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Millburn
Township owes much of its character to Stewart Hartshorn, who bought a 1,550-acre
tract in 1877 and founded a planned community he named Short Hills. Rather than
laying out a grid of roads and lots, he followed the terrain and often adjusted
roads to avoid felling trees. He built more than 50 houses on 2- to 5-acre lots.
 Many
of the original Hartshorn houses, built of wood and blue traprock in several
styles, including Greek Revival and Victorian, are still standing. The original
lots have now been subdivided into half-acre to one-acre sites. Houses with
six to seven bedrooms on one-acre lots are now priced from $1.2 million to over
$3 million.
The Morris & Essex Railroad, built in the late 1830's to haul coal from
Pennsylvania to New York City, Passed through Millburn and spurred its growth.
By 1872, when Hartshorn sought his town site, Millburn was already a commuter
suburb of New York City with its own train station, which Hartshorn augmented
with a second station in Short Hills.
Both Millburn and Short Hills have a delightful mixture
of interesting architecture and styles. The Wyoming
section, on the southeast side of town includes Tudors,
Colonials, historic farmhouses and Victorians. The South
Mountain area has many Tudors and English Colonials
and borders on Taylor Park. A variety of styles are
found in the Country Club section, which was built around
1950. The Glenwood section is walking distance to the
trainfrom the south side of the station and the homes
are mostly colonials built in the late 1930's. The Old
Short Hills neighborgood, located on the north side
of the train station, has winding tree-lined streets
with larger properties and many of the most prestigious
homes in town. Homes in Millburn/Short Hills are available
begining in the low $200s and up to $5 million.
The Mid-Town Direct train line (started in 1996) has
increased demand for housing all along this route.
 The
Millburn
Township Public School System has a reputation as one of the finest in New
Jersey. It has five K-5 schools. The students go on the Millburn Middle School
on Old Short Hills Road and then to Millburn High School on Millburn Avenue.
Last Year the high school sent 97 percent of its graduates on to higher education.
Graduating classes regularly include numerous National Merit Scholarship winners
and finalists and, upon occasion, a Presidential Scholar and finalists.
Two downtowns, created around the two ends of Millburn Avenue, have convenience
and service business, including ice cream parlors, beauty shops, hardware stores
and several interesting restaurants, galeries, gift stores and banks. The million-square
foot Short Hills Mall, at Route 24 and JFK Parkway, is well known for a wide
variety of luxury stores and across from the mall is the 300-room Hilton.
The most widely used recreational spot in the township is the 36-acre Gero Park
off White Oak Ridge Road. It has a par-three, nine hole golf course, the town
pool, four tennis courts and three baseball diamonds.
 A
popular township area is the 16-acre Cora
Hartshorn Arboretum and bird sanctuary, developed by the daughter of Stewart
Hartshorn on Forest Drive. The
Paper Mill Playhouse, on Brookside Drive, one of the Country's best known
regional theathers, offers musicals, plays and children's events.
The Township is governed by five elected committee members who serve three-year
terms and annually choose one of their own as mayor of Millburn. In keeping
with Stewart Hartshorn's original tree preservation efforts, the town has a
full-time forester. Before trees may be cut down, he must issue a permit, and
he also advises residents on tree planting and care. Timothy P. Gordon, the
Millburn Business administrator, says the township has more than 1,000 trees
that are more than 200 years old.
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