Timothy Mills House

Timothy Mills House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	27 Mills Street Morristown, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°48′05″N 74°29′24″W
Built	c. 1740
NRHP reference No.	75001153[1]
NJRHP No.	2189[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 24, 1975
Designated NJRHP	December 6, 1974

The Timothy Mills House is a historic house built c. 1740 and located at 27 Mills Street in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1939.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1975, for its significance in architecture.^[4]

History and description

Timothy Mills, born in Jamaica, Long Island, came to Morristown with his brother around 1740. He married Phebe Lindsley in 1742, and they had nine children in this house. His son Timothy next owned the house, followed by his son John. He was a trustee of the Morristown First Presbyterian Church. The one and one-half story house has 18th century vernacular style. According to the nomination form, it is the oldest extant building in Morristown.^[4]

HABS photo from 1939

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#75001153)". 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. 15.
3. "Timothy Mills House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.
4. Weltfish, Gene (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Timothy Mills House". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos

External links

• Media related to Timothy Mills House (Morristown, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-632, "Timothy Mills House, 27 Mills Street, Morristown, Morris County, NJ", 2 photos, 12 measured drawings, 5 data pages, supplemental material