Whippany Farm 1891 - Historical Marker
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N 40° 48.043 W 074° 27.012
18T E 546378 N 4516780
This is a historial marker for the Whippany Farm, in Morristown, NJ.
Waymark Code: WMBD6F
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2011
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This was the summer home of George Griswold Frelinghuysen (May 9, 1851 – April 21, 1936). He was an American patent lawyer, and president of P. Ballantine & Sons Company, a Newark brewery. The mansion was built in the colonial revival style.
The property is now the Frelinghuysen Arboretum and consists of 127 acres. It is the home of the Morris County Parks Commission.
Marker Name: Whippany Farm
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
WHIPPANY FAMR
1891
GEORGIAN MANSION BUILT AS SUMMER
HOME BY GEORGE FRELINGHUYSEN
DURING MORRISTOWN'S "GOLDEN ERA". HIS
DAUGHTER, MATILDA, DONATED PROPERTY
AS ARBORETUM TO MORRIS COUNTY
PARK COMMISSION, 1969.
MORRIS COUNTY HERITAGE COMMISSION
NEW JERSEY REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Dedication Date: 01/01/1978
City: Morristown
County: Morris
Group responsible for placement: Morris County Heritage Commission
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