldstone abutments remain.


SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

URBAN

SUBURBAN

SCATTERED BUILDING

OPEN SPACE

WOODLAND

X

RESIDENTIAL

AGRICULTURAL

VILLAGE

INDUSTRIAL

DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL

OTHER

 


SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION

 


ORIGINAL USE:

Residence

PRESENT USE:

Residence

PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES:

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EXCELLENT

GOOD

.

FAIR

.

POOR

REGISTER ELIGIBILITY:

YES

.

POSSIBLE

NO

c

PART OF DISTRICT

THREATS TO SITE:

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ROADS

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DEVELOPMENT

.

ZONING

DETERIORATION

X

NO THREAT

.

OTHER

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..

.X

..


COMMENTS:

Excellent integrity enhanced by the setting.


REFERENCES:


RECORDED BY:

DATE:

ORGANIZATION:

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UPDATED ENTRY BY:

David C. Dorsi

DATE:

1999

ORGANIZATION:

Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee

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