Oak Dell

Oak Dell, also known as the Dr. Granville M. White House, is a historic mansion located at the corner of Franklin Street and Madison Avenue in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey. It is one of the few surviving mansions on "Millionaires Row" along Madison Avenue. Part of the Morristown Multiple Resource Area (MRA), it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1986, for its significance in architecture.[3]

Oak Dell
Oak Dell is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Oak Dell
Oak Dell is located in New Jersey
Oak Dell
Oak Dell is located in the United States
Oak Dell
LocationFranklin Street and Madison Avenue
Morristown, New Jersey
Coordinates40°47′20″N 74°27′37″W
Built1897 (1897)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSMorristown Multiple Resource Area
NRHP reference No.86003114[1]
NJRHP No.2196[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1986
Designated NJRHPSeptember 11, 1986

History and description

The two and one-half story house was built in 1897 and features Colonial Revival architectural style. The large entry portico has a triangular pediment supported by Corinthian columns. It was acquired by Grenville H. White of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York in 1910. White was also the president of the Morris County Golf Club. He sold the house in the 1950s.[3]

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