Salón del Centro
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Macculloch Hall was built in three stages in 1810, 1812, and 1819. This large room with its grand staircase was added 1812. It was a gracious space for the Macculloch’s many social functions. Carving, known as gouge work, is on the mantle, a panel under the front window, and the staircase. Originally, the front and back entrances were Dutch doors where the top and bottom of the door open independently.
Desde 1812 hasta la década de 1940, cinco generaciones de la familia Macculloch/Miller/Post se entretuvieron en esta sala. Una foto tomada en 1893 muestra la cena de Acción de Gracias. La familia Miller y sus invitados están sentados alrededor de la mesa, y dos sirvientes están de pie en el fondo. El censo sugiere que podrían ser Mary O'Neil y Cornelius Sullivan. La familia siempre tuvo sirvientes a sueldo y, cuando los Macculloch vivían aquí, hombres, mujeres y niños esclavizados.
George and Louisa Macculloch arrived in Morristown in 1810 with their young daughter Mary Louisa and son Francis. They also brought with them three enslaved adults: Cato, Susan, and Elizabeth, and one enslaved child named Emma, who was just a year old. The Macculloch family Bible records the names and birth year of the three children born into slavery at Macculloch Hall: William (born in 1811), Henry (born in 1814), and Helen (born in 1817).
Today, the center hall is the Museum’s Thomas Nast Gallery. Among W. Parsons Todd’s greatest acquisitions for the museum he founded is the collection of works by 19th-century political cartoonist Thomas Nast purchased directly from the artist’s son, Cyril.
To experience the Macculloch Family Office, walk through the doorway in the east wall and click on Explore the Macculloch Family Office below.