Gibbons Mansion

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Mead Hall
Mead Hall Drew U jeh.jpg
Location36 Madison Avenue, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey
Built1836
Architectural styleGreek revival
NRHP reference No.77000897[1]
NJRHP No.4433[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1977
Designated NJRHPDecember 1, 1976

Gibbons Mansion, currently known as Mead Hall, is a historical mansion on Drew University campus in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It houses the university's administrative offices today.

History[]

It was built by William Gibbons beginning in 1833 in the heart of his 96-acre property; it was first occupied in 1836.[3] Gibbons was the son of Thomas Gibbons, a prominent politician, lawyer and steamboat operator originally from the South. Gibbons’ only son, ,[4] sold the vacant mansion and estate to Daniel Drew in 1867 for $140,000. Drew, in turn, the Drew Theological Seminary, named in his honor. The Gibbons mansion was renamed Mead Hall, in honor of Drew's wife, .[5] The sister of William Heyward Gibbons, Sarah Taintor Gibbons, was Mrs. Ward McAllister.

1989 fire[]

Mead Hall was devastated by a fire in 1989, reopened in 1993, and despite the damage, is still “considered the finest example of Greek Revival architecture north of the Mason-Dixon line."[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ Cunningham, John T. (1998). Images of America: Madison. Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 19, 31. ISBN 9780738567792.
  4. ^ Joyce, William L. (1988). Archives Accessions Annual. Meckler. p. 44. ISBN 9780887364204. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ^ "A brief history of Mead Hall". Drew University. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "Campus map, Mead Hall". Drew University. Retrieved September 1, 2012.


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