200 Morgan Street, LLC
200 Morgan Street LLC is a New York State Limited Liabilty Corporation that owns and operates Idylease, a former resort hotel located in Newfoundland, New Jersey. The structure was erected in 1902 and is a historically significant example of early 20th century resort architecture in the Highlands Region of New Jersey. The only surviving example of resort facilities in the area, it recalls the popularity of the region as the vacationland for the middle class in the late nineteenth century. The Inn was built by The Newfoundland Health Association headed by Dr Edgar Day from Brooklyn, NY. Idylease is situated on the summit of an 1,000-foot hill in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains and is located 30 miles northwest from New York City.
200 Morgan Street eponym, comes from the street address in Jersey City, NJ that was the birthplace of Dr. Arthur Zampella who was a physician that owned and operated Idylease from 1954 until 1992.
For over 35 years Richard Zampella has envisioned an opportunity to celebrate the history and future of Idylease. Consistent with the wishes of his father, Dr. Arthur Zampella, the property along with it’s historic structure has been under his stewardship since 2016, when 200 Morgan Street purchased the 100 acre estate.

Idylease: A Historic Landmark Hotel
The Crown Jewel of the estate is Idylease, A resort hotel designed by the architect John Boyalston who designed Idylease for Dr Edgar Day in 1902. Boyalston was born in 1852 and died at the age of 79 on April 19, 1932 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He retired in 1927 after long association with the New York firm of J. B. Snook Sons. He was Snooks son-in-law.

Idylease Tree Farm
Idylease Tree Farm Partners with Ridge and Valley Forest Management which manages healthy and sustainable forests in Northern New Jersey. In 1991 Dr. Arthur Zampella and his tree farm at Idylease received the Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year (NJOTFY) recognizing great achievement in managing the natural resources of this woodland.

Idylease Helistop
Idylease Helistop has been licensed by the FAA since 1973. The airfield maintained by Idylease and is utilized by the Emergency Services Departments for West Milford and Jefferson Townships. The New Jersey State Police regularly utilize the landing field when critical patients require transport to the nearest trauma center.

Cottages • Bungalows • Apartments
There are an array of delightful bungalows and cottages that are dispersed around the 100 acres at Idylease. Construction of these structures date from 1902 to 1970. Each of the homes, cottages and apartments have been renovated and are rented to tenants who appreciate gracious estate living.
"If we don't care about our past, we cannot hope for the future... I care desperately about saving old buildings."
-JAQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS
Historic Preservation
The Historic Preservation Commission for the Township of West Milford declared Idylease its first locally designated historic landmark on October 5, 1988. Thomas Edison was a frequent guest at Idylease while working on a magnetic ore extracting device at the Franklin/Ogdensberg Mine. Edison was no stranger to Newfoundland. He had filmed scenes from "The Great Train Robbery" in Echo Lake and would often have his car serviced at the local garage in Newfoundland.
Protecting the Past
As preservationists we are proponents that the past should be able to educate. Architecture as an example, is a direct and substantial representation of history and place that can teach us about our collective past. By preserving historic structures, we are able to share the very spaces and environments in which the generations before us worked and lived.
Preservation Philosophy
Preserving historic buildings―whether related to someone famous or recognizably dramatic―strangers are able to witness the aesthetic and cultural history of an area. Old buildings maintain a sense of permanency and heritage. There is no chance to renovate or to save a historic site once it’s gone. And we can never be certain what will be valued in the future.

Richard Zampella
Owner and Operator 2016-Present
Dr. Arthur Zampella
Owner and Operator 1954-1992
Dr. Daniel Drake
OWNER AND OPERATOR 1906-1951Photo Gallery
Majestically standing on Union Valley Road since the day she opened her doors to the public on New Year's Day in 1903, Idylease remains one of Newfoundland's most beautiful and celebrated historic structures.
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200 Morgan Street, LLC
- Idylease
124 Union Valley Road
Newfoundland,
New Jersey 07435 - 973-557-7572
- info@idylease.org
- www.idylease.org
- A Historic Landmark Hotel located in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains and 38 geographic miles from NYC.
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