Spring Brook House

Spring Brook House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	161 James Street Morristown, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°46′56″N 74°28′59″W
Built	1904–1906 (1904–1906)
Architect	George A. Freeman; Francis George Hasselman
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
MPS	Morristown Multiple Resource Area
NRHP reference No.	86003111[1]
NJRHP No.	2199[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1986
Designated NJRHP	September 11, 1986

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.^[3] The house is currently a retreat, the Loyola Jesuit Center in Morristown.^[4]

History and description

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.^[4] The two and one-half story house was designed by architects George A. Freeman and Francis George Hasselman and features Georgian Revival style.^[3] 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.^[5] 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."^[6]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#86003111)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 16.
3. Bertland, Dennis N. (Spring 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spring Brook House". National Park Service. With accompanying 4 photos
4. "Your Retreat House". Loyola Jesuit Center in Morristown. 161 James Street, Morristown, NJ
5. "Welcome W. Bender to give $125,000 House to Jesuits". New York Times. New York, NY. 26 March 1927. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
6. Kelly, Jack and Marcia (1991). Sanctuaries: A Guide to Lodgings in Monasteries, Abbeys, and Retreats of the United States. New York: Bell Tower. p. 96. ISBN 0-517-57727-5.