| New Jersey (Bergen County), Alpine — 62 — Closter Dock Road |
| | Laid out in 1761 by New York over an earlier route when that province claimed jurisdiction over this area. Used by troops during the Revolutionary War, the road led from Closter to Closter Dock on the Hudson where farm produce was shipped to New York City markets. In 1805 and 1854 road improvements led to an active waterfront community. Later it was the western terminus of Yonkers Ferry. World War I soldiers marched down the road to be ferried to troop transports.
Sponsored by Alpine Bicentennial Committee, 1976 — Map (db m7208) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Bergenfield — African American Baptist Church Cemetery |
| | Francis Jackson, a freed slave, purchased 7 ¾ acres of woodland here in 1868. Later it would include the black cemetery and “a plain neat little church” built about 1873. The Pastor, Rev. Nicholas Fr. Jackson, lived nearby. The cemetery had 72 burial plots which may have included former slaves. Tombstones no longer exist but some families who rest here are Jackson, Pomplin, Bell, Sisco, Brown, Chase, Blenus, Napson and James.
A Bergenfield Historic Site, 1996. — Map (db m7509) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Bergenfield — 2 — South Church |
| | Organized in 1723 as the Schraalenburg Dutch Reformed Church. First church erected in 1728, 150 feet to the east, the present building in 1799. The True Reformed Church was founded here in 1822. The church became Presbyterian in 1913. John Henry Goetschius, minister from 1748 to 1774, the principal founder of Queens College (Rutgers), and many Revolutionary War soldiers are buried in the churchyard. — Map (db m7506) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Bogota — 3 — “Achter Col” Colony |
| | In 1642, when this area was part of New Netherland, Johannes Winckelman built near here a ninety-foot long fur trading post and farmhouse – a building which sheltered both settlers and cattle. During the 1643 Indian war it was protected by five Dutch soldiers but on the night of September 17, 1643, it was attacked and burned to the ground by the Hackensack and Tappan Indians. This section of Bogota was known as “Winkelman” for many years.
Sponsored by Ralph H. Hall Post No. 5561, V.F.W. and Ladies’ Aux. 1974 — Map (db m7128) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Closter — Closter Public School |
| | In 1899 the schoolhouse property was bought from the Bloomer family. The following year a two story, square plan, Renaissance Revival style building was completed with 3 classrooms and an assembly room for grades K-8. In 1907, 4 classrooms were added to the south side, and in 1912, 6 classrooms were added to the north side, expanding the school to K-12. In 1921 the south end was again enlarged, and from 1929 to 1955 it was solely the Closter Jr/Sr High School, 7-12. From 1955 to 1996 it was . . . — Map (db m7912) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Closter — 65 — Daniel De Clark House |
| | Built about 1786 by Daniel De Clark, the frame kitchen wing was added in the early 1800’s. De Clark operated a large cattle and dairy farm on 170 acres of land. In 1815 son William was the owner and he sold the house to his grandson, Jacob D.C. Outwater, in 1849. Jacob was a farmer who also built and ran a nearby sawmill. The farmhouse passed from the family in 1856. Later it became part of the Palisade Stock Farm.
In National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m7916) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Closter — Hilderbrant Naugle House |
| | Built in 1871 for Hilderbrant Naugle on a suburban lot near the Closter R.R. depot, the frame gable-front-and wing house is notable for the ornamental scroll work of Gothic design. Naugle was a carpenter and clockmaker who made improvements to his home. He died in 1899 and the residence was occupied by his son Resolvert Naugle, also a carpenter. It was purchased by his son-in-law, William Tate, in 1922 and family ownership ended in 1924.
Sponsored by Patricia and Vincent Sorrentino, 1997 — Map (db m7919) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Closter — 63 — Nagel (Naugle) House |
| | Built about 1745 on land purchased in 1710 by Barent and Resolvert Nagel. The frame wing was added later. Owned by Barent’s son John by 1754 and later by grandson David Naugle, a militiaman during the Revolutionary War. In about 1784 David built a gristmill and his son, John D., was known as an “honest miller”. When sold in 1878, John J. Naugle was the last to possess the house after five generations of family ownership.
Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Goldberg 1983 — Map (db m7910) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Closter — 64 — Reformed Church of Closter — Built 1862 |
| | Established as the “Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Closter City”, it was the first church erected in the Borough of Closter. Dedicated October 7, 1862, tradition says the church was the headquarters of the “Harrington Rifles”, a group of churchmen who drilled here for service in the Civil War. In 1868, the church housed first classroom in present Closter. The building has been enlarged and remodeled over the years.
Sponsored by the Reformed Church of Closter 1977 — Map (db m7917) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Closter — Walter Parcells Homestead |
| | In 1795 Walter Parcells, a mason, erected this house of local stone on 34 acres of land on what was then known as Closter New Road. Built in the Federal style, it is 1½ stories high with a gambrel style roof. The frame wing was added later and another wing, on the west, no longer stands. By 1860 it was known as the Lone Star Tavern run by Cornelia Parcells Vanderbeck. The house remained in the Parcells family until 1961.
Sponsored by the Closter Historical Society, 1999. In State . . . — Map (db m7915) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Cresskill — 5 — Benjamin P. Westervelt Homesite |
| | The main wing of this house was built in 1808 by Benjamin P. Westervelt who served in the local militia during the Revolution. The site of this house has been continuously owned by the Westervelt family since early colonial times. General Erskine’s maps show a Westervelt home on this site in 1778. A fine example of the Dutch Colonial style, it served as a background in some early moving pictures.
Sponsored by the Cresskill Rotary Club. — Map (db m7207) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Cresskill — 66 — Cap’t John Huyler’s Farm |
| | In 1776, a 180 acre farm here was owned by Loyalist John Ackerson. It extended from the Tenakill to the Hudson, bordered on the north by the road used by British invaders that year. Seized as enemy property, it was bought in 1784 by Militia Captain John Huyler. The main wing of this house was built in 1836 by his son, Peter. The stone work is exceptional. The outbuilding of stone was probably a kitchen with quarters for slaves.
Sponsored by Cresskill Lions Club. — Map (db m7212) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Cresskill — 4 — Huyler’s Landing Road |
| | In colonial times a crude road led from here to a landing at the Hudson River. According to the reports and maps of Generals Erskine and Wayne this road was used by Cornwallis in attacking Fort Lee on November 20, 1776. On May 10, 1779 it was used by Tories in a devastating raid on homes in this valley. Around 1840 George Huyler improved the road. It became a major route for farm produce going to New York by way of Huyler’s Landing until the coming of the railroad in 1859.
Sponsored by the Cresskill Lions Club. — Map (db m7206) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Demarest — 67 — Demarest Railroad Station |
| | Built 1872 at “Demarests Station” on the Northern Railroad of New Jersey. Designed by noted architect J. Cleveland Cady, it was considered the “handsomest on the line.” The depot was built of Palisades stone quarried on the Demarest farm. The station was named for State Senator Ralph S. Demarest, a director of the railroad, and his family, who owned the land. The Borough took the name when incorporated in 1903.
Sponsored by Demarest Historical Association 1980. — Map (db m7508) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Dumont — 6 — Derick Banta House |
| | This example of Dutch Colonial architecture was built between 1780-1790 by Derick Banta, soldier in the American Revolution, after his birthplace here was burned by Tories. Owned by the Quackenbush family from 1792, it was sold to Isaac Dixon in 1862, whose son Robert was Dumont’s fourth Mayor. In 1929 Miss Sarah Dixon devised the homestead to the town for a public library.
Sponsored by the Old Schraalenburg Historical Society 1975. — Map (db m7507) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Dumont — 7 — Old North Church |
| | Organized in 1723 as the Schraalenburgh Reformed Dutch Church. First church was built in 1728. In 1801 the present Old North Reformed Church was built, one mile north of first site, and continues as a Reformed congregation. This sanctuary is considered one of the finest examples of early American church architecture. Its churchyard is the resting place of many Revolutionary War soldiers.
Sponsored by Old Schraalenburgh Historical Society — Map (db m7486) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Edgewater — 68 — Ferryboat Binghamton |
| | Built for the Hoboken Ferry Company and launched in1905, it plied the Hudson River between Hoboken and Manhattan (Barclay St.) for 62 years. This double-ender steamboat was designed to carry 986 passengers and a number of vehicles. It was in operation until 1967 when all ferry service on the river ceased. Moored here in 1975, the Binghampton was converted to a restaurant. The vessel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. — Map (db m9528) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Emerson — 70 — Kinderkamack |
| | An area which in colonial times included part of Emerson, Kinderkamack extended southward into part of River Edge. The name is found recorded as early as 1686. This portion became Etna in the late 19th century and Emerson in 1909. The road which bears the name was surveyed during the Revolution and used by American and British troops. Today the name remains only in the main route north from Hackensack to Montvale. Sponsored by the Emerson Bicentennial Commission 1976 — Map (db m8634) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Englewood — 74 — Brookside Chapel |
| | Built in 1860 on Palisade Avenue as “The Englewood Presbyterian Church”, it was the first church established in the city. A new, larger church was built on the original site and the old building was taken down, stone by stone, and re-erected at Brookside Cemetery about 1877. The sandstone church, later known as the “Chapel”, is in the Gothic Revival architecture. Brookside Cemetery was established in 1876.
Sponsored by First Presbyterian Church, 1989, to commemorate . . . — Map (db m7011) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Englewood — 72 — De Mott – Westervelt House |
| | Built about 1808 by Henry DeMott, this sandstone Dutch Colonial house was once attached to the pre-Revolutionary homestead of Albert Lydecker. Material from the older house used in the present frame wing built c. 1810 by Peter Westervelt. The Westervelt family owned the homestead until 1936. Adjacent Dutch Barn is an adaptation of the European “bouwhuys”, or farmhouse, where men and cattle lived under one roof.
Sponsored by the Englewood Bicentennial Committee. 1976 — Map (db m7133) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Englewood — 8 — English Neighborhood Union School |
| | This former school was originally built in 1818 near the Liberty Pole Tavern. In 1850 it was moved here and rebuilt with the original materials. This part of Englewood was then known as Highwood. The name Englewood School was adopted in 1897. It continued to be used as a school until the close of the century.
Sponsored by the Contempory Club Of Englewood, 1964 — Map (db m7129) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Englewood — 73 — First Presbyterian Church |
| | Organized in 1860 as “The Englewood Presbyterian Church”, the first edifice was erected on this site in the same year. It was the first church building in Englewood and the first Presbyterian congregation in Bergen County. Today’s structure was built in 1870 in Victorian Gothic style of architecture. Over the years the church has been enlarged and remodeled. — Map (db m6970) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Englewood — 9 — John G. Benson House |
| | Built c. 1800 by John G. Benson, a farmer, and from 1794 to 1797, a captain in the militia. This house, an example of post-Revolutionary War Dutch Colonial architecture, was built on property confiscated by New Jersey from the Reverend Garret Lydecker, a Tory during the American Revolution.
Sponsored by Englewood Environmental Commission 1974 — Map (db m7009) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Englewood — 71 — Liberty Pole |
| | This area named for a Liberty Pole erected here before the Revolution. The strategic junction was the scene of many American and British troop movements, including the 1776 retreat of the Continental Army from Fort Lee, and British activity in 1776 and 1778. The American encampment and HQ of General Washington in 1780; also present were Lt. Col. Alexander Hamilton and General Anthony Wayne. Site of the Liberty Pole Tavern.
Sponsored by the Englewood Bicentennial Committee 1976 — Map (db m7012) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Englewood — 75 — Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church |
| | Organized in 1865, the congregation first met in homes and in the armory on Van Brunt St. The original church was built in 1866. The present chapel was erected in 1895 as a parish hall. Today’s Gothic church structure, built in 1899, has the rose limestone of the original building in its foundation. The stained glass are from Tiffany, La Farge, and Lamb Studios.
Sponsored by the Congregation in the year of the church’s 125th anniversary, 1990 — Map (db m7010) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Fairlawn — 10 — Naugle House |
| | This colonial home was built in the 18th century by a Naugle. He was said to have been a paymaster in Layayette’s Light Division. The house served as a landmark on many Revolutionary War maps. It is believed that Lafayette visited here in 1824. Sponsored by College Club of Fairlawn — Map (db m8563) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Fairlawn — 76 — Site of Hopper-Croucher Homestead |
| | One of the last farmsteads in Fair Lawn stood on this site. The house built by Henry A. Hopper in 1855 was razed for road improvement in 1989. He was a Sheriff and Freeholder of Bergen County and served in the State Legislature. In 1919 William M. Croucher, Sr., bought the farm and with his sons, Percy, Clarence and William worked the land as a truck farm until 1953. Sponsored by James R. Croucher, Sr., 1991 — Map (db m8561) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Franklin Lakes — 12 — Franklin Avenue |
| | Originated as an Indian trail across land the Redmen called “Campgaw”. It was surveyed during the Revolutionary War by Robert Erskine, George Washington’s mapmaker, and connected settlements in the Ramapo and Saddle River Valleys. Franklin Lakes was once part of Franklin Township, named for New Jersey’s last Royal Governor, William Franklin. — Map (db m12395) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Franklin Lakes — Franklin Lakes United Methodist Church |
| | Organized in 1855 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Campgaw, the first church was built on Circle Ave, in 1856, but was destroyed by fire in 1919. William V. Pulis donated a lot ‘in a most commanding part of the village.’ and the stone church was completed in 1921, built of rocks from the farmers’ fields. For many years the only church to serve the community, the new sanctuary was added in 1968 to serve the growing congregation. Sponsored by the Roy Bender Memorial Fund — Map (db m27048) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Hackensack — 81 — Bank House |
| | Erected about 1831 by the Washington Banking Company. The first bank in present Bergen County, it opened in the nearby Mansion House in 1825-26. After the bank failed in 1833, it housed the offices of prominent lawyers and judges. Later the home of the “New Jersey Citizen”, a newspaper published in the 1870’s. The original Federal style building was enlarged by additions to the side and rear in 1909. — Map (db m6817) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Hackensack — 16 — Historic First Reformed Church |
| | Earliest records of this pioneer Dutch church, dated 1686, mark it as the second oldest in New Jersey. Old stones embedded in the east wall show the initials of founding families and first settlers.
The old burying ground contains the grave of General Enoch Poor, a Revolutionary officer. His funeral was attended by Generals Washington and Lafayette and a portion of the American army. — Map (db m6820) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Hackensack — 80 — John I. Hopper House |
| | Built in 1818, by John I. Hopper in old “Polifly”, this Federal style house stands on land purchased in 1694 by his great-grandfather Hendrick. The farm remained in the Hopper family for seven generations. Slaves lived in the kitchen wing on the north and in the south wing which was added later. The large frame section was completed in 1983. The Hopper farmhouse has been a restaurant since 1937.
Sponsored by Stony Hill Inn 1983
On National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m6864) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Hackensack — 125 — Revolutionary War Cemetery |
| | Soldiers of the Revolution are buried in this cemetery of the True Reformed Dutch Church Deeded by Robert Campbell March 8, 1833 Erected by the Bergen County Historical Society 1937 — Map (db m7229) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Hackensack — Site of the Court-House & Jail |
| | Burned by the enemy 1780
Erected by The Bergen County Historical Society
1922 — Map (db m6872) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Hackensack — 82 — Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
| | First African American Church in Hackensack. Organized in 1864 as “Olive Branch Colored Mission Number Three of Hackensack.” First church was an old lime shed moved here in 1867. In 1917 current name was adopted in honor of the first Bishop of the A.M.E. Zion Church, Bishop James Varick. The present sanctuary built in 1919.
Sponsored by 125th Anniversary Church Committee. 1983 — Map (db m7223) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Harrington Park — 83 — Abraham D. Blauvelt Homestead |
| | The house and the kitchen wing were built about 1801 by Abraham D. Blauvelt who farmed the land. It came into possession of his niece, Catherine Blauvelt, wife of Richard J. Blauvelt, and remained in the family until 1891. In 1904 Herman Steinhoff, a later owner, established the Rosewood Nursery which was continued by Freidrich and Karl Weiss when they purchased the premises in 1943. The Federal Period house was remodeled over the years.
Sponsored by Pauline Weiss, 1992 In National . . . — Map (db m7921) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Harrington Park — 19 — Blanch-Haring House |
| | Homestead of Isaac Blanch from about 1758 and site of his grist mill, both inherited in 1767 from his father, Richard Blanch, a native of England. Isaac was a Patriot official and member of the State Assembly during the Revolutionary War. He was taken prisoner by Tory raiders early in 1777 and jailed in New York until exchanged late that year. Property sold about 1788 to David Haring whose family owned it for the following century. — Map (db m7920) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Harrington Park — 18 — Old Burying Ground |
| | In use for nearly two hundred years, largely by the Blauvelt family, the earliest known burial was in 1722. The cemetery contains the graves of members of other early Bergen County families, veterans of the American Revolution and slaves. Some of the tombstones are inscribed in Dutch. Sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Harrington Park 1972 — Map (db m7877) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Harrington Park — 84 — Site of the Myers-Bogert Grist Mill |
| | Abraham Myers established a grist mill at this site on the Hackensack River prior to 1765. Inherited by son John who operated the mill until his death in 1829, it was continued by his son-in-law James Bogert. Long known as “Bogert’s Mill”, it remained in the family for three generations until 1922. The building was demolished in 1932 and was the last water-powdered mill to grind grain in the area.
Sponsored by the Harrington Park Historical Society 1985 — Map (db m7940) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Harrington Park — 20 — Wortendyke Homesite |
| | Frederick Wortendyke owned this land in 1723. It was once part of a large grant called the Tappan Patent. His son Jacob, who owned the homestead during the Revolutionary War, was taken captive in one of many British raids made in the area. Later owners included members of the Blauvelt, Demarest and Herring families. The house, rebuilt over the years, is now a combination of eighteenth and nineteenth century architecture. — Map (db m8683) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Haworth — 17 — Garret J. Durie House — Built c. 1811 |
| | An early 19th century example of Dutch Colonial architecture erected by Garret J. Durie on part of the estate of his father, John Durie. Garret J. Durie was a farmer whose 120 acre tract stretched eastward one mile to the Tenakill Brook. Located in what was once known as Schraalenburg, the house was occupied by Durie heirs – the Westervelt and Mount families – until 1946. — Map (db m7935) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Haworth — 85 — Schraalenburgh Road — Haworth’s Historic Highway |
| | Beginning as an Indian trail, it became a Colonial road through the village of Schraalenburgh, linking Teaneck with Tappan, N.Y. Surveyed and improved in 1775, it appeared on maps made during the Revolutionary War by Americans, French and British. The road was used by troops of both sides, including Tory raiding parties. This section in Haworth still retains the Schraalenburgh name.
Sponsored by Haworth 1776-1996 Bicentennial Committee — Map (db m7879) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Haworth — 86 — Zabriskie-Christie House |
| | Built 1818 by Garret H. Zabriskie on land his father Henry purchased in the 18th century. Garret ‘s farm consisted of 219 acres. It began on Schraalenburg Road and ran westward for one mile. Later owned by son John G. Zabriskie who sold it to his grandson John H. Christie in 1894. Christie, one of Haworth’s first councilmen, enlarged and remodeled the house. It was sold in 1936 after 118 years of Zabriskie-Christie ownership. — Map (db m7922) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Leonia — 87 — Vreeland House |
| | Located in old English Neighborhood on land purchased by Dirck Vreeland before the Revolution, the homestead stretched between the Hudson River and Overpeck Creek. The stone wing of this house was built about 1786 and later was remodeled. Son Michael D. Vreeland added the main Dutch style house about 1815 which is noted for its Federal decorative detail. It remained in the Vreeland family until 1928.
Sponsored by Walter and Jean Cronan 1985.
In National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m7131) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Lyndhurst — 88 — River Road School |
| | The first schoolhouse was built on this site in 1804. Located in what then was called New Barbadoes Neck, the land was donated by Jacob Van Winkle “for the sole purpose of erecting a School House”. In 1849 it was replaced by a two-story building. The present one-room school, with Queen Anne style cupola, was built in 1893. It continued to be used as a Lyndhurst school until 1978.
Sponsored by the Lyndhurst Historical Society
In National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m6733) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Montvale — 89 — Eckerson House |
| | Built in the 1790’s by Jacob Eckerson near an earlier home where he had settled about 1770. The farmstead then consisted of 119 acres. The house was inherited by his son John J. Eckerson in 1810 who owned it until 1870 when purchased by James Ledwith. The frame second story was added in the 1890’s. John Foxlee bought the house and farm in 1917 and it was occupied by that family until 1971. Sponsored by Robert J. and Georgia Parsons 1984 in National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m29882) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), New Milford — 90 — Jacobus Demarest Homestead |
| | The earliest part of this house, one of the oldest in the county, was built on land purchased in 1677 by David Demarest, Sr., founder of the Huguenot Colony in Bergen County. His grandson Jacobus, born 1681, lived here until his death in 1763. Jacobus’ son John completed the house in 1765. It remained in the family until 1850. An architectural feature surviving from its early days is its unbroken gambrel roof. Sponsored by New Milford Woman’s Club, 1976. — Map (db m7220) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), New Milford — 28 — New Bridge Inn — 1739 – 1964 |
| | Built in 1739-40 by Peter P. Demarest. In 1766 he received a license from the local court to “keep a Tavern or Public House” here. The old inn witnessed many stirring events during the American Revolution.
In November 1776, Washington led his retreating Continental army past its door enroute from Fort Lee to the Delaware River. On May 30, 1964, the old tavern was destroyed by fire, ending 198 years of service.
Sponsored by the New Milford Woman’s Club — Map (db m7225) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), New Milford — 124 — Site of the French Church and Cemetery |
| | Site of the French Church and Cemetery of Kinkachemeck, New Jersey. Deeded to David Desmarest June 8, 1677 by Tapan Indians.
Erected by the Bergen County Historical Society 1935. — Map (db m7234) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Norwood — 92 — Peter A. Blauvelt House |
| | Built about 1890 in the High Victorian style of architecture when Norwood was part of old Harrington Township. Blauvelt was an undertaker and erected the building as a residence. In 1922 it became the home of Charles S. Gray who served as Mayor of Norwood for two terms. Purchased in 1946 by Walter H. and Alice H. Jones who restored the house and grounds. Mr. Jones was a New Jersey State Assemblyman and Senator. Sponsored by Mrs. Walter H. Jones, 1987 — Map (db m8682) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Oakland — 94 — Hendrick Van Allen House |
| | This Dutch Colonial house was built by Hendrick Van Allen before the Revolutionary War on a farm that consisted of over two-hundred acres. General George Washington used this house as his Headquarters on July 14-15, 1777, when he moved his troops over “extremely deep and miry roads” from Morristown, New Jersey to Smith’s Clove, New York. Sponsored by the Oakland Historical Society. 1975 — Map (db m12336) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Oakland — 95 — Jacobus S. Demarest House |
| | Built about 1789 by Jacobus S. Demarest, the frame wing was added later. Demarest served in the Revolutionary War. Over the years his farm grew to 180 acres. In 1835 his son, Daniel J. Demarest, inherited the farmhouse. In 1863 it passed to his daughter, Letty Ann, and in 1894 to her son Daniel J. Fox. Daughter Irene Fox Munzinger was the last of the Demarest line to occupy the house after 194 years in the family.Sponsored by Neil L. and Joan P. Andrito; Joseph and Evelyn Andrito, 1988. . . . — Map (db m12401) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Old Tappan — Claudius O. Collignon House |
| | Built about 1864 by Claudius with a kitchen wing, it has elements of Greek Revival and Italianate styles of architecture. He purchased a half interest in the farm and mill works owned by his brother Nicholas. Their firm was known as the Collignon Brothers, noted for chair manufacture, including the patented folding deck chairs for ocean liners. The house, with later additions and remodeling, remained in the family until 1895. The mill burned down in 1904.
Sponsored by Franz and Robert . . . — Map (db m7930) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Old Tappan — 97 — John Haring, Jr. House |
| | Built about 1836 by John Haring, Jr., the house is an example of Greek Revival architecture and retains many original features. Haring’s homestead was on 14½ acres but he also owned adjacent lands which he farmed for decades. Daughter Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Jacob G. Demarest, a merchant, inherited the premises. In 1908 it came into possession of Nellie and Walter Fred and in 1959 it was purchased by the Williams family.
Sponsored by Amory F. and Elnora J. Williams, 1990 — Map (db m7932) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Old Tappan — 30 — The Stone Point |
| | As early as 1704 this area of the Tappan Patent was called the “steen” or “Stone” point, later Stony Point. It was commonly known by that name for over 150 years. A grist mill was built here in 1725, fifty years before the American Revolution. For over a century, it ground the grain from the Old Tappan farmland.
In 1857 Nicholas and Claudius Collignon established a large chair factory on this site. Their specialty was the manufacture of folding chairs. . . . — Map (db m7931) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Oradell — 98 — Richard T. Cooper House |
| | Built about 1825 by Richard Teunis Cooper, a chairmaker, on land owned by the family since 1716. This Federal style house, once on a 22 acre farm, is in the Oradell locality formerly known as New Milford. Son John R. Cooper, a master blacksmith, sold the homestead in 1866 and entered the ministry. Later owners have made additions and remodeled the interior of the house.
Sponsored by the Traphagen Family, 1985.
In National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m7550) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Oradell — 31 — Soldier Hill — Lafayette Encampment |
| | The Continental Army advanced to Englewood on August 23, 1780, with some units foraging as far south as Jersey City. The main body of the army moved west of the Hackensack River on September 4th, camping in two lines west of Kinderkamack Road, one atop the ridge and one below. The camp extended from River Edge Road two miles north to the vicinity of Soldier Hill. The artillery park was near their center along Ridgewood Avenue. Light infantry was posted on the heights behind New Bridge in Van . . . — Map (db m7552) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Oradell — 99 — Van Buskirk-Oakley House |
| | Small wing built by Abraham J. Van Buskirk about 1820 from earlier c. 1789 house. Federal style main wing built c. 1832-34 for Fanning T. Oakley and wife Hetty Van Buskirk. Later owned by son Abraham V. B. Oakley and wife Eliza Voorhis; their daughter Margaret Hoyt acquired the house in 1900. It remained in the family until 1978. The 211 acre farm in “Kinderkamack” once stretched from the Hackensack River to Paramus.
Sponsored by Fenner & Esler Agency, 1980. — Map (db m7551) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 32 — Dunkerhook Road |
| | This old colonial lane was named Dunkerhook meaning Dark Corner by the Dutch who settled the area in the early 18th century. Along this road, the Zabriskie family, who bought the land from the Indians in 1702, built houses and a school for the use of their slaves. Sponsored by Orthodox Christian Church of Christ the Savior of Paramus — Map (db m8314) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 38 — Jacob J. Zabriskie House |
| | Built c. 1826, this house combines the Federal style of architecture with that of the earlier Dutch Colonial. Erected by Jacob J. Zabriskie on the site of an earlier home, the farmhouse remained in the Zabriskie family for 132 years. — Map (db m8334) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 35 — Old Spring Valley Burial Ground |
| | The historic cemetery directly in the rear of the Behnke farm contains the graves of descendants of early settlers in this area including a least two local farmer-militiamen of the American Revolution, Jacobus Brouwer and Henry Banta, as well as the grave of Cornelius Demarest, who served in the 22nd regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War. Sponsored by The Paramus Rotary Club May 30, 1964 — Map (db m8345) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 39 — One-Room Schoolhouse |
| | This sturdy old frame building is a landmark in the community, having served Paramus residents in various ways. Originally School No. 26 of Midland Township, it was converted into a borough hall when Paramus Borough was formed in 1922. In 1959 it became the main quarters of the Paramus Free Public Library 83 years after it had been erected. Sponsored by Woman’s Club of Paramus — Map (db m8333) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — Rutan-Terhune-Bidwell House |
| | Built by Jacobus Rutan, a farmer, on 32 acres of land about 1794-95. In 1800 his widow and son sold the house to Cornelius H. Zabriskie, a blacksmith and farmer. In 1856 he deeded the house to his grandson, Cornelius Zabriskie Terhune, also a farmer. The property was sold in 1869 to Rebecca S. Bidwell, wife of John A. Bidwell who farmed the land. They remodeled the house, including a new roof in the French mansard style, popular at the time. Sponsored by Robert H. and Ann H. Oppenheimer, . . . — Map (db m8336) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 36 — Sluckup |
| | In Revolutionary days this area of Paramus was known by the unusual name of Sluckup. The name was derived from a local legend. A Dutch farmer hung his shirt on a nearby fence while working in his field. When he saw the shirt disappear into the mouth of a cow, he described the shirt as having been “sluck up” by the cow.
Sponsored by Ridge Ranch Social Club of Paramus — Map (db m8313) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 34 — Stephen T. Zabriskie House |
| | Built on the farm of his grandfather, Christian J. Zabriskie, who bought the property in 1775. Tradition places a house on the site in 1792 but the present stone dwelling was probably built in the early 1800’s and occupied by Stephen T. Zabriskie. It was later owned by his son, Thomas V. B. Zabriskie, who added the frame wing in the 19th century. The house has been greatly altered over the years. — Map (db m8335) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 37 — Terhune-Gardner House |
| | Pre-Revolutionary homestead of David Terhune (1713-1792), weaver and patriot official who served as Freeholder from New Barbadoes Township 1779 to 1785; and of his son, John D. Terhune, a Freeholder in 1787. Farm raided by British four times during Revolutionary War. From 1807 the country estate of Thomas T. Gardner, gentleman, of New York City, who erected large north wing about 1808. owned by the Gardner family until 1907. — Map (db m18995) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 100 — Terhune-Van Dien House |
| | Built about 1795 by Henry S. Terhune in “Old Paramus” on land owned by the Terhune family since 1707. the two-hundred acre farm extended for over a mile between the Saddle River and Sprout Brook. In 1853 the house was inherited by Terhune’s grandson, John Zabriskie Van Dien, and was owned by his family for three generations. Alterations to the farmhouse have been made over the years Sponsored by Wesley Poriotis, 1987. In New Jersey Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m8332) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Paramus — 1 — Washington Spring |
| | Howland Avenue divided the farms of miller Cornelius Van Saun to the south and Christian Dederer to the north. Hendrick Banta lived west of Mill Creek. The Continental Army moved into Bergen County in August 1780 to forage for food and to await the French army and fleet for a campaign to drive the British from New York City. From September 4th to the 20th, 1780, about 14,000 American troops encamped on Kinderkamack ridge and environs. Hendrick Banta sold them cider from his mill. His . . . — Map (db m8412) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Park Ridge — 101 — Ackerson Homestead |
| | Built about 1800 by John Ackerson and son Garret, this stone house stands on land purchased in 1759. The property was developed during a century of family ownership. A general store was built opposite the house site in 1777 and successive generations built a distillery and a woolen mill beside the Pascack Brook. In 1857 the homestead was sold to Levi Gurnee who also operated the general store for forty years. Sponsored and restored by Russell K. and Wendy Smith 1981 — Map (db m29883) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Park Ridge — 40 — Atkins Glen |
| | The Glen is a deep ravine cut through sandstone rock by Bear Brook. Glen Road to the
south follows an old Indian path up the hill called “Spook Bergh” (Ghost Hill) by the
early Dutch. Tradition says that a cave in the sandstone rock, now almost filled, was used as an Indian hiding place and later by outlaws. For many years, former owners James Leach and, later, Daniel H. Atkins, preserved the Glen in its natural state against threatened development. The Park was given to the . . . — Map (db m29891) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Park Ridge — 42 — Pascack Historical Society Museum |
| | This building, dedicated December 8, 1873 by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, was built through the efforts of James Leach, James Hall and Jacob, his son, for use as a Sunday school and mission chapel. In 1875 it became a Congregational Church. The first local library was founded here. The building was acquired by the Pascack Historical Society in 1852 for its headquarters and a museum founded by John C. Storms. Erected by Pascack Historical Society, 1973 — Map (db m29893) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Park Ridge — 102 — Pascack Reformed Church |
| | Erected in 1813 on farmland purchased from the Campbell and Wortendyke families, the church had thirty-six original members. Dedicated in the Fall of that year by Dominie Stephen Goetschius, the first pastor, who called it a “beautiful and well-proportioned” House of God. Built of local sandstone and timber, the labor was performed by members from Pascack and Saddle River, where a joint pastorate existed until 1854. — Map (db m29895) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Park Ridge — 103 — Wortendyke Dutch Barn |
| | This pre-Revolutionary Dutch barn was built by the Wortendyke family. Once common in the Hudson River area, the barn is one of the few remaining in this country. Broader than deep, the structure is entirely supported by four H-frames tied with massive anchor beams. Front and rear wagon doors permit through access to the threshing floor, which is flanked by side aisles for animals. Sponsored by the Pascack Historical Society 1976 — Map (db m29886) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Park Ridge — 41 — Wortendyke Homestead |
| | Frederick Wortendyke, Jr. built the original sandstone section of this farmhouse in the 1750’s. Located at “Pascack” on land purchased by his father in 1735, the tract included nearly a third of present-day Park Ridge. The homestead was enlarged before 1775 and was further expanded and remodeled over the years. It remained in the Wortendyke family until 1851. — Map (db m29885) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Ridgefield — 105 — English Neighborhood Reformed Church |
| | Organized in 1770 as a Dutch Reformed Church, the first building, erected in 1768, was located in Leonia. After the Revolution, it was decided to “Erect a New One in A more Proper Place”. In 1793 the present church was built on the farm of Cornelius Vreelandt in the locality once known as the “Point”. Stone from the first building was used in construction of this church which has survived without major alteration.
Sponsored by the Exchange Club of Ridgefield — Map (db m7153) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Ridgefield Park — 106 — Paulison – Christie House |
| | Built about 1775 by John Paulison who owned 150 acres in what was then known as “Old Hackensack”. The farm was raided by the British during the Revolutionary War. In 1826 the house was inherited by his son Paul Paulison. Purchased in 1844 by David Christie for his son Albert Brinkerhoff Christie. The farmhouse remained in the Christie family for 140 years and has seen additions and alterations over the years.
Sponsored by the Village of Ridgefield Park
In National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m7154) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Ridgewood — Joseph H. Chapman Summer Residence |
| | Built about 1869 in the late Italianate style of architecture, it was the summer home of Joseph H. Chapman who was a Wall St. insurance agent. In 1868 a group of investors laid out streets and house lots and named the development Ridgewood Park. As it was convenient to the Erie R. R. station, the area attracted commuters who contributed to the growth of Ridgewood. The house exterior has had few changes over the years. Sponsored by Stuart, Sondra, Bobby and Andrew Pattison, 1993. — Map (db m24986) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Ridgewood — 43 — Old Paramus Reformed Church |
| | Organized in 1725 by pioneer Dutch settlers, the congregation of this church has worshipped here over 240 years. First church, built 1735 on this land given by Peter Fauconier, a French Huguenot, was a headquarters of Gen. George Washington in 1778 and 1780. During the American Revolution it was used as a barracks, hospital and prison. Present structure, a model of Dutch Colonial architecture, was completed in 1800 using stones from the original church. Erected by the Consistory Body . . . — Map (db m24983) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Ridgewood — 44 — Schoolhouse Museum |
| | Built in 1872, this school is believed to be the fifth one erected on Paramus Reformed Church ground. From 1730 to the 1870s, education was carried on by the church. Rented to Ridgewood Township, it became District School No. 45 from the 1870s to 1905. Since April 23, 1955 it has housed the museum of the Paramus Historical and Preservation Society. Sponsored by Paramus Historical and Preservation Society — Map (db m24985) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Ridgewood — 46 — Van Dien House |
| | Located on property purchased by Garret Van Dien about 1713, this house was built by a descendant, and is a combination of 18th and 19th century architecture. It has been enlarged over the years and remained in the Van Dien family until 1900. — Map (db m24987) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), River Edge — New Bridge Landing |
| | Site of the Zabriskie Grist Mill and wharf near the head of navigation on the Hackensack River. Farm produce and iron from the Ramapo Mts. were shipped from here to market. The mill, once powered by the tides, burned in 1852 after a century of service. — Map (db m7468) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), River Edge — The Campbell – Christie House |
| | This Dutch Style sandstone house had stood in New Milford since the Revolution. Faced with demolition it was saved for our country’s heritage by moving it to this site on September 27, 1977. This preservation was accomplished through the combined efforts of the organizations named here.
Bergen County Historical Society •
Campbell-Christie Historical Society of New Milford
Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Doris Mahalick, Director
D. Bennett Mazur, Deputy Director & . . . — Map (db m7465) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), River Vale — 47 — Baylor Massacre Park |
| | In memory of American soldiers killed during the Revolutionary War in the “Baylor Massacre” on September 28, 1778. Lt. Col. George Baylor’s 3rd Regiment of Continental Dragoons took quarters for the night on several nearby farms. Tories betrayed their presence to a British force, who surrounded the Dragoons during the night. A number of Americans were killed or wounded after they surrendered. — Map (db m7874) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), River Vale — 108 — Blauvelt-Seaman House |
| | Built about 1828 by David C. Blauvelt on land he purchased in 1801. The 37 acre farm was situated in the locality once known as Overkill Neighborhood. David was a blacksmith and after his death, son John D. Blauvelt bought the homestead in 1842. He sold it in 1882 to Margaret Leah, wife of George H. Seaman, and the house remained in the family until 1918.
Sponsored by K. Miller, J. Poggioli, L. Thomas 1981 — Map (db m7943) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), River Vale — William Holdrum, Jr., House |
| | Built about 1784 by William Holdrum, Jr., a farmer who inherited a 116 acre tract from his father, William Holdrum, Sr., the present structure was built as an addition to the 1765 house of Johannes Mabie, Holdrum enlarged the dwelling to the west around 1800. The house remained in the Holdrum family until 1842, passing to many later owners and tenants. The original Mabie house was torn down about 1865. Later additions include a porch and roof dormers.
Dedicated to the memory of Claire . . . — Map (db m7945) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Rockleigh — 50 — Abraham A. Haring House — Built c. 1758 |
| | Erected on a 200 acre farm by Abraham A. Haring, a captain in the Bergen County Militia. During the Revolutionary War, Haring was captured by the British and imprisoned in New York City where he died. In 1805 his grandson, Abraham D. Haring, sold the house to Moses Taylor, Jr., who built the frame kitchen wing about 1812. Taylor’s descendants owned the house until 1902. — Map (db m8685) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Rockleigh — 51 — John A. Haring House — Built c. 1805 |
| | An early 19th century example of Dutch Colonial architecture erected by John A. Haring. Small wing added c. 1808; rear stone section built by a Haring about the time of the Revolutionary War. Inherited in 1854 by son Nicholas J. Haring, the farmhouse remained in the family until 1969, ending four generations and 164 years of continuous Haring ownership. — Map (db m8686) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Rockleigh — 111 — Joseph Dubois House — Built 1835 |
| | Erected by Joseph Dubois in the locality once known as Rockland Neighborhood. South wing built in 1835, with materials from 18th century house of John Gesner. Center section built soon after with Victorian porch and north wing added at a later date. Barn erected 1836. Dubois was a Hudson River “boatman” and owner of a sloop operating from nearby Snedens Landing. — Map (db m8680) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Rockleigh — 49 — Piermont Road |
| | First named Carterette Road, this section, from Rockleigh Road to the state line, was constructed in 1859 as an extension of the road from Closter. For local farmers it was an easier wagon route to New York State and for carrying produce to the steamboat landings of the Hudson River. Sponsored by Borough of Rockleigh 1974 — Map (db m8631) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Saddle River — 113 — Abraham P. Ackerman House |
| | Built circa 1802 by Abraham P. Ackerman who added stone kitchen wing soon after. Later, son William built frame unit. His son Abraham W., owner in 1875, remodeled house and added mansard roofs. The farmhouse remained in the Ackerman family until 1880. Homestead property lines became present roads – Woodcliff Lake Road in 1811 and Chestnut Ridge Road in 1825.Sponsored by Edward and Marion Dohrman 1981 — Map (db m29878) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Saddle River — 114 — Ackerman – Pell House |
| | Built around 1835 in the Greek Revival style, it incorporates parts of a late 18th c. home. John D. Ackerman was a miller and his son, David I., was a blacksmith who built a trip hammer forge on the Saddle River opposite the house. His grandson, David Ackerman Pell, was sheriff and surrogate in the late 1800’s. David Ackerman Pell, 2nd, inherited the property and was mayor of Saddle River for many years. Sponsored by the Schuck Family, 1988. In National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m29877) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Teaneck — 54 — Brinkerhoff-Demarest House |
| | This old house was built around 1735 by Hendricks Brinkerhoff on land owned by his grandfather since the 17th century. An excellent example of early Dutch Architecture, it has been in the possession of the Brinkerhoff and Demarest descendants since it was built, and is one of the oldest in Bergen County. Sponsored by Bergen County Post No. 208 American Legion The first Women’s Post in N.J. in the Tercentenary year 1964. — Map (db m7224) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Teaneck — 53 — Revolutionary War Encampment – 1780 |
| | Troops of the American army camped in this vicinity from August 22 to September 3, 1780, in order to forage for food and horses. The encampment extended to the north and east of Teaneck Road for about two miles. Situated near British-held New York City and mindful of enemy danger, General George Washington urged his men to display “that conduct, fortitude and bravery which ought to distinguish troops fighting for their country”.
Sponsored by Holy Name Hospital 1975 — Map (db m7221) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Tenafly — 115 — Everett – Dunn House |
| | Built about 1867 for the Charles J. Everett family, this house was designed by famous architect Richard Morris Hunt in the Swiss Chalet style. Everett was noted as an inventor. In 1919 it became the home of Harvey Dunn, a prominent artist whose studio was nearby. Both Everett and Dunn were active in Tenafly civic affairs. The house has been enlarged and remodeled over the years. — Map (db m7484) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Tenafly — 56 — Roelof Westervelt House |
| | This house is a fine example of Dutch Colonial architecture. The south wing of the house was built by Roelof Westervelt in 1745. The land had been purchased by his grandfather, in 1695, from the Lord Proprietores of East Jersey. The central section of the house was completed around 1798, and the north wing was added in 1825. Ownership of the house remained in the Westervelt family until 1923. Listed by Historic American Buildings Survey, New Jersey 9.
Sponsored by the Mayor and Council of Tenafly in 1965. — Map (db m7210) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Tenafly — 55 — The Christie-Parsels House |
| | Stands on land purchased by William P. Christie for 500 pounds for 100 acres. In 1804 he built his home. Following his sudden death, in order to be fair to the many heirs, the house and the land were sold at auction to three buyers. In 1836 Samuel Parsels erected the large wing east of the Christie House. In 1860 he sold his property to Charles Newcomb. This example of an early split-level house is listed by the Historic American Buildings Survey, New Jersey, 470.
Sponsored by the Tenafly Mayor and Council in 1965. — Map (db m7209) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Tenafly — The Tenafly Railroad Station |
| | Built in 1872 when George Huyler donated the land and a third of the cost. Residents and the Northern Railroad of New Jersey shared equally in the balance. Designed in High Victorian Gothic by Architect Daniel T. Atwood, the station opened in 1874 serving rail and later trolley passengers. Acquired in 1963 by the borough, restored with funds from the New Jersey Historic Trust and Tenafly in 1994, the station is once more a town focal point.
In National and State Registers of Historic . . . — Map (db m7211) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Teterboro — 57 — Teterboro Airport — Established 1920 |
| | The home of Gates Flying Circus. Teterboro built Fokker tri-motors flown by Richard E. Byrd over the North Pole (1926); South Pole (1929); Atlantic (1927); and by Amelia Earhart over Atlantic (1928). Clarence Chamberlin, Ruth Nichols, Floyd Bennett, Charles A. Lindbergh, Bernt Balchen and Bill Odom flew here. First airmail route flown to Boston (1926). Teterboro is now (1972) a general aviation airport. — Map (db m6863) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Upper Saddle River — 117 — Hopper-Goetschius House |
| | Abraham Hopper built a “new stone house” here (the west wing) in 1739, according to surveyor Charles Clinton. The rest is late 18th century. About 1813 it was bought by the Rev. Stephen Goetschius (1752 – 1837), pastor of Old Stone Church. Borough clerk Stephen J. Goetschius and his wife Lizzie Carlough were the last residents. After over 170 years in the Goetschius family, the house was given to the Borough by Clinton D. and Grace Carlough in 1985.Sponsored by the . . . — Map (db m29905) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Upper Saddle River — 58 — Saddle River Reformed Church and Cemetery |
| | Known as The Old Stone Church It has been ministering to this area since 1784. The present structure of native stone was completed in 1819. Buried here are: The Rev. Stephen Goetschius minister 1819-1835 The Rev. Dr. Isaac Van Kampen minister 1893-1935 And many Revolutionary and Civil war veterans — Map (db m29899) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Upper Saddle River — 116 — Slave Cemetery |
| | Known by this name for generations, it once was part of the Hopper family farm. Believed to have been a burial ground for slaves and freed blacks, there once were many stones, most without marks. In 1910, the surviving stones with inscriptions were recorded. Known to rest here are John Thompson who died July 22, 1854 at the age of twenty-one; S.F.T., June 30, 1821; Sam (undated); and Gin, July 1775, Her tombstone was inscribed in Dutch.Sponsored by Upper Saddle River Historical Society, . . . — Map (db m29909) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Wood-Ridge — 120 — Brinkerhoff House |
| | Located in old “Polifly”, George Brinkerhoff built this house about 1792 on a 200 acre farm he purchased in 1784. Owned in 1806 by son Henry G. and in 1849 by his son, Enoch, a N.J. Assemblyman. In the 1870’s, great-grandson Henry E. remodeled the house. He later became a founding councilman of the Borough of Wood-Ridge. Purchased in 1905 by Leopold Brandenburg, Mayor in 1918-19. The house was renovated as the town memorial library in 1954.
Sponsored by Evening Membership Dept. . . . — Map (db m6865) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Wyckoff — 61 — Stagg Homestead |
| | Erected about 1812 by John C. Stagg on site of earlier building owned by his father, Cornelius Stagg, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. The basement was operated as a grocery store for many years by John C. Stagg. His son, Albert, sold to Richard Terhune in 1846. Judge Nehemiah Millard, one of the area’s first railroad commuters to New York City, purchased house in 1868. It was later owned by the MacDonald family. — Map (db m12404) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Wyckoff — 122 — Van Voorhees – Quackenbush – Zabriskie House |
| | Built in 1824 by Albert Van Voorhees, this Federal home replaced his earlier house. The land, owned by father William since 1720, was called “Wikehoff”. Albert, a veteran of the Revolution and a Justice, deeded the new home to grandson Albert J. Van Voorheis. In 1867 it was purchased by Uriah Quackenbush who willed it to his granddaughter, Grace Quackenbush Zabriskie. She bequeathed the home to the Town of Wyckoff in 1973. — Map (db m12407) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Wyckoff — 121 — Wyckoff Reformed Church — Built 1806 |
| | Once known as the Reformed Dutch Church of Wyckoff, this was the first church to be erected in the Township. It was established by members of Ponds Church at Oakland who lived in this area. They constructed the building of local stone and timber on one-half acre of land purchased in 1805. Peter DeWitt was the first pastor. Early settlers are buried in the churchyard.Sponsored by Mae Seitz Memorial Fund. 1981 — Map (db m12403) |
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| New Jersey (Bergen County), Cresskill — Camp Merritt Memorial |
| | In memory of those soldiers who gave their lives for their country while on duty in Camp Merritt.
This monument marks the center of the camp and faces the highway over which more than a million American soldiers passed on their way to and from the World War 1917-1919.
Erected by the State of New Jersey, the County of Bergen, The Bergen County Historical Society, Officers and men of Camp Merritt. Many patriotic citizens and the Camp Merritt Memorial Association. — Map (db m7496) |
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