Thomas Nast Home

The Thomas Nast Home, also known as Villa Fontana, was the home of German born Thomas Nast in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. He was an editorial cartoonist whose drawings in Harpers Weekly contributed to the downfall of Tammany Hall. He is also known as the creator of several iconic images such as Santa Claus, the Democratic Donkey, and the Republican Elephant.[3][4] Nast is also known for his hostility to Irish Americans and Catholics.[5][6][7][8]

Thomas Nast Home
Front elevation and east profile, 2008
LocationMorristown, NJ
Coordinates40°47′30″N 74°28′52″W
Built1873
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.66000470[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLJanuary 29, 1964[2]

The house was named a National Historic Landmark in 1964[2] and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Thomas Nast Home". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  3. Greenwood, Richard (August 1, 1975). "Thomas Nast Home, Villa Fontana" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  4. "Thomas Nast Home, Villa Fontana" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  5. Columnist, Star-Ledger Guest (2012-01-22). "Cartoonist Thomas Nast's Catholic-hating was common for his time". nj. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  6. Woolthuis, Laura. "Getting 'Nasty': Thomas Nast and the simianization of the Irish in late nineteenth-century America". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Thomas Nast, Saint and Sinner". The Daily Cartoonist. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  8. Caldwell, Zelda. "Our idea of Santa Claus was dreamed up by an anti-Catholic cartoonist". Retrieved 2020-06-25.

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