Mahwah in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Winter Farmhouse
C. 1844
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011
1. The Winter Farmhouse Marker
Thomas Winter (b. 1820) built this home on family land c. 1844. The style is “vernacular” with some Greek Revival influences, common to the era. Winter married twice and had ten children from 1844 to 1874. This rare, 970 sq. ft. structure typifies the frugal use of space in early rural Mahwah. The family worked their crop fields up the hills to the east, and a large animal barn and sheds stood 100' to the northeast. The Winter family purchased land from the Ramapo Patent in the 1790s and remained prominent in Mahwah as entrepreneurs, dairymen, storekeepers and tradesmen until the 1940s.
Erected 2008 by The Township of Mahwah Historic Preservation Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.
Location. 41° 4.301′ N, 74° 12.022′ W. Marker is in Mahwah, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker is at the intersection of Ramapo Valley Road (U.S. 202) and Farmstead Road, on the left when traveling south on Ramapo Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mahwah NJ 07430, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ramapo Valley Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Cleveland Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); A.B. Darling Mansion
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Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011
2. The Winter Farmhouse Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011
3. Marker on Ramapo Valley Road
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011
4. The Winter Farmhouse
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,311 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
