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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

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General.Within tht Morrlstown District there are over fifty

worthwhile structures, many of them public buildings at present. Only a few of the buildings date earlier than 1840. Most houses are of the post-Civil War era and the public buildings, for the most part, are early 20th century.

Generally, with a few exceptions, buildings are well maintained and in good repair «*nd exhibit a certain charactor of Victorian life in the 19th century.

The following is a short descriptive paragraph of select structures within the district:

Municipal Building, South S treat.Built In 1918 *s a private mansion and museum by the the founder of AT&T this building is constructed of granite and Vermont marble in a modified Florentine Architecture style. The front doors, done in bold bese-r: depict scenes of local history.

St. Peters Church. South Street, photo #1.Directly across from the Municipal *Building is St. Peters Church, built by the reknowned architectural firm of McKlm, Mead, and White. This church was in various stages of construction for 2b years. The church tower is 110 feet tall and houses a great carillon of 35 bells, cast in England at a cost of $35,000.

Thomas N&st House. 50 Macculloch Avenue.The Nest House, called "Villa Fontana", is a large rectangular Victorian Manor, built in 1869. It has a Mans»rd roof. Declared a National Historic Landmark due to the importance of Its original owner.

H The Kedge". ^9 Macculloch Avenue. Photo #2.Built in 18?0 #s a summer cottage, this stick style house has » front facade entrance on the gable end. The oriental garden in the rear provides for a feeling of rn Asi?n influence.

Macculloch Hell. ^5 Macculloch Avenue. Photo «3.This handsome brick house w^s built in three stages; the first being 1806, the second (the specious center hall) within a few yesrs, and the last, a large classroom, in 1815. The house is an excellent example of Federal Style Architecture.

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Architecture.Architecturally, Morristown District can be classified

into three divisions: Federal, Victorian, and Early 20thcentury Public Structures.

The Federal buildings are no more than half a dozenin number and include:

Macculloch Hall, built in 1810, aM added to in 1819 by George Perot Mscculloch. Evidence suggests that the 1810: section w*?s incorporated into a yet earlier stone building. The 1819 addition was an academy room for young men. The house is an excellent example of the Federal period style.

What is now the Book Store, built in 1?86, is an excellent example of brick Federal Architecture in the New Jersey area. The date in the gsble end is somewhat unusual for the northern section of the state.

Victorian structures are by far the most common within the district. The private structures are nearly alllquite substantial homes indicating the owners stature in society. Certain foreign influences are evident in many of these houses owned by well traveled retired career officers of the United States Rrmed Forces.

The religious structures within the district *>re mostly Gothic Revival Style.

The 20th century buildings are the municipal building, the post office, St. Peters Church, and the Morristown Library, to n^me ® few.

Communlcations.The Morristown Municipal Building wms erected by

Theodore N. V®11 (though he nev*r occupied it) snd was given to Morristown for municipal purposes. Vail w»s founder snd first president of AT & T (from 1900-1920). He formed the organization into the largest private business in the world. He also established Bell Laboratories, «m industrial research center.

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History of Morris County. New Jersey, w.tf. MunAlston o Worristown and the Morrlstown £rea. M<

Chamber of Gommsrce, 1961^. """" .Morris town I A Militery Capital of the American

Melvin J. Weig, 1950. Morristown. New Jersey. T.J. CHistoric Morrlst©wn. New Jers«

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As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion

in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. The recommended level of significance of this nomination is:

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Morrlstown District MorristownMorris County, Cod®:02? New Jersey, Code: Q4

6. Representation in Existing Surveys (cont.)

New Jersey Historic Sites Inventory. 1960's. State Survey* Numbers: 206^.3, .6, .10, .16, & .20.

National Historic Lrndmprk. Thomas Nsst House, Macculloch Avenue snd Miller Ro«d, Morris town.

Register of Historic Pieces. Dr. Condict House (Women's Club), South Street, Morristown.

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over the central door and * full l«ngth front portico, draped with wisteria brought b**ck from Japan by Matthew Perry In 1854.

Sansay House. 1? DeHart Street. Photo //£.This large five ba.y house, built in 1807, underwent during the last half of the 19th century. The interior of the building is currently used for offices.

alterations

Morristown Library. 1 Miller Road. Photo #6.Adjacent to St. Peters Church and built in 191? this house exudes many of the characteristics of the church.

James Colles House. 25 Colles Avenue.Built in 1837 by noted architect Martin S. Thompson. The architectural style of the building Is^^ Greek Revival.

General Pitz John Porter House. 1 Farragut Place. photo #7. This Ifte Victorian residence is 2| stories with gumbrel roof pnd corbelled top brick chimneys. The house is clapbosrd

Church of the Assumption. Mpple Avenue »nd Madison Street, photo Built in 1872-3, this Roman Catholic Church is a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture. Constructed of brick with a brownstone foundation this building hps a central nave, side aisles, ?nd a side tower with steeple.

United Methodist Church Ruins. South Park Place.Built in 1870 and somewhat Romanesque in style this religious edifice WPS gutted by fire in 1972. The exterior frame of the building, including two corner towers flanking the entrance facade, is still standing.

Morristown Green.Originally set up to hold the courthouse «nd Jail, in 18lS this park was designated to be the town H common rt and has remained so since.

First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery. Park Pl*ce.The esrleist First Presbyterian Church in Morristown was constructed in IT^SU- probpbly to the front of the present structure. Although the present church was not

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until the lete 19th century the cemetery still is •sxtent, some of the stones going buck to the mid-18th century.

Numerous other buildings, not herein described, continue to add character *>nd integrity to this unique section of Morristown. Only because their owners w«v» not so well-known or their use public weer these structures not singled out in the description. They must be, nonetheless, for full feeling of the area, included within the district.

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Military and Social/Humanitarian.The importance of the southern section of Morristown

District centers around Macculloch H*ll, "built by George Macculloch.

Macculloch is credited with conceiving the idea and implemneting the construction of the Morris and Essex Canalin 1825. , , 4 nGeorge Macculloch conveyed his home to his son-in-law Jacob W. miller in 1856. Jacob Miller, lawyer, was elected to-"tHeStatr Assembly in 18^6, the State Council (Senate) in 18^2, and as * member of the Whig P^rty he wrs elected a United States Senator in 18^0. He was reelected in 1846.

One of the Senator's sons, Lieutenant Commander Henry W. Miller, graduated from the N^vtl Academy in 1852 *nd preceded to serve faithfully in the Nnvy, seeing action during the Civil W*r. As a citizen Miller was a banker, President of the Morristown Bank (1881-190*0, «Jd Mayor of Morristown in 1880 and 1381, while living in two houses, both of which he built in Miller Road.

A younger son of Senator Miller was Commodore Jpcob W. Miller, *n 186? graduate of the N?v*l Academy, Commodore Miller was secretary of the United Ststes Nicaragua Commission which determined the best csnal route across the Isthmus. Miller resigned in 188*4-, but WPS reinstated in 1898 during the Spgnish-Americrn War. Jacob Miller died in 1918 **nd w*s but-led in the St. Peters churchyard in Morristown. Jacob occuDled Macculloch Hall from 1903, to the time of his death in

^Around the nucleus of Macculloch Hall grew • community of seasoned military veterans dr«?wn to the are* by numerous facotrs. It w*s an ide^l climcte, the land w*s ^v^ilable, and the surroundings were socially compatible »nd profitable for these cereer officers.

Among the military officers living within the area were* Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers, General Fitz John Porter, General Joseph Warren Revere, pnd the widow of Commodore Alexander Slldell Mackenzie.

Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers (1819-1892), of two distinguished naval families; on his fathers side, Commodore John Rodgers, and on his mothers side, Commodore Matthew Perry. Commodore Christopher Rodgers served In the Seminole, Mexican, and Civil Wrrs. He wrs also superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 187^-1878. His house is ________________________________ (cont. ) ____________

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8. Significance (cont.)

nt 40 Macculloch Avenue.General^Fitz «|Qhn Porter (1821-1901), decended from *

family of Revolutionary *nd War of 1812 naval heroes, served in the Mexican and Civil Wars. Promoted Major General shortly aJ the Civil Wf>r begim Porter served under General Pope at the second battle of Manasses. Pope had Porter court-martialed for refusing to obey orders. A long controversy reigned over the Court-Martial. New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania passed resolutions in Porters favor. By 1879 * retrail w^s held and the Inquiry recommended that th© Court-Martial be set aside *>nd that Porter be reinstated. The United States Senate passed a bill in 1880 to irclude Porter on the retired list of the £rmy. Finally, in 1886, President Grover Cleveland signed the bill reinstating Porter. General Porter came to Morristown in 1865. He became the superintendent of construction of the State Hospital *t Morris Pltins in 1869. Porter died *t his home *»t 1 Farragut Place, Morristown in 1901.

General Joseph W. Revere (1812-1880) was the grandson of P*ul Revere, snd son of Dr. John Revere, an eminent physician and medic*! professor of New York. Joseph Revere, a n*v»l merchant, retired from the Navy in 18^9, but joined the Seventh New Jersey Volunteers as 9 Colonel in 1861. Revere, quickly to be promoted to Brigadier General, ssrved effectively and, »t the end of the w*r, ag*ln resigned from the military and returned to his estate Just outside of Morristown (known as "The Willows*1 ). The size of this fprm proved to be unmanageable for the weak Revere and, in 18?2, he purchased the Sunsay House at 17 DaHart Street. General Revere lived here until his death in 1880. His wife died in the house in 1910.

Morristown was the home of the vidow of perhaps the most courageous NPV*! officer in the history of the United States. Commodore Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, from a Illustrious military family, Hung thre* men on board ship for mutiny while serving under his command. The ringleader was the son of the Secretary of W>r.

Numerous other military figures lived around the Macculloch Avenue frea. Of lesser rank, or of lesser social status, their histories go unnoticed *nd unstudied. But m*ny of their homes exitt »ad^ thereforevlth«ir lives *nd careers continue to be recognized.

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Education. _Macculloch Hall was enlarged around 1819 for the prupose

of providing neighborhood youths with an Episcopalian education. The room also served as the church for several yesrs.

Political.Jacob Miller, of Macculloch Hall, was a noted local

lawyer *»nd was elected to the State Assembly and Senate prior to 1840. In 1840 he was elected a United States Senator from New Jersey. He wts re«lected in 1846.

At the corner of Miller Road fnd Macculloch Avenue lived possibly the most influential personality of the third quarter of the 19th century. Thomas Nest, a political cartoonist and satirist, was the motivating factor in the overthrow of the notorious **Tw««d Ring'1 of New York. Nast also created the concepts of the elephant and donkey as symbols of the Republican and Demo Parties.

Religion/Philosophy.Episcopal: Until 1828, services of the Church of England were held in Macculloch Hall and from that congregation St. Peters Church was organized @nd built. The present building was designed by McKlm, Me^d and White sometime e^rly in the 20th century.

Methodist: Morrlstown formed the Methodist Episcopal Society in 1825. Services were first held in the now demolished Baptist Church ft Speedwell Avenue and Park Place 1827 when the first of three churches was completed. Th*» present church, built in 1866-1877, is in ruins due to a recent fire. Although the interior w^s completely gutted plans ft present call for using the shell of the old church pnd build within.

Roman Catholic: The Church of the Assumption, built in 1872, *nd the Rectory next door, built in 1890, have served the Morristown Catholic population for over a hundred years.

Presbyterian: The First Presbyterian Church, organized sometime around 1738 when the first church was built, is now a late 19th century Gothic Revival church. M^ny of the

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church in the 18th century. Present building has incorporated m©ny of the old stones used in the origin*! ^nd second churches.

Other noteworthy religious or related structures within the district fre:

Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church South Street Presbyterian Church Masonic Temple

Transportation.George Perot Macculloch of Macculloch Hall is credited

with the conception end building of the Morris Canal. During the summer of 1823, Macculloch gathered data on his proposed for the canal ®nd in July, Ephraim Be^ch, a canal engineer, began the engineering work. Construction WPS begun in 1825 and completed from Philllpsburg to Newark by 1831 *nd to the Hudson River In Jersey City by 1836. The c?nal wss quite an engineering feat; more impressive even than the Erie Canal, or the later Delaware *nd R*»rit**n Can«*l, also in New Jersey.

Macculloch's grandson, Commodore J^cob W. Miller, supervised i*ll of the hydrographic work on the Sen Juan River ^nd was *lso appointed secretary of the United States Nicaragua Commission to determine the best route for » c^nal across the Isthmus, thereby cutting enormously the travel time from the E^st Coast to the West Coast. Later, Miller WPS president the C«pe Cod Construction Company which built the Cape Cod C^nal.

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9. Bibliography (cont.)

United States Government Printing Office, 1950. Church of the Assumption, Morristown. New Jersey, Church of the

Assumption, 1972.The Celebrated Case of Fitz John Porter. Otto Elsenschiml, 1950. Witness of the Spirit. Mergaret Sckmsn, 1968. Washington Valley. An Informal History. Hoskins, Roberts, Foste

and Foster, I960. Thomas Nast. His Period g>nd His Pictures. Albert Bigelow Peine,

Addition*! Inform* tion supplied by:Carl Scherzer, Morristown Engineer.

Hoskins, Librarian, Morristown Library.

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10. Geographical Data (cont.)

Verbal Description.

Beginning at the NW corner of Madison Street and South Street proceed SW along Madison Street to a point midway between Macculloch Avenue and Green Street. Thence, proceed NW 400 feet to a point directly across from the SW corner of Pei?i?£ Street. Thence, proceed NE to Macculloch Avenue. Thence, proceed NW to Miller Road. Thence, proceed along the curb of Miller Road to a point equidist^nce between Macculloch *md Colles Avenues, Thence, proceed S3 125 feet, turn SW, *nd continue parallel to Miller Road to a point 250 feet SW of Colles Avenue. Thence, proceed NW parallel to Colles, across Miller Rosd and across Wetmore Avenue to a point 125 f««t NW of Wetmore. Thence, proceed NE parallel to Wetmore ^nd then parallel to DeH»rt Street, across Colles, Macculloch, and Maple Avenues, ®nd South Street to the NE curb of South Street. Thence, proceed NE along that curb to North Park Place. Thence, proceed NE to East P ark Piece, turn SE, and continue in that direction 225 feet. Thence, proceed NE 150 feet. Thence, proceed NNE 400 feet following the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery property line t6 the SE curb of South Park Place. Thence, proceed SW to the Morristown Post Office and, including the Post Office within the district, proceed to the SW curb of Dumont Piece. Thence, proceed SE along Dumont to Pine Street. Thence, turn SW «nd continue to the SW curb of King Place. At this juncture proceed SE along King Place, projecting this line to Sim Street. Thence, proceed SSW s>long Elm Street to the point of beginning.

All structures within the «>rea herein described ere purt of the Morristown District unless otherwise noted.

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Local _____________________________(date_______Modernization Study: site plan - ; x floor plan * aerial photo

other views x photos of NR quality? X____

2. EVALUATIONA. Determination of eligibility: SHPO comment? __________(date

NR det.? (date

B. Potentially eligible for NR: yes_possible no

individual thematic

C. Survey Evaluation: 185/210.* points198

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3. DESCRIPTION-COMPLEX IN GENERALDescribe the entire railroad complex at this site; mention all buildings and structures, with notation of which are not historic. Check items which apply and discuss in narrative:

Moved buildings (original location, date of and reason for move) X Any non-railroad uses in complex (military recruiting, etc.) newsstand

~T~~Any unusual railroad building types, such as crew quarters, etc. (specify) freight X Known threats to complex or individual structures house N of complex

Surroundings: J(_urban _ suburban __ scattered buildings _ open space__ residential _ woodland _ agricultural _ industrial__ downtown commercial JHiighway commercial _ other (specify)

Relationship of station grade to track grade:X _ Station and track grade at same level __ Station at street grade, track depressed__ Station spans track __ Track elevated above street grade, multi -level station

# of tracks: 2Pedestrian access across tracks:__ Pedestrian bridge: _ at street grade _ elevated

Pedestrian/ vehicular bridge: __ at street grade _ elevated X Tunnel __ None provided

Discuss character of vehicular and pedestrian approaches to complex; landscaping; relationship to parking. Refer to, and key with, site plan.

The Morristown Station complex, located E of the edge of the business district, consists of a one-story, red brick station in Renaissance Revival style, a similar shelter, platforms and attached canopies on either side of the tracks, and pedestrian tunnel. Tracks are aligned generally N-S. There is a loop drive W of the station with a small parking lot (2) and E of the shelter, a drop-off curb zone and a large lot (1). Additional parking "is available along neighboring streets. Pedestrians may approach from Morris Avenue via an axial sidewalk to the main door of the station, or directly onto the platform via stairs at the N and S ends of the complex (A,B,C,D). A low brick wall partially encloses the W parking lot. Between the wall and Morris Avenue is a symmetrical planting of trees and shrubs. The vehicular approach is visually enhanced by one's passage between entrance columns capped with decorative globe fixtures. There is a newsstand concession in the Waiting Room of the station and a red brick freight house just N of the complex.

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3. DESCRIPTION-PLATFORMS AND CANOPIES_X _ Inbound 560 1 concrete platform

__ Outbound

__ Between tracks

Nature and extent of existing original material and alterations: roof type, material, supports; freestanding or attached to building; seating; lighting; signage; other.

The inbound canopy at Morristown, a steel beam and concrete butterfly, supported on steel columns and brackets, is 22 bays long. Its central nine bays are attached to the station wall. Original lighting fixtures, which were probably incandescent, have been replaced by mercury vapor fixtures which hang from the framing, one per bay. There is no seating provided.

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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (EXTERIOR)Fill out separate sheet for each building at. facility. Refer to, endkey with, site plan.Account for original materials and finishes where different from existing.

Static x Shelter Freight House Other (specify)

General architectural description, including style, .nape, roof t»e, f stories, # bays, orientation to track, location of entrances, eU.

The station consists of a 1-story central rectangular block 3 bays wide and 3 deep with a slight projection on the E, and a shallow hipped roof. There are double doors in the central bay of the W facade and in the outside bays of the E facade. Alternate bays and lunettes above the doors contain windows. Wings at either side are 3 bays wide and 2 deep and have similar windows on both the W and E facades and lunettes on both end walls. Exceptions occur in the N bay of the E facade and the central bay of the N facade, where there are freight doors, and in the S bay of the N wing of the W facade, where there is an entry to the tunnel. Corbelled brick chimneys straddle the ridge of both wings.

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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (EXTERIOR) CONID,Fill out separate sheet for each building at facility.

Station x Shelter___Freight House___Other___(specify)

EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS:

Original

Structural system: bearing wall/wood frame roof

Existing, if different

Foundation:

Base course:

Walls:

Trim:

Doors:

Roofing:

Soffit:

Wi ndows:

Lighting:

Signage:

Drainage:

Other:

concrete

brick (beige) decorative coursing

brick (beige) Flemish bond

paired wood bracketsbrick string course, voussoirs

wood

paint (orange)(beige)paint

(orange)

Spanish tile

stuccopaint (orange)

wood casements in round arches

incandescent fixtures

central bay track side

MV in soffit

entrance canopy: copper with antefixae and anthemion detail

galvanized gutters and downspouts

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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INFERIOR)Fill out separate sheets for each building at facility. Refer to, and key with, floor plan.

Station Y Shelter____Freight House____Other_____(specify)

General architectural description of all spaces, including original materials and finishes, if known, any remodeling, etc.

The spaces of the Morristown station are on one level (basement excepted).The main block comprises the Waiting Room (1) and, fitted into the £ facadeprojection, the Ticket Office (2). Adjoining the Waiting Room on the N arethe Baggage Room (5) and the W entry to the pedestrian tunnel. To the Sof the Waiting Room are the rest rooms (3,4). All spaces have typicalD, L, and W finishes (see schedules) and are in original condition. Of particularinterest are the classical detailing of the Ticket Office partition, and theterra cotta trim of the Waiting Room

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4. DESCRIPTION - BUIlDIPfcS (INTERIOR) OOHID,STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE

NAME Waiting Room __

NUMBER OF ROOMS 8

NUMBER ON FLOOR PLAN 1

Floors:

Base:

Wainscot:

Walls:

Ceiling:

Trim:

Doors:

Seati ng:

Lighting:

Other:

Original

terrazzo (beige)


• glazed brick (yellow; single grn. course)

plasterpaint

(beige)

smooth plaster, panel relief

olive terra cotta chairrail with grape _________ vine relief; plaster cornice relief; plaster panel relief/lunettes; plaster blank traltsoms at ends wood 6/panel 4/panel _________ _______•

wood benches, built-in radiators

Ticket Room projects into space; __________ dark stain Tuscan Doric^pilasters, surrounds, keystones, brackets, cornice, frieze; projecting clock frame at top. Similar treatment for newsstand. Four lamps on backs of free-standing benches: iron bases and stems, art glass hipped shades. Green terra cotta drinking fountain, N wall.

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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INTERIOR) CONID,STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE

Ticket Office__________

Original

board

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NUMBER OF ROOMS 8


FT oors:

Base:

Wainscot

Walls:

Ceiling:

Trim:

Doors:

wood 9 stain or varn.


asphalt tile________

(natural)

wood vertical board* Stain or varn. (natural)

plasterpaint

(beige)

plasterpaint

(beige)

wood sills, surrounds» Stain Or varn. (natural)

unknownwood

(plain)

Seating: none

Lighting: incandescent fixture

Other: built-in wood counter in front of ticketwindow

2 cast** Iron radiators (track side)


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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INTERIOR) COMID,STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE NUMBER OF ROOMS 8

NAME Ladies 1 Lounge____________ NUMBER ON FLOOR PLAN

Original

Floors* terrazzo (beige/black) tile trim

Base:

Walls:

Trim:

Doors:

ceramic tile (gray/green)

Wainscot: wood panel

plaster

Ceiling: plaster

wood chairrail, sills,. surrounds ———————————stain or varn.

wood panel, stain or varn.

Seating: free-standing bench. 2 chairs

Lighting: 2 hanging incandescent fixtures


paint (brown)

paint (beige)

paint(beige)

paint(brown)

paint (brown)

Other: wall radiator grill (streetside)

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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INTERIOR) ONTO,STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE

NAME Women's Toilet__________

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FT oors:

Base:

Wainscot:

Walls:

Ceiling:

Trim:

Original

terrazzo

tile (white)

tile (white)

plaster

plaster

wood frames

Doors: wood panel

Seati ng: none

Lighting: 1 hanging incandescent bulb

NUMBER OF ROOMS__8

NUMBER ON FLOOR PLAN 4T


paint (beiee)

paint (beige)

Other:

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FACILITY NAME korristown

4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INTERIOR) COWID.STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE

NAME

Floors:

Base:

Survey #

NUMBER OF ROOMS 8

J4242-18

NUMBER ON FLOOR PLAN

Original

terrazzo (beige) tile border

ceramic tile (gray-green)

Wainscot: wood, panel

Walls: plaster

Ceiling: plaster

Trim:

Doors:

wood chairrail. sills, surrounds stain or varn.

wood, single panel

Seating: wood built-in bench above radiator

Lighting: 2 hanging incandescent bulbs

Other:


paint (beige)

paint(beige)

paint (brown)

wood cornicepaint (beige)


4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INTERIOR) CQN1D,STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE

NAME Men's Toilet

Floors:

Base:

Original

terrazzo (beige)

Trim:

Doors:

ceramic tile (white)

Wainscot: ceramic tile (white)

Walls: plaster_________

Ceiling: plaster

wood frames

taood panel

Seating: none

Lighting: 1 hanging incandescent bulb

Other:

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NUMBER OF ROOMS 8

NUMBER ON FLOOR PLAN 3T


paint(beige)

paint (beige)

is


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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INTERIOR) CQfffl),STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE NUMBER OF ROOMS 8

NAME Baggage Room__________ NUMBER ON FLOOR PLAN

Floors:

Base:

Walls:

Original

poured concrete

Existing, If different

none

Wainscot: none

red brick 5-course American bond

Ceiling: concrete

Trim: wood frames, brick voussoirs

Doors: wood panel (dark stain)

Seating: none


Other: door to attic; freight scale____ _ in floor, measuring device with cast iron Doric columns and wood entablature

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FACILITY NAME: Morristown Survey # 2-18

4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INTERIOR) ONTO,STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE NUMBER OF ROOMS 8_____

Wainscot: P°ured concrete

Walls* poured concrete

Ceiling: board

Trim: none

Doors: wood panel

Seating: none

NAME Boiler Room NUMBER ON FLOOR PLAN

Original Existing, if different

Floors* poured concrete

Base* poured concrete

Liqhtinq* * ^LaaS^u& incandescent fixture

Other:

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FACILITY NAME: Morristown Survey # 2-18

3. DESCRIPTION-PLATFORMS AND CANOPIES__Inbound

xOutbound 600' concrete platform, concrete and pipe rail

__Between tracks

Nature and extent of existing original material and alterations: roof type, material, supports; freestanding or attached to building; seating; lighting; signage; other.

The outbound canopy at Morristown is similar to the inbound* Sixteen bays long, its central five bays are attached to the shelter wall.

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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (EXTERIOR)Fill out separate sheet for each builiiii.y at fac.il it/. Refer to, ;rvikey with, site plan.Account for original materials and finishes where different from existinc.

Station _Shelter x Freight House Other (specify)

General architectural description, including style, -.nape, roof type, * stories, # bays, orientation to track, location of entrances, etc.

The shelter, with similar form and materials to the station, consists of a rectangular block, 5 bays wide and 2 deep. The first floor comprises the entry to the pedestrian tunnel beneath the tracks. Just E of the tunnel and perpendicular to it, sheltered stairways lead N and S to the platform.

On the W wall of the second floor is a central window flanked on either side by double doors and an oculus. The E wall contains 3 windows, flanked by oculi, and the N and S walls each contain a single oculus.

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4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (EXTERIOR) CONTD,Fill out separate sheet for each building at facility.

Station Shelter x Freight House___Other _(specify)

EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS:

Original

Structural system: bearing wall/frame roof


Foundation:

Base course:

Walls:

Trim:

Doors:

Roofing:^

Soffit:

Windows:

Lighting:

Signage:

Drainage:

Other:

concrete

brick (yellow)

brick (yellow)

brick water table, voussoirs, double brackets, wood(probably varnish)

wood frame _'

paint)

(modern paint)

Spanish tile

stucco

multi-pane casements in round arch surrounds, 9-pane oculi

incandescent fixture MV in tunnel entry

painted board

copper gutters and downspouts

iron balustrade on stairs, rectilinear pattern

Galvanized gutters and downspouts

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4. DESCRIPTION - HUIUHNGS (INTERIOR)Fill out separate sheets for each building at facility. Refer to, and key with, floor plan.

Station____Shelter x Freight House____Other_____(specify)

General architectural description of all spaces, including original materials and finishes, if known, any remodeling, etc.

The spaces of the Morristown Station are on one level. They consist of aWaiting Room (1) with rest rooms adjoining on-the N (3,4). Finishes anddetailing, in nearly original condition, are similar to those of the station


4. DESCRIPTION - BUILDINGS (INTERIOR) CQNJD,STATION - ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE

NAME Waiting Room _______

Floors:

Original

terrazzo (beige)

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NUMBER OF ROOMS



Base: glazed brick (green)

Wainscot: glazed brick (vellow)

Walls: plaster

Ceiling: plaster panels

Trim: plaster cornice relief, green terra cotta chairrail (same as station)

Doors: wood frames (dark stain)

Seating: benches/radiators (dark stain)

paint (beige)

paint(beige)


Other:

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SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPLEX (ARCHITECTURAL/HISTORICAL):Architect Date 1914

Frank J. NiesSource DL&W

_source plans__

Style Renaissance Revival______# passenger trains/day (present)

Alteration dates Source

Peak (#, Yr.)no Original Station on site Present station is fifth on this site.

The Morristown station, previously entered in the National Register of Historic Places, is a very good example of the Renaissance Revival mode of architecture popular with the DL&W's designers early in the 20th century» as adapted to the neej3ls^>£_jimedium-sized facility. The station was designed in-house in-'concercer^with the railroad's massive grade separation projects*^ It is similar to other stations on the line, many with similar form and materials, including Orange, Highland Avenue, Mountain, Convent, and Morris Plains. None of those, however, is as grand as Morristown.

The complex also includes significant landscaping features on the site, Elements include two drives and an axial pedestrian approach (see site plan). Handsome brick gateposts complete the arrangement.

The station justifiably received critical acclaim when it opened, and was included in John Droege's classic Passenger Terminals and Trains as a good example of a medium-size station.

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6. GEOGRAPHIC DATAVerbal boundary description (if Block/Lot not available)

New boundaries are outlined on site plan.

Acreage: c ' 3 ' 5 acresUTM coordinates: Zone: ]_8_/Easting: 5 4 4_3_2_0/Northing: 45161 60USGS Quad Mr^r-fcfn^n SCdl 6 1; 24000 ~ "" ~ "" "" ~~

7. REFERENCESBIBLIOGRAPHIC:

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Annual Report, 1914.Droege, John Albert, Passenger Terminals and Trains, New York, McGraw Hill, 1916, Files of local history s.ection, Morristown Public Library, Morristown, NJ. Plans, Morristown Station, New Jersey Transit, Newark, NJ.

ICONOGRAPHIC:3rd and 4th stations on site, respectivelyAlexander, Edwin P., Down at the Depot, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1970,

pp. 132-133.Taber, Thomas, TfeS DL&W in the Twentieth Century. Muncy, PA,

author, 1981, p. 98.

8. PHOTONegative index # 1271 or mjj p f,oto # _ slide ,» 2-18

inr f^i ———— Krrr-T-c i<Loc. of negative NJ Transit ______ Direction of view: Station from South

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9. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATIONA. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

i. Associated with important events or broad movementsin history

nationally __(30) state-wide __(25) locally __(20)

i Representative of significant changes in railroad historyand/or technology

rare __(30) unusual __(25) common X_(10) grade separation

iii

iv

v

vi

vii

viii

Original station on site

Representative of a line's standard design

Constructed prior to 1900

Junction station

Former long-distance service

Other

10)

05)

10)

ix. Less than 50 years old

00)

.(-30)

B. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

i . STYLE Renaissance Revivala. Example of a particular architectural style (check one)

b. Rare survivor of style

Outstanding Excellent Very good Good Fair

nationally state-wide locally

__(50)

T~(30) ——(20)—do)

__(20) __(15) X (10)

c. As example of railroad architecturerare __(30) unusual or early__(15)

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CRITERIA CONT,

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ii. ARCHITECT (check one)a. building by architect important

nationally __(25) state-wide __(20) locally __(15)

b. building designed by railroad and is known or appears to be the work of the supervising architect or engineer or chief designer

c. building designed by railroad and is known or appears to be the work of the staff

X (20) Frank J. Nies

d. architect identified but not considered to be of special importance

iii. OVERALL ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY (check one) a. Outstanding composition, siting, or

craftsmanship

b. Notable composition, siting, or crafts manship, or possessing especially picturesque or unusual exterior detailing

c. Possessing some detail(s) of particular interest and/or quality

d. Average quality or interest

iv. SPECIAL QUALITIESa. Noteworthy overall interior design or

detailing b. Some noteworthy interior detailing

(__interior not accessible)c. Part of cohesive complex

1) station and shelter2) more than two buildings

v. CONSTRUCTIONa. Noteworthy example of particular

construction method

b. Rare or early survivor of particular method

c. Interesting example of method

X (40)composition

(25)

.(15)

.( 5)

(15)

x ( 5) ticket office facade, bench lamps

__( 5) X (10)

.(30)

.(20)

( 5)115

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CRITERIA CONT,

C. CONDITIONS

i. INTEGRITY

a. Original condition _^_(40) b. Alterations and/or additions,

beneficial __1(30) c. Alterations and/or additions, not

detrimental __(20) d. Minor detrimental alterations and/

or additions, not affecting overallintegrity _t_(10)

e. Detrimental alterations and/oradditions, reversible at considerableexpense __(-25)

f. Detrimental alterations and/or additions,essentially irreversible • __(-75)

ii. PHYSICAL CONDITION

a. Excellent __(10)b. Good Y ( 5)c. Fair __( 0)d. Poor __(-10)e. Severely deteriorated __(-25)

iii. RELATIONSHIP TO COMMUNITY

a. Pivotal building __(40)b. Integral part of townscape __(30)c. Compatible with townscape x (20)d. Unrelated to townscape __( 0)e. Incompatible __-30)

iv. SUITABILITY FOR ADAPTIVE USE

a. Excellent __(30)b. Very Good (25)c. Good ZO 20)d. Average __(15)e. Possible, with difficulty __(10)

85

TOTAL 210

HERITAGE STUDIES, INC. RD 4 Box 864, Mapleton Road Princeton, N.J. 08540 609-452-1754

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Attach copy of site plan

continuation sheets attached

FORM PREPARED BY: Richard Meyer____________ Date: August 1981

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MORFBSTOWNHORMSTOWN UNE

SCALE:

MORRISTOWNHORRSTOWN UNE

.\'&Conv^sgf-. Static --

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98 2-18 Morristown Railroad Station (Taber, 20th, p. 98)

Convent received A new station in 1913-14 similar to several others to serve the College of St. Elizabeth students. On the far side of the westbound waiting room are the trolley tracks of the Morris County Traction Company. In the dis tance is the small freight house built at the same time. This picture was taken from adjacent to the grade crossing going into the college — the only grade crossing left east of Dover. Until after World War II, few people commuted from Convent, but all that changed rapidly, and the open fields around the station soon became paved parking lots.

Morristown, as the county seat of Morris County and the largest community west of the Oranges at one time, was the stopping point for the Buffalo trains. By 1910 the Lackawanna had completed plans for the elevation and was ready to start work until President Richard McEwan of the little Morristown and Erie Railroad said nothing doing unless the Lackawanna made a certain road under the tracks public and raised the tracks higher so that a trolley could run under them to his station. Not only would raising the tracks add additional expense, but it put the M. & E. in a potential posi tion to seriously challenge the Lackawanna for New York commuters. The Erie occasionally considered completing the Montclair tunnel which would mean that the Morristown and Erie route would be two or three miles shorter than the Lackawanna. The M. & E. could forseeably run its trains over the trolley tracks up into the center of Morristown whereas the Lackawanna station was three-eighths of a mile away. The stalemate continued throughout 1911 with thousands of words appearing each month in the local newspapers. Finally, in 1912 President Truesdale announced that they would not elevate through Morristown if President McEwan didn't give in. Truesdale agreed to make the private road public, and McEwan gave in on his height demand — thereby assuring that the Lackawanna would not lose business to McEwan. The new* yellow brick station was opened for service November 3, 1913 and formally dedi cated on December 10th. In front of the station in this view is the Morristown - Mendham jitney bus.

SUMMARY

Station: Mnrristown__________ Line: MornstownSurveyed August, 1978

Index:

X 1. Site Base at 1" = TOO 1X 2. Floor Plan at 1" = 20'X 3. Platform and CanopiesX 4. Station Building___ Structural____Mech. & Elec.X 5. Track Crossings and BarriersX 6. Parking Access and CirculationX 7. Information SystemX 8. Notes on Community & Security AspectsX 9. Record Photograph of Station X Detailed Field Photographs

Information File;

Aerial Photograph at 1 " = 200'Station Location Plan from USGS maps or Hagstrom Maps Proposed Taking Lines of 900 Day Option Station Parcels Summer 1970 Ground Survey of Rail Parking - NJ DOT September 1974 Survey - NJ DOT (Dept. of Commuter Services) Tri-State Aerial Photo Survey of Rail Parking 1970 Conrail Data Survey for StationfOPICS or Traffic Improvements Planned in Station Area Community Renewal Plans for Station

.Historical File for Station Schedule of Trains and Buses Other 1978 Morris County Railroad Station Survey

Conrail Count May 1977 - All Day (Week Day) Boarding Passengers 1428__________

Station Ridership Category; 2 Ownership: N.i.D.O.T.______________

Agent: Yes________Mrs/Days: 5:45 a.m.-2;15 a.m._____Monday through Friday

Rehabilitated (10 years or less) & Description: p| atform in 1973

MORRISTOWNMORRSTOWN UNE

3 PLATFORMS & CANOPIES Station;

NO. of TRACKS: f^ In-Bound (NY/f" Grode In-Cut(Walls) ^

sight Curved v10 Board must Commuter walk on tracks:

t/N)* 1 Out-Bound » Bv-Pass Inactive I.B. <Cross Slope Elevated V^ Embankment ^STructur^Visibility Problem Yes No "" "

yes no (Ask Ticket Agent). Note other obstructions on Platform & setback f/

O.B.

IN-BOUND SIDE x___

OUT-BOUND,SIDE 1/00' x

1C "

yes//

PLATFORMSLength X Width

Height Above Top of Rail Platform Material

Edge Material Safety Line, Material

Guardrail (Locate) In-cut/detain ing WoJJ Lighting - Type,

C.C.,Setback f/rail Seating-Mat'l & Qty .

Stairs: (rnmps used: Ayes / no ) B _Locate: C ^ \ $' _____fa 1 f ^ [^-'(f?' <&(** _______

CONDITION/LOCATION - (platform, lighting, stairs, guardrails, retaining walls. Note apparent poor conditions only)

ISLAND BET'N TRACK ____x_______

idth vert. rise .- -t J 5" '

idth vert.rise . width

CANOPY/OVERHANG

Length x WidthHeight (Lowest)

Setback from Rail

Structure w/Spacing _Setback-Rail to Support _.Deck MaterialRoofing

ShapeDrainageLighting

IN-BOUND SIDE

__x_

i JlN f (^»CiXTfN Ca , £tO'H£l-.<N<*>j • Continue on bock of page ——

OUT-BOUND SIDE ISLAND BET'N TRACK x £V____ _____x_______

Sloe /Gabl

U.I.

CONDITION (Note apparent poor conditions only):

Instructions Continue on bock of page

4 STATION BUlLuING SHELTERSTATION:

Number of Levels. I.B._

J-B._ O.B.

O.B,In-Bound (NY,/fJ/ NV ^ In-Use^^ : Out-Bound_____In-Use___ lotion of Main to Track (under, over,XfevelX Relation of Entry to Street of Overhang - width:__________________ Location: (refer to Floor Plan

Interior and Entry Stairs, Ramps, escalators, elevators: (Note vertical rise; locate (refer to Floor Plan & label for cross-reference): Vl 40} width £ l^*'_________vertical rise ~^ \^ (* *_______b) width______________vertical rise_________

c) width____________

)

____________vertical rise_

EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS:_d) width vertical rise

Foundation__Base Course_Walls_____Trim___________________Windows - operable - yes / no;_Structural System (consultant__).

.(photo).. Doors. Roof Deck.RoofingSoffit

DroinoQe

INTERIOR ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE: (Locate on Floor Plan)Space* . Floor Base W/Cot Walls Ceiling Ceiling Hgt. Lighting

1. Waiting2. Ticket Office3. Mens Toilet4. Womens Toilet

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A. Concessions and Businesses: Taxi ^"Newspaper stand^eoin boxOther: ———————-^"^

B. Waiting Room Seating: describe (photo):_C. Number of Public Phones and Locations:

D. Indicate Visibility of approaching trains from waiting area, and direction of visibility, I.B.

E. Describe visibility for surveillance for waiting rooms with and without agents:.

F. Is passage from the station to platforms sheltered:

Pay Toilet Vending Machines

_ Capacity^

O.B.

no (photo description ).

G. Are public toilets, telephones and other station conveniences identified: yes / no

H. Are lockers provided: yes /

platform I.B. (NY) (__

1. Mailbox: yes /£&'

J. Water fountain: yes / fe/} location:_

K. Describe other commuter conveniences:

OPEN SHELTER - location: I.B. (NY, H, N)__ Size Width _______Length. Material __________________ Base _________________,^£ Lighting __________________3^ Condition ___________________^

receptacles: /yes// no , location: waiting room

, platform O.B. * _____ , pick/up areas: _____ (photos)

-O.B.. .(indicate on site plan or aerial; photos or sketch).Height.

* Label rooms on floor plan by function and numerical no. to aid cross referencing. Continue on bock of page

4a STATION BUii-DlNG __aZ____ShcLTERSTATION:.

Record Photograph___________197

ONDITION: *

Exterior (indicate board-up areas; locate elements being described using floor plan/photos) (Consultant)

Foundations :

Stairs:

Roof/Drainages

-

Interior (locate elements by room; photograph poor conditions)

Walls/ Doors/Windows: .

it?

Floor:

Ceiling:

Stairs:

*Note: Indicate apparent poor conditions only, not routine maintenance conditions.Write informal recommendations, i.e., suggestions for improvements on reverse side. Continue on back of page

4b MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL STATION:

EATING

Location of Heating Unit:, Type of Unit:____ Controls:_______ Burner Size:_____ Distribution System:

Output: Fuel; C>\ U FHZones:

Make of Unit:Storage Capacity; .

Make of BurnerTv/^l t^ "

REMARKS:

AIR CONDITIONING

Location: Ty pe ;Distribution 5ystem:_ Spaces Handled:__

REMARKS:

Capacity;

v ^.ufOrT

VENTILATION

Windows: Yes / No Door: Is a»r quality good: Yes / No

Yes / No Toilet Rooms: Mechanical Natural

ELECTRIC

Location of Service Entrance:lin Panel: '?3CV^ 'i,A£»^ Zf)nr\ V/J&UU:\G7) Amos \>0/Z4oVo Its ^

Circuit Breokersr Deficiencies in wiring: Conduit X

WireCircuits

f^ / No

IFused

Phase

GENERAL LIGHTING EVALUATION (Interior)

Description / Condition / Quantity:

Lighting does / does not appear to be adequate; there are / are not dork spots; there is / is not glare.

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4 STATION BUILDING

In-Bound (NY, H, N)_____In-Use 'ation of Main to Track (under, >f Overhang - width: A*is*'

O ut-Bound \s In-Use____ V) Relation of Entry to Street.

SHELTERSTATION:

Number of Levels _______I.B.

I.B._O.B.

O.B,

Location: (refer to Floor Plan___)inrerior and Entry Stairs, Ramps, escalators, elevators: (Note vertical rise; locate (refer to Floor Plan & label for cross-re fere nee):

a) width________________vertical rise_________________b) width______________vertical rise_________ c) width_______________vertical rise________________d) width______________vertical rise_________

EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS:Foundation_ Base Course. Walls____ Trim__

US- . (photo).. Doors___ . Roof Deck. _Roofing__ Soffit

Windows - operable - yes / no;_ Structural System (consultant__).

Drainage.

INTERIOR ROOM AND FINISH SCHEDULE: (Locate on Floor Plan)Space* Floor Base W/Cot . Walls

1. Waiting Room72£.S.F.2. Ticket Office3. Mens Toilet4. Womens Toilet

Ceiling Ceiling Hgt. Lighting

A. Concessions and Businesses:ther:

Newspaper stand/coin box Pay Toilet

B. Waiting Room Seating: describe (photo):.______________C. Number of Public Phones and Locations: O_ As"*-f'K/i \

D. Indicate Visibility of approaching trains from waiting area, and direction of visibility, I.B._

E. Describe visibility for surveillance for waiting rooms with and without agents:__________

F. Is passage from the station to platforms sheltered: yes / no (photo description___).

G. Are public toilets, telephones and other station conveniences identified: yes / no

H. Are lockers provided: yes / no ; trash receptacles: yes / no , location: waiting room *.

platform I.B. (NY) *____, platform O.B. *_____, pick/up areas:_____(photos)

I. Mailbox: yes / no

J. Water fountain: yes / no ; location:_________________________________

K. Describe other commuter conveniences:

Vending Machines

_Capacity_

O.B.

OPEN SHELTER - location: I.B. (NY, H, N)__ Size Width _______Length. Material __________________ Base __________________ Lighting ____________________ Condition ____________________

-O.B.. .(indicate on site plan or aerial; photos or sketch).Height.

* Label rooms on floor plan by finction and numerical no. to aid cross referencing. Continue on back of page

4a STATION BUDDING _i/ ____ Sh*:LTERSTATIC N;

Record Photograph ___________ 197_

ONDITION: *

Exterior (indicate board-up areas; locate elements being described using floor plan/photos) (Consultant)

Foundations :

Walls/Doors/V/indows:

Stairs:

Roof/Drainage: tf^UUD &>? ?rf \* *4,\ *±& ^°^ *&&<* fOluO^, ~TV ^ HO

Other

Interior (locate elements by room; photograph poor conditions)

Walls/DoorsAVindows:

Floor:

Ceiling:

Stairs:

*Not«: Indicate apparent poor conditions only, not routine maintenance conditions.Write informal recommendations, i.e., suggestions for improvements on reverse side. Continue on back of page

4b MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL STATION:

IEATING

Location of Heating Unit:, Type of Unit:________ Controls:__________ Burner Size:________ Distribution System:

REMARKS:

AIR CONDITIONING

Location:. Type:___

Output:. Zones:____ Make of Unit:

_______Fuel:_Storage Capacity:_

Make of Burner:

Distribution System:_ Spaces Handled:__

REMARKS:

VENTILATION

Windows: Yes / No Door: Is air quality good: Yes / No

ELECTRIC

Location of Service Entrance: Location of Main Panel:___ Characteristics:______

^Capacity:

Yes / No Toilet Rooms: Mechanical Natural

.Volts.Circuit Breakers.

_Wire___ .Circuits Fused

Phase

Apparent Major Deficiencies in wiring: Conduit Yes / No

GENERAL LIGHTING EVALUATION (Interior)

Description / Condition / Quantity:

Lighting does / does not appeor to be adequate; there ore / ore not dark spots; there is / is not glare.

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8 Community & Security Aspects station:1 . Describe the setting of the station in terms of the activity in the surrounding area (land use and condition described in

section 6). Describe the visibility of the stotion and site from surrounding areas of streets in terms of security through surveillance. Describe screening and shielding {note ^6, page 4) and shadows, nooks and crannies, and other hiding places).

The station is on the edge of the downtown business district, which has mixed office and commercial activity and some residential areas,

The station is visible from the streets. Surveillance of the exterior is good from passing patrol cars.

The underpass is visible from the outbound side from the parking lot (lower level).

The inbound parking lot has shadows from the trees, but it is close to a major through fare.

2. Is the station out of the "main stream" of pedestrian/vehicular activity, or is it part of the fabric of life in the community? Do non-commuters walk through the station building or use any part of the station facilities/site to shorten their path to'a final destination; to shop; to conduct business such as banking (refer to *4 Station Building/

Interior Space _____):

During the summer months, transients and derelicts sleep in the wooded and planted areas.

Small groups of teenagers also congregate in the vicinity.Lavatories must be kept locked and only opened upon request by the agent

to avoid undesirable activities believed to be occuring in these spaces.

3. Vandalism: Graffiti - none / low /(jriediurn}/ high ; location:—— * Underpasses and stairways

Property damage - none /tow^/ medium / high (describe):

4. Question the ticket agent about vandalism problems.

Agent: loitering and drinking in the station area is considerable.

Thematic Nomination ofOperating PassengerRR Stations in New Jersey

Morristown RR Station,Morristown Town, Morris County

horrlstown district · \ 1 deteriorated (check one) s3 altered q unaltered q ruins 1 1 unexposed...

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