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Cole – Allaire – Boyd House

 
 
Cole – Allaire – Boyd House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2012
1. Cole – Allaire – Boyd House Marker
Inscription.
Oldest dwelling in
Leonia – Circa 1765
Home of noted loyalist,
Sam Cole
prior to and during part of
the Revolution.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
 
Location. 40° 51.763′ N, 73° 59.61′ W. Marker is in Leonia, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is in Koreatown. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue (County Route 93), on the left when traveling south on Grand Avenue. Prospect Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 Prospect Street, Leonia NJ 07605, 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 and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 walking distance of this marker: Days Tavern (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Washington Memorial Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Continental Army Encampment (approx. Ό mile away); Dutch Reformed Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Armory and Drill Hall (approx. half a mile away); Leonia Patent (approx. half a mile away); Leonia Tract (approx. 0.6 miles away); March to Trenton (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leonia.
 
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Marker in Leonia image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2012
2. Marker in Leonia
Cole – Allaire – Boyd House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2012
3. Cole – Allaire – Boyd House Marker
Cole – Allaire – Boyd House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2012
4. Cole – Allaire – Boyd House
The Cole – Allaire – Boyd House is seen here from Prospect Street.
Cole – Allaire – Boyd House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2012
5. Cole – Allaire – Boyd House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,109 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 24, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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