Sansay House - Circa 1807
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Historical Marker for the Sansay House at 17 DeHart Street in Morristown, NJ.
Waymark Code: WMC3WR
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2011
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The following is from the Virtual Tour on the Morristown.org website:
This house was built in 1807 and named for Monsieur Louis Sansay, a French dancing master, who brought gracious manners to town by directing a popular dancing school in his home. His house was the site of an elegant, men-only dinner, held in honor of a Revolutionary hero, the Marquis de Lafayette. Later, after Rev. Albert Barnes (Presbyterian Church on the Green) denounced the "sin" of dancing in one of his sermons, Sansay´s dancing school went bankrupt. The dance master left Morristown and was never heard from again.
There is also a plaque on the house that was placed by the Town of Morristown that reads:
Continental Army Encampments
1776 - 1782
Sansay House in which reception was given
Lafayette on his return here July 14, 1825.
Marker Name: Sansay House Circa 1807
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
Monsieur Louis Sansay, French
dancing school here. House
was site of ball honoring
Lafayette in 1825. Later home
of General Joseph Revere.
National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Morris County Heritage Commission
Dedication Date: 01/01/1977
City: Morristown
County: Morris
Group responsible for placement: Morris County Heritage Commission
Web Link: [Web Link]
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