The Music Hall, photo c. 1882

Photograph

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Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society

Stanford White building constructed in 1879. Became the Racquets Club.Destroyed by Fire in February 1978.: Photo ID # 229
Stanford White building constructed in 1879. Became the Racquets Club.Destroyed by Fire in February 1978.

Photo ID # 229

Name/Title

The Music Hall, photo c. 1882

Description

Stuart Hartshorn commissioned the building from Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White to serve as a hall for his fledging "ideal community. The design is based on White's admiration of the rustic cottages of Brittany. with its wooden structure, gabled roof and round tower. The building was completed in the summer of 1880 and served many functions. It was an early meeting place for the Christ Church congregation (prior to the construction of the church in 1883. It also served as the first home of the Short Hills Day School. In 1946, the Racquet's Club of Short Hills purchased the building and adjacent tennis courts from the Hartshorn Estate. The Racquets Club burned down in a major fire in February 1978. Photograph appeared in the July 12, 1884 Edition of American Architect and Building News.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

2 1/8 x 2 5/8" print, 4 x 5" print, 2 1/8 x 2 5/8" negative

Reproductions

Notes

Millburn Centennial Book, p. 31