NJ, USA
Cross Estate Gardens
Historic House
The Cross Estate, located within Morristown National Historical Park near Jockey Hollow, features a restored formal garden and the remains of a twentieth-century estate built on land that was part of the Continental Army encampment area. The gardens, maintained by the New Jersey Historical Garden Foundation, provide a quiet setting adjacent to the encampment grounds. The site offers an accessible entry point to the Jockey Hollow trail system and connects the eighteenth-century military history of the area with its later development as country estates for New York-area families.
What Happened Here
The land on which the Cross Estate stands was part of the broader Jockey Hollow area where Continental Army troops encamped during the winter of 1779-1780. While the estate buildings date to the early twentieth century, the property sits amid the landscape that thousands of soldiers occupied, and trails from the gardens lead directly into the encampment area.
Visiting Today
Address
61 Jockey Hollow Rd, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
Hours
Dawn to dusk daily; gardens open seasonally
Admission
Free
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