Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dutch Reformed Church
of the English Neighborhood
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2008
1. Dutch Reformed Church of the English Neighborhood Marker
the Dutch Reformed Church
of the
English Neighborhood
Built in 1768-9 and
dedicated in 1770, with
Dominie Garrett Lydecker
its first minister.
Used as a guardhouse and hospital
at various times during the Revolution.
Torn down in 1792, some of the timbers
and stone used in construction of the
succeeding edifice in Ridgefield.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.
Location. 40° 52.01′ N, 73° 59.32′ W. Marker is in Leonia, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Hillside Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: George Washington Memorial Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Days Tavern (approx. 0.3 miles away); Continental Army Encampment (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cole Allaire Boyd House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Slave Burial Ground (approx. half a mile away); Vreeland House (approx. half a mile away); English Neighborhood Road
this page online
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2008
2. Marker in Leonia
The English Neighborhood Reformed Church, which once stood at this location, was moved, stone by stone, from the Old English Neighborhood after the war to its current site in Ridgefield.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 16, 2008
3. English Neighborhood Reformed Church
This is the current site of the Reformed Church in Ridgefield. When the church was located in Leonia, the pastor was a renowned Tory who fled to England when the war heated up.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,560 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
