This cache is located on the new site of the Monkey House in Stubbs park
should be an easy grab but make sure to part within the park's parking areas and adhere to park rules and hours
There are also many outdoor sculptures and memorials in the park worth seeing so if you have the time, take a stroll through this beautiful park :)
This is the second of a series of Architectural buildings I wish to bring attention to within the caching community - please also see The Mushroom House Revised GC4N16F this is the first in the series
Happy Caching!
The Monkey House, at the entrance to the park, was built about 1925 by Edwin Earl Miller. He owned Maplvale, a general store at the northeast corner of Whipp Road and Far Hills and decided to use the house to keep several monkeys to attract attention to his store. It was an idea he saw on a trip to Florida. The hexagonal building became a landmark to all who passed by, and Miller became known as "Monkey" Miller. Eventually the Monkey House was moved across the street on land owned by Miller. In 1938, an African-American named Noah Johnson was hired to work at Maplvale and stayed for 39 years. "Noy," as people called him, fixed up the second floor of the Monkey House with a kitchen and bath and lived there. When Far Hills was widened in 1961, the Monkey House was moved 200 feet back from the road. At Miller's death in 1985, the Monkey House was slated to be razed to make way for commercial development. Many who remembered the Monkey House raised money to have the house moved and Mrs. Miller donated the house. It was cut in thirds on April 18 and moved on April 19, 1984. Tom Stolz oversaw the renovation.