Forbes magazine ranked New Vernon — ZIP Code 07976 — as one of the 25 most "expensive" ZIP Codes in the country.[9]
History
Abraham Canfield moved here
c. 1740 and established a country store, blacksmith shop, and cider mill. The community was first called New Vernon in a newspaper printed in 1808 at
Morristown.[10] The New Vernon Presbyterian Church was established in 1833.[11]
The New Vernon Historic District is a 46-acre (19 ha)
historic district located along Lee's Hill, Village, Mill Brook and Glen Alpin Roads in the community. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1982, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. The district has 24
contributing buildings. The First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon was built in 1833 and features
Federal and
Gothic Revival styles. The church
manse is a brick house built in the 1930s with
Tudor architecture. The church education building is also built of brick and features a tower and
spire.[10] The contributing Tunis–Ellicks House is home to the Harding Township Historical Society.[14]
^"How I See It", Daily Record, July 25, 2012. Accessed June 25, 2023, via
Newspapers.com. "Darnell Lawson of Irvington, left, and Kerry Kittles, former trustee and Nets player from New Vernon."
^Kwoh, Leslie.
"Jets coach Eric Mangini buys $4 million home in Morris County", The Star-Ledger, July 30, 2008. Accessed March 2, 2016. "Mangini and his wife, Julie, bought the six-bedroom home in the New Vernon section of town last Wednesday and have already begun moving their belongings from their home in Garden City, N.Y."
^Staff.
"Joseph Sullivan, 63; Led Turnpike Unit", The New York Times, March 16, 2000. Accessed December 30, 2017. "Joseph Sullivan, a New Jersey businessman who ran for governor and later served as chairman of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, died Monday at a hospital in Morristown, N.J. He was 63.... Mr. Sullivan, who lived in New Vernon, N.J., spent $1 million of his own money and came in third in the Republican primary in 1981, behind Thomas Kean, who became governor, and former Paterson Mayor Lawrence Kramer."
^Intersimone, Jenna.
"Mansion in May is now Splendor in September due to COVID-19", Courier News,September 8, 2020. Accessed August 31, 2021. "Besides being minutes away from Morristown Medical Center, the property that Tyvan Hill sits on was once acquired by the Van Beuren family. Dr. Frederick Theodore Van Beuren was president of Morristown Memorial Hospital, now known as Morristown Medical Center, for 10 years and his wife, the former Jessica T. Mohlman, was a member of the hospital’s board of directors."