Speedwell Village--The Factory
United States historic place in Morristown, New Jersey. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Speedwell Ironworks was an ironworks in Speedwell Village, on Speedwell Avenue, just north of downtown Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. At this site Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse first demonstrated their electric telegraph. Speedwell Ironworks also provided most of the machinery for the SS Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The site is still open to the public, and has seven buildings on display. The site, now named Historical Speedwell, is a historic site of the Morris County Park Commission. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 333 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, NJ |
| County | Morris County |
| Listed | Sep 13, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74001186 |
| Type of place | building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
Visiting
| Address | 333 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, NJ |
| Coordinates | 40.81419, -74.48045 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Morristown National Historical Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Camp Gateway - Staten Island 27 mi · Alosa Campsites 32 mi · Rivers Bend Group Campground 32 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74001186. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.