Acorn Hall is a handsome 19th-century house museum just outside Morristown's central green, built in the Italianate style and preserved with much of its Victorian domestic character intact. It is run by the Morris County Historical Society, so the focus is less on grand spectacle and more on how a prosperous local family lived, entertained, collected, and adapted to a changing New Jersey town.
The house works best for travellers who like architecture, period interiors, and the small details of local history. Pair it with Morristown's Revolutionary War sites and the town becomes more than a single-era history stop: you get a fuller sense of how the area moved from colonial crossroads to comfortable 19th-century suburb.