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EspañolSHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY
'Short Hills' is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
Short Hills began as a planned community, when Stewart Hartshorn purchased 13 acres of land in Millburn Township, near the present Hobart Avenue, Parsonage Hill Road, and Chatham Road. Hartshorn's purpose was to create "a harmonious community for people who appreciated nature," and "where natural beauty would not be destroyed by real estate developments, and where people of congenial tastes could dwell together." He later increased his land holdings to 56 acres for himself and 1,552 acres for the whole village.
Hartshorn chose the name "Short Hills" because it reflected the topography of the region, and also because the local Lenape Native Americans used that same name to describe the region. One local resident suggested that he call his village "Hartshornville," but he definitively refused. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, it was the site of the Battle of Short Hills.
Hartshorn situated his "ideal town" near enough to a railroad to allow for an easy commute to Hoboken and, from there, to New York City. Hence, his decision in 1879 to build, at his own expense, a railroad station along the original Morris and Essex Railroad line. He also persuaded the United States Post Office to open a station in his new railroad station in 1880, and in fact, the Post Office has always had a presence in Short Hills from that day.
Presciently, Hartshorn deliberately preserved strips of land along the railroad right-of-way from any development west of Old Short Hills road. These strips separate Hobart Avenue to the north, and Chatham Road to the south, from the railway line. The only structure that has ever stood directly adjacent to the line is the railroad station. Mr. Hartshorn also established the Short Hills Park directly across Hobart Avenue from the station, which stands to this day. In 1944, his estate donated this park to Millburn Township, with the stipulation that it always remain open to the public.
After seventeen houses were erected, Hartshorn turned his attention to other "common elements." These included a Music Hall, which remains today as the Short Hills Racquets Club.
Stewart Hartshorn died in 1937, at the age of 97. His daughter Cora survived him, wrote her own history of the hamlet, and helped establish the Arboretum that bears her name.[1]
In 1975, the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society formed in conjunction with the American Bicentennial celebrations.
In 2001, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center opened in Short Hills.
In 2002, local residents planted a memorial tree on the grounds of the railroad station, to honor those of their neighbors who died in the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Short Hills is an active bedroom community of New York City. The opening of the Kearny Connection, allowing the establishment of the first direct rail service to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan, has enhanced real-estate values immensely. Short Hills also has a business district along Chatham Road near the railroad station, which includes the post-office branch, a pharmacy, and several small specialty shops.
Short Hills is also home to many senior executives and controlling stockholders of some of the largest corporations in the United States and their families. The median family income is over $200,000.
Short Hills also has five K-5 elementary schools, all part of the Millburn Township Public Schools, the Deerfield Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, Hartshorn Elementary School, Wyoming Elementary School, and South Mountain Elementary School. Students move on to complete their education at the Millburn Middle School for grades 6-8 and Millburn High School for grades 9-12.
Though Short Hills has its own railroad station and post-office branch, it does ''not'' have an independent government. It remains today a part of the Township of Millburn, as it has been since its inception.
★ John Ferolito, the founder and current owner of AriZona Beverage Company
★ Anne Hathaway (1982-), actress, grew up in Millburn Township
★ Peter Kellogg, net worth of 2.6 billion dollars and growing; tied for number 278 on Forbes Magazine's 2006 Billionaires List; director of the Wall Street investment firm Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, which was sold to Goldman Sachs in 2000 for $5.5 billion.[2]
★ Joe Kernen (1956-), CNBC news anchor and main host of the popular show ''Squawk Box''
★ John C. McGinley (1959-), actor most known as Dr. Perry Cox on ''Scrubs''.[3]
★ Stephen A. Oxman, Rhodes Scholar, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs, 1993-1994.
★ Adam M. Tenzer, pianist and composer.
★ Rachel Zoe (1971-), fashion stylist.[4]
★ Alan Zweibel (1950-), producer and writer on such productions as ''Saturday Night Live'', PBS' ''Great Performances'', and ''It's Garry Shandling's Show''.[5]
★ Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary
★ The Mall at Short Hills
★ Paper Mill Playhouse
★ Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society
★ Archives of the MSHHS at the Millburn Free Public Library
★ About Millburn and Short Hills (from Real Estate in Short Hills)
★ Collection of old photographs of Millburn-Short Hills
★ US Census Data for Short Hills
1. Meisner, Marian. ''A History of Millburn Township.'' Millburn, NJ: Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society and Millburn Free Public Library, 2002 (e-book)
2. #278 Peter Kellogg, ''Forbes'', accessed April 16, 2007. "Residence: Short Hills, New Jersey, United States, North America"
3. Interview with John C. McGinley, ''Ability'', accessed April 21, 2007. "JM: I was born in New York and raised in New Jersey. CC: What part of New Jersey? JM: Short Hills, which is a beautiful suburb of New York."
4. She's got the look, ''The Observer'', July 16, 2006, accessed April 26, 2007. "She was born Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig in New York and grew up in Short Hills, New Jersey, the daughter of wealthy art collectors."
5. Capuzzo, Jill L. "From 'Saturday Night Live' to '700 Sundays'", ''The New York Times'', December 12, 2004. Accessed July 31, 2007. "For one thing, it has allowed him to move his family back East, to Short Hills, from Los Angeles, where the Zweibels have been living for the last 15 years."
| Contents |
| History |
| Beginnings |
| Railroad and postal connections |
| Buffer zones |
| Common elements |
| Later events |
| Present day |
| Noted residents |
| Points of interest |
| External links |
| References |
History
Beginnings
Short Hills began as a planned community, when Stewart Hartshorn purchased 13 acres of land in Millburn Township, near the present Hobart Avenue, Parsonage Hill Road, and Chatham Road. Hartshorn's purpose was to create "a harmonious community for people who appreciated nature," and "where natural beauty would not be destroyed by real estate developments, and where people of congenial tastes could dwell together." He later increased his land holdings to 56 acres for himself and 1,552 acres for the whole village.
Hartshorn chose the name "Short Hills" because it reflected the topography of the region, and also because the local Lenape Native Americans used that same name to describe the region. One local resident suggested that he call his village "Hartshornville," but he definitively refused. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, it was the site of the Battle of Short Hills.
Railroad and postal connections
Hartshorn situated his "ideal town" near enough to a railroad to allow for an easy commute to Hoboken and, from there, to New York City. Hence, his decision in 1879 to build, at his own expense, a railroad station along the original Morris and Essex Railroad line. He also persuaded the United States Post Office to open a station in his new railroad station in 1880, and in fact, the Post Office has always had a presence in Short Hills from that day.
Buffer zones
Presciently, Hartshorn deliberately preserved strips of land along the railroad right-of-way from any development west of Old Short Hills road. These strips separate Hobart Avenue to the north, and Chatham Road to the south, from the railway line. The only structure that has ever stood directly adjacent to the line is the railroad station. Mr. Hartshorn also established the Short Hills Park directly across Hobart Avenue from the station, which stands to this day. In 1944, his estate donated this park to Millburn Township, with the stipulation that it always remain open to the public.
Common elements
After seventeen houses were erected, Hartshorn turned his attention to other "common elements." These included a Music Hall, which remains today as the Short Hills Racquets Club.
Later events
Stewart Hartshorn died in 1937, at the age of 97. His daughter Cora survived him, wrote her own history of the hamlet, and helped establish the Arboretum that bears her name.[1]
In 1975, the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society formed in conjunction with the American Bicentennial celebrations.
In 2001, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center opened in Short Hills.
In 2002, local residents planted a memorial tree on the grounds of the railroad station, to honor those of their neighbors who died in the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Present day
Short Hills is an active bedroom community of New York City. The opening of the Kearny Connection, allowing the establishment of the first direct rail service to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan, has enhanced real-estate values immensely. Short Hills also has a business district along Chatham Road near the railroad station, which includes the post-office branch, a pharmacy, and several small specialty shops.
Short Hills is also home to many senior executives and controlling stockholders of some of the largest corporations in the United States and their families. The median family income is over $200,000.
Short Hills also has five K-5 elementary schools, all part of the Millburn Township Public Schools, the Deerfield Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, Hartshorn Elementary School, Wyoming Elementary School, and South Mountain Elementary School. Students move on to complete their education at the Millburn Middle School for grades 6-8 and Millburn High School for grades 9-12.
Though Short Hills has its own railroad station and post-office branch, it does ''not'' have an independent government. It remains today a part of the Township of Millburn, as it has been since its inception.
Noted residents
★ John Ferolito, the founder and current owner of AriZona Beverage Company
★ Anne Hathaway (1982-), actress, grew up in Millburn Township
★ Peter Kellogg, net worth of 2.6 billion dollars and growing; tied for number 278 on Forbes Magazine's 2006 Billionaires List; director of the Wall Street investment firm Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, which was sold to Goldman Sachs in 2000 for $5.5 billion.[2]
★ Joe Kernen (1956-), CNBC news anchor and main host of the popular show ''Squawk Box''
★ John C. McGinley (1959-), actor most known as Dr. Perry Cox on ''Scrubs''.[3]
★ Stephen A. Oxman, Rhodes Scholar, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs, 1993-1994.
★ Adam M. Tenzer, pianist and composer.
★ Rachel Zoe (1971-), fashion stylist.[4]
★ Alan Zweibel (1950-), producer and writer on such productions as ''Saturday Night Live'', PBS' ''Great Performances'', and ''It's Garry Shandling's Show''.[5]
Points of interest
★ Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary
★ The Mall at Short Hills
★ Paper Mill Playhouse
External links
★ Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society
★ Archives of the MSHHS at the Millburn Free Public Library
★ About Millburn and Short Hills (from Real Estate in Short Hills)
★ Collection of old photographs of Millburn-Short Hills
★ US Census Data for Short Hills
References
1. Meisner, Marian. ''A History of Millburn Township.'' Millburn, NJ: Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society and Millburn Free Public Library, 2002 (e-book)
2. #278 Peter Kellogg, ''Forbes'', accessed April 16, 2007. "Residence: Short Hills, New Jersey, United States, North America"
3. Interview with John C. McGinley, ''Ability'', accessed April 21, 2007. "JM: I was born in New York and raised in New Jersey. CC: What part of New Jersey? JM: Short Hills, which is a beautiful suburb of New York."
4. She's got the look, ''The Observer'', July 16, 2006, accessed April 26, 2007. "She was born Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig in New York and grew up in Short Hills, New Jersey, the daughter of wealthy art collectors."
5. Capuzzo, Jill L. "From 'Saturday Night Live' to '700 Sundays'", ''The New York Times'', December 12, 2004. Accessed July 31, 2007. "For one thing, it has allowed him to move his family back East, to Short Hills, from Los Angeles, where the Zweibels have been living for the last 15 years."
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