BGuthrie Photos: NJ -- Morristown NHP -- Cross Estate Gardens

NJ -- Morristown NHP -- Cross Estate Gardens:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. CROSS_090601_009.JPG: A Haven From Everyday Life: Whether you call the mansion before you "Queen Anne Farm," as the Bensels did, or "Hardscrabble House," as the Cross family renamed it, the estate served as an escape from everyday life. John A. and Ella Bensel built the house in 1905, and William R. and Julia Newbold Cross purchased it in 1929. Both families were part of a trend of wealthy industrialists and financiers who established country homes in the Morristown area and Bernardsville's "Mountain Colony." As you explore the mansion's grounds, you'll discover a few of its Bensel-era remnants, including a five-story, stone water tower and a large Silver Maple tree the Bensels planted in 1906. The house was remodeled in 1940 after the death of William R. Cross, but the gardens remain the most significant contributions the Cross family made to the estate. go through the gate to your left to enter the gardens and enjoy the legacy left by Julia Newbold Cross and her landscape architect Clarence Fowler. Volunteers have cared for the gardens since 1977. In 1975, Morristown National Historical Park purchased this property to protect the adjacent Revolutionary War New Jersey Brigade encampment area and connect to the Jockey Hollow section of the park. The house and grounds on this former private estate have recently been declared eligible for National Historic Landmark status. Today, the grounds can serve as your retreat to share with friends and family.
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Description of Subject Matter: The Cross Estate Gardens, a project of the New Jersey Historical Garden Foundation in cooperation with the National Park Service, are located on the Cross Estate, site of the New Jersey Brigade Unit of Morristown National Historical Park, on Old Jockey Hollow Road in Bernardsville, NJ.

The Gardens comprise formal and native gardens, a wisteria-covered pergola, and a mountain laurel allee. The Cross Estate is open from dawn to dusk. Parking is free, and there are no entry fees.

The above is from http://www.crossestategardens.org/
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