Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ridgewood, New Jersey
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On E. Ridgewood Avenue at Van Neste Square, on the right when traveling south on E. Ridgewood Avenue.
Brigadier General Abraham Godwin Soldier, Statesman, artist, poet, engraver, musician and gracious host. Born July 16, 1763.
His career began at the age of thirteen when his brother, David, aged eleven, he left home at Totowa to join Captain . . . — — Map (db m22133) HM
On East Ridgewood Avenue, 0.1 miles west of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built about 1789 by John M. Archibald on a 26 acre farm. Later owned by Peter J. Hopper who started a small store in the 1830’s, the first on the avenue. Victorian improvements were made in the 1880’s. William L. Vroom, a noted physician, purchased . . . — — Map (db m22129) HM
On Franklin Avenue at Cottage Place, on the right when traveling east on Franklin Avenue.
This building, constructed in 1894, housed all the school children of Ridgewood and vicinity. A petition by the mothers of the village altered the design from wood to brick and stone. One of New Jersey’s first kindergartens was housed here. The . . . — — Map (db m16494) HM
On East Glen Avenue just east of North Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This colonial road, traditionally an Indian Trail, was a key route to Peremus Church during the American Revolution. Former names of this road mark eras in America’s history – Franklin Turnpike, for the Tory governor Wm. Franklin; Harrison . . . — — Map (db m18688) HM
On W. Ridgewood Avenue near 305 W. Ridgewood Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built about 1869 in the late Italianate style of architecture, it was the summer home of Joseph H. Chapman who was a Wall St. insurance agent. In 1868 a group of investors laid out streets and house lots and named the development Ridgewood Park. . . . — — Map (db m24986) HM
On E Glen Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Near this House of God encamped General Washington and his army in 1778 In grateful tribute to the memory of the patriots who sleep in the adjacent church yard and to the men and women of this community who assisted so valiantly in the establishment . . . — — Map (db m25022) HM
On E Glen Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Organized in 1725 by pioneer Dutch settlers, the congregation of this church has worshipped here over 240 years. First church, built 1735 on this land given by Peter Fauconier, a French Huguenot, was a headquarters of Gen. George Washington in . . . — — Map (db m24983) HM
On Dayton Street at Van Neste Square, on the right when traveling north on Dayton Street.
In Memory of the Ridgewood Residents who perished in the World Trade Center terrorist attack September 11, 2001
Richard M. Blood, Jr. • Michael T. Carroll, FDNY • Daniel F. McGinley, Jr. • James D. Munhall • Charlie Murphy • Steven B. . . . — — Map (db m22130) WM
On W. Ridgewood Avenue at Garber Square, on the left when traveling east on W. Ridgewood Avenue.
Ridgewood Station
Date: 1916
W. W. Drinker and Frank A. Howard, Engineers
Ridgewood Station is a fine, and possibly unique (for New Jersey) example of the Mission Revival style, first popularized in California during the 1890's. Distinctive . . . — — Map (db m108051) HM
On E Glen Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1872, this school is believed to be the fifth one erected on Paramus Reformed Church ground. From 1730 to the 1870s, education was carried on by the church. Rented to Ridgewood Township, it became District School No. 45 from the 1870s to . . . — — Map (db m24985) HM
On Grove Street at Arcadia Road, on the left when traveling east on Grove Street.
Located on property purchased by Garret Van Dien about 1713, this house was built by a descendant, and is a combination of 18th and 19th century architecture. It has been enlarged over the years and remained in the Van Dien family until 1900. — — Map (db m24987) HM
