Short Hills Park Historic District

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.

Short Hills Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Millburn, NJ
Nearest city	Summit
Coordinates	40°43′30″N 74°19′29″W
Area	1,000 acres (4 km²)
Built	1877-early 20th centuries
Architect	M.H. Baillie Scott, Albro & Lindeberg, others
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Shingle, various contemporary revival styles.
NRHP reference No.	80002482[1]
Added to NRHP	1980

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 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.[2]

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  Stores opposite train station in downtown Short Hills, 2007

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "South Hills Park Historic District neighborhood in Short Hills, New Jersey (NJ), 07078 detailed profile". City-Data.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.