Hillsdale in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Westervelt-Demarest House
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011
1. Westervelt-Demarest House Marker
About 1756 Peter Westervelt built a small house, enlarged in 1785, on land of his wife Catlyntje Haring. During the Revolutionary War the farm was raided. Later it was owned by son Henry and his son Aaron, a Freeholder and State Assemblyman. Purchased in 1860, he built the addition in Italianate style of the north side of the old house. Alterations were made over the years. A later owner was William W. Livengood, Mayor of Hillsdale in 1930.
Erected 1997 by Bergen County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Bergen County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1756.
Location. 41° 0.182′ N, 74° 3.371′ W. Marker is in Hillsdale, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Hillsdale Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located on Hillsdale Avenue between Pascack Road and Ell Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsdale NJ 07642,
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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, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Garret Durie House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capt. John H. Banta Homestead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hillsdale Veterans Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hillsdale Fire Department Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Henry J. Werner (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hillsdale Police Booth (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wortendyke Homestead (approx. 1.3 miles away); Charles A. Bellon (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsdale.
Also see . . . Bergen County Historical Society. Society website
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011
2. Westervelt-Demarest House Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011
3. Marker on Hillsdale Avenue
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011
4. Westervelt-Demarest House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,753 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 26, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
