The current Renaissance Revival station dates to 1913 and is served by NJ Transit's Morristown Line.
Morris County · Includes Convent Station
Morris Township, New Jersey
Morris Township is a large, historic municipality that surrounds Morristown while remaining a completely separate local government. Its landscape ranges from established residential neighborhoods and the Convent Station rail corridor to Revolutionary War sites, museums, county parks, trails, schools, colleges and extensive recreation facilities.
For visitors and residents alike, Morris Township stands out for the amount of history and open space packed into a suburban community only a short distance from downtown Morristown.
Convent Station is part of Morris TownshipCountyMorris County
MunicipalityTownship of Morris
CommunityConvent Station
Municipal Offices50 Woodland Avenue
Main Phone973-326-7400
School DistrictMorris School District
RailConvent Station
Major Open SpaceCounty, federal & township parks
Explore Morris Township
Morris Township has enough independent business, dining, property, visitor and employment activity to support a full NJTGO page set. Convent Station is included within these Morris Township pages rather than treated as a separate destination set.
Business & ShoppingLocal stores, services, professional offices and township commercial areas.
Food & DrinkRestaurants, cafés, takeout and dining throughout Morris Township and Convent Station.
Real EstateNeighborhoods, zoning, property resources, housing and development information.
Visiting & LodgingHistoric sites, museums, parks, rail access, itineraries and nearby lodging.
ClassifiedsCommunity marketplace, notices and local submissions.
JobsTownship employment resources, schools, institutions and local employers.
Convent Station
Convent Station is one of Morris Township's best-known communities and transportation anchors. The name grew from the Sisters of Charity and the educational institutions that developed along Convent Road.
Mother Mary Xavier Mehegan successfully petitioned for a railroad stop in the 1870s. The Sisters of Charity donated land and built the first wooden station in 1876.
Morris Township manages permit, resident-tag and daily-meter parking at Convent Station. Fees and availability can change, so commuters should confirm current rules before parking.
From 1740 to the Gilded Age
Morris Township's history reaches from early settlement and the American Revolution through the railroad era and the country-estate boom that transformed the greater Morristown area.
Morris Township was created on March 25, 1740 and named for Colonial Governor Lewis Morris.
George Washington's Continental Army wintered in the area twice. The 1779–1780 encampment at Jockey Hollow grew into a vast log-hut city of roughly 10,000 soldiers.
Morristown eventually became a separate municipality, with final separation from Morris Township completed in 1895. The two communities remain closely connected but have independent governments.
The Morris & Essex Railroad helped connect farms and residents to eastern markets and accelerated suburban and estate development.
Wealthy New York-area families built large estates along Madison Avenue, Mendham Road, Normandy Heights, Sussex Avenue and nearby roads.
Several former estates later became institutions and public destinations including Fosterfields, the Frelinghuysen Arboretum and Morris Museum.
Major Morris Township attractions
Several of Morris County's most recognizable cultural, historical and recreational destinations are physically located inside Morris Township even though many use a Morristown mailing address.
A preserved working farm and historic estate centered on the Gothic Revival home known as The Willows.
The principal winter-encampment landscape of the Continental Army in 1779–1780, with a visitor center, Wick House, soldier-hut sites and more than 20 miles of trails.
Art, science, history, mechanical music and live performance share one campus, including the Bickford Theatre and Guinness Collection.
A 124-acre public arboretum with formal gardens, specimen trees, walking paths, lawns, meadows and the historic Whippany Farm estate.
Large wooded county park with trails, picnic areas, athletic facilities and seasonal recreation at Sunrise Lake.
Three-surface county ice arena offering public skating, hockey, figure skating, lessons and special events.
Morris Township is not Morristown Borough.
Postal addresses can be confusing: many locations physically inside Morris Township use Morristown, NJ 07960 as their mailing address. NJTGO identifies places by municipal boundary rather than postal city. Conversely, attractions physically inside Morristown Borough are treated as Morristown attractions even when closely associated with the township.
Parks, trails & open space
Morris Township has an unusually deep park system because municipal preserves overlap with major Morris County and federal recreation areas.
More than 850 acres with nearly 10 miles of trails for walking, cycling, jogging, horseback riding and seasonal recreation.
Family-oriented county riding facility offering lessons and equestrian activities with access to nearby Loantaka trails.
Township open space with walking trails distinct from the National Park Service's Jockey Hollow unit.
Another township trail destination highlighted in Morris Township's walking and trail-map resources.
Open-space property on Picatinny Road that includes the township's large organic community garden and developing trail network.
Regional trail connections add walking and cycling options linking parts of Morris Township with the broader county trail network.
Schools & higher education
Morris Township and Morristown share the Morris School District, a unified PreK–12 district serving more than 5,700 students across ten schools. Morris Plains students also attend Morristown High School through a separate sending relationship.
The district serves families living in Morris Township and Morristown, with elementary, middle-school and high-school programs across the two municipalities.
Founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, the university campus sits in the Convent Station area and is directly served by the train station.
Independent Catholic girls' high school located at 2 Convent Road in Convent Station.
Morris Township is also home to prominent independent and religious educational campuses including Delbarton School and Villa Walsh Academy.
The Morris School District Community School provides adult and youth enrichment programs beyond the regular academic day.
Schools are an important bridge between Morris Township and Morristown, which have operated a shared school district since 1971.
Township recreation
In addition to county parks, Morris Township operates its own extensive recreation system with athletic fields, courts, playgrounds, pools, youth sports, senior programs and seasonal activities.
A major municipal recreation area with athletic fields, courts and seasonal swimming facilities.
Another township swim facility supporting seasonal pool programs and resident recreation.
Municipal sites include Butterworth Park, Collinsville Park, Harlan Green Park, Frelinghuysen Park, Edward Hayward Park and many others.
Township programs span baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, tennis, pickleball and other activities.
Morris Township Recreation provides senior activities, exercise programs, presentations and trips.
Summer pool events, camps, movies, concerts and community events expand the recreation calendar throughout the year.
Township government
Morris Township operates independently from Morristown. Municipal offices are physically located at 50 Woodland Avenue, with the township's official mailing address using Convent Station.
Municipal Offices50 Woodland Avenue
Main Phone973-326-7400
Mailing AddressP.O. Box 7603, Convent Station
ServicesPolice, fire, public works, health, land use, parks & more
Nearby communities
MorristownSeparate municipality at the center of Morris Township, with a major downtown, dining, history and nightlife.
Morris PlainsRail-served borough north of the township with its own Speedwell Avenue downtown.
MadisonDowntown, universities, dining and rail service east of Morris Township.
Harding TownshipOpen space and rural-residential landscapes southwest of Morris Township.
Mendham TownshipResidential, historic and open-space community to the west.
Hanover TownshipBusiness, residential and Route 10 communities northeast of Morris Township.
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