Washington's Headquarters Neighborhood

Roughly the area bounded by Morris Street, Washington Place, and Morris Avenue east of downtown Morristown. The neighborhood centers on Morristown National Historical Park’s Washington’s Headquarters unit, with the Ford Mansion, the museum, and the park library anchoring the area.

The streets immediately around the park hold additional Revolutionary-era sites:

• The Schuyler-Hamilton House at 5 Olyphant Place, where Alexander Hamilton courted Elizabeth Schuyler in 1780;
• Several other surviving 18th-century houses with historical markers;
• The Morristown Cemetery, with veterans of every American war.

The housing is older single-family with a few small apartment buildings. Walkable to the Green (about a 10-minute walk via Morris Street), the Mayo PAC, and the Morristown train station for the commute east.

The neighborhood is small enough that most locals just say “near the Ford Mansion” rather than using a proper name; it isn’t formally designated. But it has a distinct feel: quieter than downtown, historical, and quite walkable.

Appeals to: history buffs who want to live next to a Revolutionary War site, train commuters who like a quiet block, and buyers who want downtown access without the South Street bustle.