Grand Staircase in Macculloch Hall Morristown
In 1949, W. Parsons Todd bought the house and its remaining three acres from Henry W. Miller for $10,000. Todd wanted not only to preserve an important piece of the town's history, but also to create a museum to exhibit his personal collection of eighteenth and early nineteenth century high style antiques. At the age of seventy, Todd began collecting in earnest with purchases from the notable Parke-Bernet Galleries in New York, acquiring objects specifically for the museum as well as implementing items from his personal collection to furnish and interpret its period room settings.
Grand Staircase in Macculloch Hall Morristown
In 1949, W. Parsons Todd bought the house and its remaining three acres from Henry W. Miller for $10,000. Todd wanted not only to preserve an important piece of the town's history, but also to create a museum to exhibit his personal collection of eighteenth and early nineteenth century high style antiques. At the age of seventy, Todd began collecting in earnest with purchases from the notable Parke-Bernet Galleries in New York, acquiring objects specifically for the museum as well as implementing items from his personal collection to furnish and interpret its period room settings.