before its expansion, 1893 illustration by Suzy Howell
Arnold's Tavern Its Morristown location initially used the historic Arnold's Tavern building from the 1770s. By 1882, the Tavern was owned by Philip H. Hoffman and Hampton O. Marsh, and multiple retail stores were in the Tavern. The stores were
Adams & Fairchild, P. H. Hoffman & Son Clothiers (owned by Hoffman), In the spring of 1886, after Marsh's death, P. H. Hoffman "decided to remove the old building, and [erect] in its stead [the] Hoffman Building." To preserve the building, Morristown historian
Julia Keese Colles, a founding member of the Women's Board of the
New Jersey Historical Society, arranged to move the building from the Morristown Green to her estate on Mt. Kemble Avenue.Colles renovated the Tavern into the "Colonial House," which was "a residence for summer boarders who came to Morristown as a vacation area." After a few years, it was sold at a public auction in 1890, where it was purchased by the Catholic Church to become the All Souls' Hospital. 8 years later, the original Arnold's Tavern building burned down in a fire. Using A. L. Revere's donation, the hospital was rebuilt across the street, on the west side of Mt. Kemble Avenue, which connects to
Route 202. The hospital was shut down in August 2019. It was briefly reopened during the height of the
COVID-19 pandemic. == Legacy ==