A piece of Hamilton history gets its due in Morristown

Peg Shultz and fellow members of the Morristown DAR unveil new sign at the Schuyler Hamilton House, April 28, 2023. The sign is courtesy of Hampshire Realty. Photo by Bill Lescohier.
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Long before Hamilton became a Broadway sensation, Morristown residents have known about the Schuyler-Hamilton House, where the dashing Alexander Hamilton wooed Betsy Schuyler during the War for Independence.

Bobbi Bailey of the D.A.R. with Christopher and Alex Imperatore of Hampshire Companies, April 28, 2023. Photo by Bill Lescohier

But tourists visiting the museum on Olyphant Place have been confused by its historical marker, according to Bobbi Bailey of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which has owned the house for a century.

“We have a bit of an identity crisis. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places as the home of Dr. Jabez Campfield, the first doctor in Morristown,” and that’s how the marker describes the place, Bailey said.

On Friday, the confusion finally was cleared up.

A new wayfinding sign welcomes visitors to the “Schuyler-Hamilton House, Home of Dr. Jabez Campfield.”

New wayfinding sign at the Schuyler-Hamilton House in Morristown, April 28, 2023. Photo by Bill Lescohier.

The nonprofit Crossroads of the American Revolution had suggested the D.A.R. reach out to Hampshire Realty in Morristown for assistance.

Hampshire, which counts the new Max on Morris apartments on Morris Street among its many projects, paid for the sign. Christopher and Alex Imperatore of Hampshire were on hand for Friday’s unveiling.

“The Morristown chapter of the D.A.R. is very grateful to the Crossroads as our matchmaker, and to Hampshire Realty,” said Bailey, who was accompanied by Patricia Sanftner, state curator of the New Jersey D.A.R., and Peg Shultz from the Morristown chapter, among other members.

The Schuyler-Hamilton House is open on Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm. Email here for more information.

The Schuyler-Hamilton House in Morristown. Photo by Bill Lescohier

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