Glen Rock in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hopper Homestead

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 16, 2010

1. Hopper Homestead Marker

Inscription.
North wing built 1780 by Hendrick H. Hopper in area then called “Small Lots”. Center section erected by son John, in early 1800’s. The farmhouse was sold to the Hillmann family in 1895, ending four generations and 115 years of continuous Hopper ownership.

Erected by Bergen County Historical Society. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Bergen County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 40° 57.537′ N, 74° 6.796′ W. Marker is in Glen Rock, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is at the intersection of Hillman Avenue and Ackerman Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Hillman Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 724 Ackerman Avenue, Glen Rock NJ 07452, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hopper Family Burying Ground (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Red Brick Schoolhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hopper House (approx. half a mile away); Glen Rock Honored Heroes (approx. 0.8 miles away); Van Dien House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Radburn (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rutan-Terhune-Bidwell House (approx. one mile away); This Bell (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Rock.

Also see . . . Bergen County Historical Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on October 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker in Glen Rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 16, 2010

2. Marker in Glen Rock

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 16, 2010

3. Hopper Homestead Marker

Hopper Homestead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 16, 2010

4. Hopper Homestead

The Hopper Homestead is currently a private residence.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,434 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.