Englewood in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John G. Benson House
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2008
1. John G. Benson House Marker
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
Erected 1974 by Bergen County Historical Society. (Marker Number 9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • 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 1800.
Location. 40° 53.443′ N, 73° 58.475′ W. Marker is in Englewood, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue (County Route 501) and Tracey Place, on the left when traveling north on Grand Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Englewood NJ 07631, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); De Mott Westervelt House (approx. half
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Also see . . . Bergen County Historical Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on April 10, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2008
2. Benson House Marker on Grand Avenue
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2008
3. John G. Benson House
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