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Short Hills Park Historic District

Coordinates: 40°43′30″N 74°19′29″W / 40.72500°N 74.32472°W / 40.72500; -74.32472
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Short Hills Park Historic District
Short Hills Park Historic District is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Short Hills Park Historic District
Short Hills Park Historic District is located in New Jersey
Short Hills Park Historic District
Short Hills Park Historic District is located in the United States
Short Hills Park Historic District
LocationMillburn, NJ
Nearest citySummit
Coordinates40°43′30″N 74°19′29″W / 40.72500°N 74.32472°W / 40.72500; -74.32472
Area1,000 acres (4 km2)
Built1877-early 20th centuries
ArchitectM.H. Baillie Scott, Albro & Lindeberg, others
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Shingle, various contemporary revival styles.
NRHP reference No.80002482[1]
NJRHP No.1097[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980
Designated NJRHPFebruary 1, 1980

The Short Hills Park historic district is the oldest area of that unincorporated community in Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It consists of roughly a thousand acres (4 km2) with 125 buildings, mostly homes, in the area developed earliest by Stewart Hartshorn, whose goal was to create an "ideal town" for living close to nature and the countryside on the 1,550 acres (6.3 km2) he bought in the area in 1877. Many of the streets follow natural contours, and Hartshorn routed them to leave as many trees standing as possible.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980, for its significance in architecture and community planning.[1][3] Millburn regulates development and redevelopment within it through a special section of its zoning. The average house within the district was valued at over $2 million in 2015.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#80002482)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 7.
  3. ^ Klemme, Ann W. (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Short Hills Park Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 34 photos
  4. ^ "South Hills Park Historic District neighborhood in Short Hills, New Jersey (NJ), 07078 detailed profile". City-Data.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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