Luke Miller House
- 105 Ridgedale Avenue, Ridgedale Park, Madison, Morris County, New Jersey, 07940, United States
Lebbeus Dod House
67 West Main Street, Brookside, Mendham Township, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960, United States
Description
Lebbeus Dod House
Born on February 15, 1739, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, he later settled in Mendham. He served as a Captain of Artillery in the Morris County Militia under Maj. Samuel Sayre and Cols. Jacob Drake, Jacob Ford, William Windes, and Edward Thomas. By order of Gen. Washington, he left active service to establish an armory on his Mendham farm, where he manufactured and repaired muskets.
His mechanical skill endures. A parallel ruler with a protractor and plotting scale of his design is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Another of his instruments is housed at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History. His home at 67 West Main Street, Mendham, still stands today.
The Mendham Historic District later received a Morris County Historic Preservation Grant.
This district includes the Black Horse Tavern. Mendham resident and Revolutionary War veteran Jesse Upson served as a Justice of the Peace during the 1800s. He preferred to prevent lawsuits by meeting residents at the tavern to hear their disputes. The tavern is also linked to Civil War veteran George S. Beavers, a lifelong Mendham resident who fought at Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Gettysburg, where he was wounded in the foot. After the war, Beavers often spoke at Mendham’s Decoration Day (now Memorial Day) events. He owned and operated the Black Horse Inn for 37 years.
Listing Overview
Lebbeus Dod House
Born on February 15, 1739, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, he later settled in Mendham. He served as a Captain of Artillery in the Morris County Militia under Maj. Samuel Sayre and Cols. Jacob Drake, Jacob Ford, William Windes, and Edward Thomas. By order of Gen. Washington, he left active service to establish an armory on his Mendham farm, where he manufactured and repaired muskets.
His mechanical skill endures. A parallel ruler with a protractor and plotting scale of his design is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Another of his instruments is housed at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History. His home at 67 West Main Street, Mendham, still stands today.
The Mendham Historic District later received a Morris County Historic Preservation Grant.
This district includes the Black Horse Tavern. Mendham resident and Revolutionary War veteran Jesse Upson served as a Justice of the Peace during the 1800s. He preferred to prevent lawsuits by meeting residents at the tavern to hear their disputes. The tavern is also linked to Civil War veteran George S. Beavers, a lifelong Mendham resident who fought at Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Gettysburg, where he was wounded in the foot. After the war, Beavers often spoke at Mendham’s Decoration Day (now Memorial Day) events. He owned and operated the Black Horse Inn for 37 years.
Address
67 West Main Street, Brookside, Mendham Township, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960, United States
Location
67 West Main Street, Brookside, Mendham Township, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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