BERGEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Historic Site Markers

'The Society, ~ 1960, has had ~ continuing program of designaliog histor;c site. lli the COUJJty wj!h

di..tinctive b1= and silver marken. 'The"" markers

"'" sponsored and paid for by llidi.vjduall, clubs, lli.tirutiona, bu";""'s. o[g~n; ", _

tiOl1.'l and mullic;palitiea. It ;. the Society'. most visible

progr.uu w;th over 160 signs

lli Bergen County, Nl. 'They are de.;gned to educ~te the

general public with a "mm;­histOl}' le.son" for a particubr

site or ""'~ and are also belpful lli generatint; llite"'.t

in lillnoric preservation.

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2. SOUTH CHURCH. West Church SlIeellnd Pro~peCI A...enue, Beraenfleld. Open by appoin t ment.

Orpniud in 1123 as the Schrulcnbur&h Dutch Reformed Church. Fin! churdl ere<:lcd in 1128, I SO ftoel 10 the casl, the proent buildin& in 1199. 1lte True Reformed Dutch Church was founded here in 1822. The church be<.:amc P",$byt~rian in 1913. John Henry Goetschius, minister from 1748 10 ] 774, the principal founder of Queens Colleae (Rul,,"), and many Revolutionary War soId ;c,rs arc buried in the churchyard.

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J. Mar1<cr at Achee. Col Ve terans PJrk on south­_5t cor~r of River and West ForI lri: R03ds. 80801a, notes I ~ localion of lhe $toond known colony in the oounly.

4. HUYLER'S LANDING ROAD. ~hrker at East Madwn Avenue and County Road, Cressk ill (nol illustrated).

In wlonw limes a crude: road kd from he~ 10 a Landinlallhe Hudson Rh"1' r. Accordin, to the repons and map' of~nerals Erski~ and W'Y"" this ro3d was used by Comwalils in auackinK Fon I...ce on November 20,1776. On May 10. ]179 it was used by Tories in I devas. 131ing mid on homes in Ihi5 valley. Around 1840 Gwrge Huyler improved the road. It became 3

m;ijor rou te for farm produce lOillll lO New York by way of Huyler's Llnding untilche coming o f the l'3ilro..d in 1859. Spoo ... rtd by tho C,u",iI! Llo ... Club.

5. BENJAM IN P. WESTERVELT HO~I ES ITE. Counly Road and Wo:ste1"«'lt Place, Cn:wdlL Priv:ne residence.

The rnain win, of this house .... as buill in 1808 by Benjlmin P. WesteJ'V<'l t who serv~(l in the local militia (lurins t he Revolution. The site of t his house has been continuously ownw by the Westervelt Family sin~e early colonial tim~s. General Erskine', maps show a Westervelt home on t hi s site in 1778. A flne example of the Du tch Colonial style, it served as a baeksmund in $C)me early mavins pict ures.. Sporuorcd by ,be C..w.1II Rot • .,. Club,

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6. IlERICK BANTA HOUSE. ]80 Wushington ".cnue. DUl110nl (Dixon Homestead Libr~ry).

111;' example or Dutch Colonial architecture .... s buill tx.lw"",n 1780-1790 by Ikrick B3nla, soldier in 1 he American Rcvolul ion. af1e. his birthpla~ ~re w;lS burned by Toril's. Owned by tIM: Quada-nbush family from 11<) ~. i1 was sold 10 Isaac Dixon in 1862, whose son RoIM:'1 was Dumont's fourth Mayor. tn 1929 Miss Sarah Dixon devised tIM: home:srud to th( town for a public libr.lry. S"""",,,d ~r 1110 Old s.: ..... l<nburJ/l 1I,,,ork>l So<io'Y I'U.

7. OLD NORTH CHURCH. Washington and Madison Avenues, Dumon ..

Orpniled in 1723 as the Scluulcnburah Re­formed Dutch Church. Fin! church was built in 1128. In ]BOlllIe present Old North Reo fornled Church was buiU, one mile north of fil1l site, and continues as I Rdormed 00 .... ,"plion. Thissancluary is considered one of tile finest e~amples of early American Church archi tecture. Its chUrchyard is the rest ina place or many Revolutionary War Soldiers. Sponoored by Old Schrulenbu,,,, lH.toricoi SOCle.y.

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8. ENGLISH NEIGHBORHOOD UNION SCHOOL Tenafly Road and Pleas:ml Aven"e, Englewood. Private Il'sidcncc:.

This fonner school was originally buill in 1818 nUT thl: Liberty Pole Tavern. In 1850; t was moved Ittll' and rebuil, w'tllthe originJI mat­erials. Th is part of Enslewood wIS then known 35 Highwood. The En,lewood School ""115 adopted in 1891. It continued to be used as a school unlillbc dose of Ihe cc:nlUry. Spo_~ br Th. Co-.... por • .,. Club or £n"._ 1'.164.

9. JOHN G. DENSON HOUSE. 60 Grand Avenue, Englewood. Offke of Northern Valley chapler, American Red Oou.

Built c. 1800 by John C. Benson, a farmer, and from 1794 to 1797,. caplain in tile militia This house, an example of post-Revolutionary War Dutch Colonial archilcct~ll', was buill on prop­erty oonfiscued by New Je~y from Ihe Reverend Garret Lyd~er, a Tory during the American Revo luliorL SpOfttOI'ed by Enclcwood En-.iro ...... nlll CO"'million 1974.

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10. NAUGLE HOUSE. Dunkerhook Road mllhe Saddle River, Fairlawn. Private ~';dena:.

This ooloni.1 home was built in Ihe 181h cen­lury by I Naugle. lie was said 10 I\lIve b«n a paymaster in Lafayette's Li&hl Division. The house served us I Il ndmlri< on many Revalu­liona.ry War maps. It is believnllhal lIfayelle visiled he~ in 1824. S __ od by Cotlc. Club of F.irI ......

11. FORT LEE FORTIfiCATION SITE. Marlm al Muin Street and the Bluff, Fort Lee (not i!!u$1ratcd).

~cted in 177610 help close the lIud50n 10 all Orilish ships. Originally Fort Conslitution: lale r renamed for ~n'l Cltarles lo:>e. From "The Re­doubt", Y.i mile north, it ~ached 10 a final bal­lery, 200 yds. 50uth of this point. On Nov. 20, 1 776, wamc:d of British landing 8 miks abo"", Wnhlnllon and G~ene safely evacualed the 2S()O.man a.:orrison across llie Hackensack. Spoft ..... J by For, L .. l\.r .... CoIlcclO1'J· Chb.

12. FRANKLIN A VENUE. Marker west of Pulis """nue al 777 Fr.mklin "venue, Franklin Lakes (nol Illustrated).

OriiPnaled as an Indian 1111il across land [he Redmcn called "Cunpj3w". 11 Wa5 surveyed during Ihe Rcvolu!ionary War by Robf,rt Erskine, GeorF Washington's mapmakcr, nnd connected ...,Wemcnls in the Ramapo and Saddle River Valleys. Fra nklin Lakes was once part of Fnnk lin Township, named for New Jersey's lU i Royal Governor, William Franklin.

13. HOPPER FAMILY BURYING GROUND. Spol!iwood Road near Delmar Avenue, Gkn Rod (nol illustra ted).

Located on Ihe boundary be lween IWO Happe r flmu, the cemetery wu s~red by bot h families and their rdl l i~s far almost one hund~d yean. 11le earliest known burial was in 1804.

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14. HOPPER HOMESTEAD. 724 "<;kerman Ave­nue al comer of HiUrnlIn Avenur, Gkn Rod:. PriYate residence.

North wing buDt 1180 by Hendrick H. Hop~r in arta then eallcd "Small Lots", Center se<:tion c~cled by son John, in urly 1800's. The rll1l1-OOIlK was sold \0 the Hillmann fam ily in 1895, cndinl four gene ... lion. and liS ynn of oon­lintlOus Hopper ownenhip.

IS. THE RED BRICK SCHOOLHOUSE. Rock. Road and Ackerman Avrn~, Gkn Rock. Private residence.

This fonner one room Schoolhouse was Ihe original Ridgewood Grove School Number 44. Built in 1846 it was used until 1894 by Ridge­wood Township. In 1894 Ihe proposed closi"ll of lhis school resulted in lhe incorporation of tile Borough orGlen Rock. II tervW lhis area asa school until March 8, 1900. Sponsor<d bl' Studen" of Glen Rook lunior 11111> Sohool in lhe TtrcenltnlrYy •• r 1964.

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16. HISTORIC FIRST REFORMED CHURCH. The Green opposi te the Courthouse, Hackensack.

Earliest records of this pion~r Dutch church, dated [686, mark it as the second oldest in New Jeney. Old stones embedded in the eut wan show the: initials of foundina families and finl seUkrs. The old buryin, &round contains the p1I~ of General Enoch Poor •• Revolutionary offICer. His funeral was attended by Generals W.shinlton and Lafayelle and a portion of the American army. SPOllSOJed by H.lon Domlrut 8o~ Ind TIl ...... BickndJ z.btWtle.

17. GARRET J. DURIE IIOUSE. 311 Schraatenburgh Road, Haworth. Private residenl;C,

8uill c. 1811. An early 19th century example of Du tch Colonial architecture erecled by Garrd 1. Durie on part of the estate of his falher, John Durie. Garrel J. Durie was a farmer whose 120 acre tra ct stretched eastward one mile \0 the Tenakill Brook . Located in what wlS once known a. Schraaknburgh, the house was oc­cupied by Durie heirs- the WeSlerwlt and Mount famil~l- until 1946.

18.. OLD BURYING YARD. Tapp,an Road n.ear Arcadia Court, Harrington Park (not iIIUi1lraled).

In use for neatly two hundnd years, largely by the Blau"" tt family, the earliest known burial was in 1722. The cemetery contains the gra""s of members of othu early Bugen County fam­ilies, veterans of the American Revolution and .Iaves. Some of the tombstones an inscribed in Dutch. Sporuored by the Wom, n·, Oub or Horrin, ton Park 1972.

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19. BLANCH· HARING HOUSE. 341 l.fayene Rood, Harrington Pari<. Private !"Cud eRa-.

Home~te~d of iS3llC Blanch from about 1158 and sile of his grist mill, both inherited in 1767 from his falher, Richard Blanch,l native of En&land. Isaac was a Patriot official and member of Siale Assembly during the Revolutionary War. He was taken prisoner by Tory raiders early in 1777 andjalled at New York until exdlanged lale l lul year. Property sold about 1788 \0 David Haring wllose family owned it for the following century.

20. WORTENDYKE HO~IES1TE. II Harnot AV('· nue at come. of lafayette Road , liarrington P:ut:. Pri .... \c residena'.

Frederick Wortendyke owned this land in 1723. It was once pan of I large granl called tile Tappan Palent. His son JJoob, who ow~d the homestead during the Revolutionary War, was taken (:;Ipl i~

in one of many British nids made in the area. taler Owners induded members of the Blauvelt, Demarest and Herring fami!ies. The house, re­built over th~ years, is now a ~omblnal!on of eigh­I«nlh and ninet«nth century art:hjtc~turc.

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2 1. GARRFf DURIE HO USE. 156 Ell Road, IilUsd3le. Private residence.

Located in "Pncack" on land inherited from IUs b ther, Garret Durie built this house about 1767. Duri"i the Revolutionary War, the house was plundered by both American and British annic$. Durie was a farmer and a blac:k$lllith as well as a Bersen County Freeholder, Justice and J udlC. The house,lalcr enlarged, was inherited by his dauahtcr and through hcr pused 10 the Terhune and Hopper families. Sporuo,.d by llillsdal. /IIemoria! Post '1965, V. P. W.

22. MAHWAH'S F IRST STATION. Old Station Lane, Mahwah. Mahwah Historical Society Museum, open to public Sundays 2·4 P.M.

Built in 1871, the buildinl 5C:nred until 1902 and was mo~d from oncinal lite when four \l'8cks wen: laid and grade crossing closed. 8ou&ht by AJ. Winter, it wu U$ed u. storehouse for fifty yurs. To preserve the landm&Ik, The Mahwah HisloriC<l1 So<,:;ety was founded in 1965 and the station removed \0 present site in 1961. Com. pletely ~slored, it was dedicated as I town m .... ileUm on Sept. 22, 1968 by Gov. RIchard J. l1ughes. Sponsond by Ma" ... ~ Wo .. Club.

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lJ. RAMAPO VALLEY COUNTY RESERVATION. Ramapo Valley Road solltl1 of Dar/in'Ion Road, Mahwah.

Purchased from the indians in 1700 and seukd by Samuel Laroe about 1120, pliTt of this Il'seT­YlItion was once farmlamJ and the site of arist Dnd sawmills and laler, 3 bronze foundry, Owned in 1762 by Jacob Cough who served in the Rev· olutionary War; in the 1780's by John W. Hopper, a member of Ihe Board of Chosen Fn:cho lders Ind in 1812 by A.B. Darlin" whose country es­talC! pve tilt. name Darlinglon to this ateL Sponaor<d tor ,be Be,.,. .. CQUnIy Part Commission '913.

24. RAMAPO VALLEY ROAD. MarkeroD Ramapo ValLey Road (Route 202), 0.3 mile north of Ikar Swamp Road, Mahwah (not ilJlI5trnted).

Finl an Indian path, then an important I'I»d d\lf'" inl the period of colonial settlement. Wailliniton's army used this road in J uly of 1777, and al m~ny other limes during Ihe Revolution. This is one of Amenca'J oldeJt roads. II was an important link between New En&!and and the Soulh. SpOnsort4 by 1M Valley Amoci.olioQ,

2S. LAROE· VAN HORN IIOUSE. 398 RamDpo V.lley Road, Mahwah. I' rivale residence.

lo~.:ued in "Ramapough" near the sile of an Indian trading post, Ihis Dutch Colonial hou# WIS buill .bout 1750 by Jacobus Laroe. The small wing wu added at a laler dale. I~ porch aboul 1840. Some laler owners were JloobLII BolC'rt who had a {a~m here;John Harina:. a member of {he Contlnenral COntress: the t loPJI"r family and Abrallam Van Hom, a BeliCn Counry F~hoJder and New Jersey State ~mblyman Spo ........ d by R. ..... pO Collop,

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26. LOZIER HOUSE. Gorne Road and l'leas.:r.n( Avenue, Midland hr!<.. Privile ~idence.

nus old Dulch sandstone house, sllo",n on Erskine's 1780 map, was buill by Cornelius Lozier bofore the Revolution. South of II was (he pist mlll, known as Lotirr's Mill. lain, wilen the pro~rty pas5led to GarT"e1 Lydect.cr, the area was called Lydcckcr'1 Mill. In 1826 Abraham Van Ri~r, then Qwner, buill ,he Slone milL ~nlly st~ndin, north of the house. sponso~~ by BOIO<I&II of Midland P.,k In I"'T~r .. nl.1'I11)' Y . ... 1964.

27. THE OCTAGON HOUSE. 13 W~$I Grand Avenue. Monlvalc. Businessoffice.

An eumple of the "GraveL Wall and Qaagon Mode of Building" popuhri~ro by Orson S. Fowler in Ille 1850's, noled for its use of building male rial, plan of rooms and adapta­bility to light and ventilation. Buill 185S-60 by John Blauvelt, Jr. , an adherent of this styl e, ;1 was hi. home until 1882. Luler owners were Carrol Heri"ll, Jules SChwenker and G~orRe Huff, all of whom served as Mayors of Montvale.

28. NEW BRIDGE INN 1739·196-4. On site of modem restaurant. lOS Old New Bridge Road, New Milford (not illustrated).

811ilt in 17J9·40 by Peter P.Ikman'St.In 1766 he received a license from the Iocai C(lllrt to ··ko:ep a Tavern Or Public House" here. The old inn witnessed many stirrinR even ts d llrin, the American Revolution. In Novembtr 1776, Wasil­inillon led his n:tn:atinll Continental army put its door enroute from Fort Lee to the Delaware River. On May JO, 1964, the old tavern was destroyed by fire, endinR 198 years of service. Sponoof<d by tho N . ... Milford Worn .. •• Club.

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29. HARI NG·DEWOLF HOlJSE. 95 DeWolf Road, Old Tappan. !'rivate residence.

This lIouse was buill about 1704 by Cosyn Haring. one of the sixteen Tappan paten tees. It is an ex· ample of early DUlch Colonial architeclUre found in the Hackens:rck valley. Th;, house has ne""r been deeded 10 anyone, having been in Ihe same family, in 1964, for 260 years. It was Ihe birth­place an d horne of John H. IkWolf, Ihe first mayor of Old Tappan. SporlOOled in ,ht T.,,,enlort­"1 V .. , of t 96. by I"" Tet«ftlen.ry Comm!\lec of Old T.p,.n.

30. THE STONE POINT. WestwOOd Avenue at tile Hackensack Rivn bridge, Old Tapp~n (not illustr:lled).

As urly as 1704 tlUs area of Ille Tappan Patent was called the "stcen" or "Stooc" point, later Stony Poin t. II was comrnQnly known by tll31 itaim for over ISO years. A lI'in mill was built Mre in 172S, fifty years before tile American Revolution. For over ~ century, il cround anin from the Old Tappan fumland. In 18S7 Nichol: .. and Oaudius CollilllOn esublished I larr;e chair factory on IlIiJ site. Their s~alty was the manu­facl\Ill' of folding d\.lirs. SponJOred by L~' Tt .. «ntt .. ry Commlntc of Old Top,.. in ,be Ter«nLtll2f\l YurOrl!l6<l.

31. LAFA VElTE ENCAMPMENT. Kinderltam~ck and Soldier Hill Roads, Oradell (nol illulilrated).

On Sept. 4, ] 780 Ihe Conlinental Army moved into tM Hackensack VIlley and went into camp along the ridge jus t 10 the wes\. Lafaydte'll Division, indudinllutillery and Lighl Horse Harry Lee's Cav:alry, occupied the heightS a l t!lis point. Wilen the Army moved oul on Sept. 19 the fOrmalion Siretched to wllal is now Roule 4 in North Hackensack. SpO""".d by DGOk .nd N •• ill. Oub of O.-.d.lI.

31. PARAMUS. Fairview A""nueal Petruska Park. Pal1lmus (not lI1ustT3ted).

The Indian name &lven Ihis community by ils Dutch 5elllen means "fields of wild turlteys". A fer1ile farminSlrel, Paramus was familiar around to both tile 8ritisll and Amrrkan armies durinllhe Revolution. Formerly a part of Midland Township, Paramu:5 became an incorpOrated borouah in 1922. Sponsott<! br Utile Ln.,c or P ... m .... " La ..... "~xiIiary.

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33. CUNKERHOOK ROAD. Marice r u Dunke rhook Road and counly paric en lrance. Panmus (nol jJ]u~lnled).

This old colonial lane was named Cunkerhook meaninl Cart Comer by Ihe DUlch who seUled Ihearea in the early 18th century. Along this road, the Zlbri$kie family, who boua;ht the land from the Indians in ]702, built houses and a school for the use of their slaves. sponootO<! by OMbodclx CluUIbn Cb~"'h of Cllrisl Ib_ Sari..- or h"_

34. STEPHEN T. ZABRISKI E HOUSE. 375 Paramus Road. ParamllS. Priva te residence.

Built on the farm of his gr1Indfalher, Christi.n J. bbriskie. who boua;ht the property in 1775. Tradition place5 I hollSC: on the site in 1792 bUI the presentl10ne dwell ina was probably buiJ t in the earl y 1800·s.nd occupied by Stephen T. Zabriskie. It was later owned by his !On. Thomas V.B.Zabriskie, who added the frame willi in the late 19th cen tury. The house has been greatly altered over the years.

35. OLD SPRING VALLEY BURIAL GROUND. Rear of 224 SprinM Va ll ey Road, Paramus,

The historic cemetery dil'll"ly in the rcar of the Ikhnke farm contu;ns the graves of de=ndants of early settlers in this area including al least two local farmer-militiamen of the American Revolu­tion, Jacobus Brouwer and I'lenry BanIa, as well as the grave of Cornelius DeffW'Cst, who served in the 22nd regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War. SpOnfOrod by ~ hn"'''' ROIl'l' Ou.b "'oy 30. 196 ••

36. SLUCKUP. MarS:er on Spring Valley Road near Ealt Brook Junior H'gh School. Paramus (not illustrated).

In Re¥'Olutionary days this area of ParamLII wlS known by the unusual name of Slu\:kup. The IUlme was derived from a 1Q<:a] iep;end. A Dutch fanner hung his shi.1 on a nearby fente while worle ing in his field . When he saw the shirl disappear inlo the mouth of a row, he descri bc:d the shirt 3' having been "sluck up" by the cow. SPOI\JO"~ by Ria .. Ih n'h 5"",.t Club or P ... mu ..

37. TERHUNE·GARDNER HOUSE Pardmusaoo Century Roads, Paramus. Privale mideno:e.

f're.Revolulionary homtStead of Da.id Terhune ( 171 3·1792), weaver and p,atriot official who served as Freeholder from New Barbadoci Town· ship 1779 to 1785; and of h"50n, John D. Terhune, a Freeholder in 1787. Farm raided by Brilish four t imes duringRevolulionary War. From 1807 the coun try uta le of Thomat T. Gardner, Gentleman, of New York City . who erected large north wing about 180S. Owned by the Gardner bmily until 1907.

3S. JACOB J. ZABRISKIE HO USE. 617 Paramus Road. Panunus. Private residence.

Buill c. 1826, IIIU ho~ o;ombines Ihe Federal style of archileclUre wilh Ihal of Ihe earlier Dutch COlonial. Erected by Jacob J. bbriskie on the site of an urlle r home. Ihe fannhouse remained in Ihe Zabrisltic family for 132 years.

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39. ONE-ROOM SCIlOOl IIOUSE. Mid land Avenue, Pal'llmus. Now a bl'1lncll library.

Built 1876. This 5t urdy old fram~ building is a landmark in Iht community, having served Panmus ~SidtnlS in various ways. Oriainally School No. 26 of Mid land Township. it WII oon­verted in lo a borough hall when Pan.mllS Borough was fanned in 1922. In 1959;1 be· came Iht main quartcl'$ of the Paramus Frn Public l ibrary 83 yun afler il had been erected. Spa ...... .., by Wo ... n'.Club or ~ ... m"L

40. ATKINS C LEN. Fremont Aven ue, Park. Ridge (nol iUumated).

The Glen is a deep ravine CUI t hrough sand-stone rock by Bur Brook. Glen Road 10 Ihe $Oulh follows I n old Indian path up t he hill called "Spook Bergh" (Ghost Hill) by Ihe early Dutch. Tradition $IIyt t hat I ClI"" in the sand­Slone rock. now almOSI filled, was used as an Indian lIidins place and later by oul1aws. For many years, former owners h mes Leach and, lalcr, Daniel l! . A Ikim, p resc~ I hc Glen in ils nall .. r.ll s .. tc against Ihre.tened de'-clopmen l. The Park was liven 10 Ihe Boroughs of P3rk Ridge and Woodcliff lake in 1956 as a memom! to Daniel II. and Villinia l. Aikins.

41. WORTENDYKE HOMESTEAD. 12 Pascack: Road, Park Ridge. Privale residence.

Frederick WOrlcndyke, J r., buill Ihe ori&in.1 sandstone ~"ion of lhis farmhouse in Ihe 17S0's. l oaned al ··Pascack" on land purchased by his falher in 1735, Ihe InCI included Muly a l hird of presenl-day Park Rid&e. The homeslead was cnlUJCd lxfore 177S and wu furl her ex~ed and remodeled over Ihe yean. II remained in Ihe WOrlendyke family unlil 185 I.

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42. MARKER AT MUSEUM. 19 RidB~ Avenue. Park Ridlt. O~n to Public.

43. OLD PARAMUS REFORMED CHURCH. Glen A~nue and Route 11, Ridgewood.

Organized in 1 ns by pionee r Dutch senlcl"$, Ihe congregation of thiJ Chu rch has worshipped. he", ovcr 240 years. First church, buill 1735 on this land givcn by Peter Fauconier, a French Huguenot , w~s, headquarters of(;<,n George Washington in L 118 and 1180. During the American Revolulion it WJ$ LI$Cd as 3 b~lTlIck s, hospi tal and pri~ln. ~senl structure, 3 model of Duteh Colonia l archilccture. waS completed in 1800 usin, stones from Ihe original church. I!tt"<d by U .. Co.w.<ory Body. Old Panm .. Itdorm<d Cburch· 1\166.

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44. SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM. 650 Glen Avenue nU r Paramus Church, Ridgewood. Open 10 public Wednesday 2:30 ·4:30 P.M. and Sund3Y 3-5 P.M.

Built in 1872. this school is believed to be the fifth one clllcled On Panlmus Reformed Church ground. From [730 \0 the 1870's education wu corried on by the church. Rented to Ridgewood Townsllip, il became District School No. 4S from the 1870's to 1905. Sina. April 23, 1955 ;1 has housed the museum orllle I'Dnllnus Historical nd I'n:RfVllion SlxiCly. S_.d by r . .. m ... Ih"ori<allftd ~!lon Society.

HISTORIC GLEN AVENUE. Mar1l;er ~t E. Glen Avenue nur Ho-Ho-Kus Brook bridge and North Maple Avenue, Ridcewood (not illustrated).

This colonial road, traditionally an Indian lraa, was a key route \0 !'cramus Church during Ihe American Revolution. Former nam~ nf Ihis n)lId rrwk eras in America's history· Franklin Turnpike, for the Tory governor Wm. Fnnklin: Hamton A~., for Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.s. President Abo called Libby Lane alone lime. for a noled local family. s~ by Ramapo van.,. Cbap'''' Do~p'''' or ,be R ... oI~llo ...

46. VAN OlEN HOUSE. 629 Grove Sireet, Rid&e­wood. Printe residence.

Located on property pUKhased by Gnn:t Van Dien aboul I 7 13, this house was built by a descendant , and is. combinat ion o f 18th and 19th century architedun:. II has bttn enllJ'led o~r the yeal'1lr1(1 remained in I~ Van Dien f.mily until 1900.

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47. BAYLOR MASSACRE PARK. Rivervale and Red Oak. Roads, River V, le (not illustrated).

In memory of Americn J(lld ~rs killed during the Revolutionary Wu in the "~yk:lr Massacre" on s.ptembe, 28, 1778. Lt. Col. Geol'JC DayJots lrd Reti=nI o r Continental Dragoons took quarlns for the n;&I\' on scveral ncarby farms. Tories be trayed their pn:scna:: \0' Bri tish fon:.", who sU!T()u nded the O"'JOOns durin, the night. A number of Americans wen: kilkd Or wounded an~ r they had S\l~nde",d. 8<'1"0 County lii .. orbI Society 1912,

48. ROCKLEIGH ROAD. MarkeT on Rockldlh Road ncar Piermont Road , Rockleigh (not illustrated).

A colonial road thnl led from Closter to Snedens Landing - the wcstun terminus of Dobbs Fern' on rhe Hudson. I'an of this road was built by New York in 1748 when that Province governed this a rc a. Used by troops during the Revolution­ary War. Sponwred by 80f<lU,," or R<><tlelah 1'I7~.

49. PIERMONT ROAD. MaJker on Piermont ROild ne~r New YoJk line, ROI:i.ldgh (not illustrated).

First nilmed Cart ercttc Road , this section, from Rock le igh Ro,ad to the ,,_Ie liM, was constructed in 1859 ilS an extenSion of the roul from Ooster. For local farmers it 1011$ an euier wll\On Toute 10 New York State and for carryin, pl'Odu\!le to the IInmbo:it landin p On the Hudson River. S,..... _.d b)' 10'011,," or 1t00kJcip t974.

SO. ABRAHAM A. HARING HOUSE. Piermont Road nur Rock leigh Ro,ad, RockleigIL Pri· va te reJidence.

Built c. ]158. Erected on a 200 3= farm by Abraham A. Haring, a ClIptain in the Be'1l"n County Mili tia. Ourinl t he Revolutionary Wilr, Haring was caplurcd by lhe Britillh Ind imprisor>cd in New York Ci ty where he died. In ] 805 his grandson. Abraham D. Harin" 50Id the house 10 Motes Tay loT, Jr .. who buil t the frame kilcho:n win, aboul 1812. Taylor'. desccn(bnts owMd the 00'* until 1902.

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51. JO HN A. IIARINC HOUSE. Piermont Road be­low Rockleigh Road. Rockleigh. Private residcnu,

Built Co IBOS. An early 19th cen t ury e~lmp le of Dutch Coionilllln:hilectult erected by John A. lI~rina. Small winl added c. 1808; n:u SlO~ $eel ion built by a liaring abou t the lime of the RcvoJulionuy War. Inherited in 1854 by son Nichobs J. lIuin ... the farmhouse remained in t he family until 1969, endinl four ecneralions and 164 yeus of continuous Harinl ownership.

52. ALBERT COOPER HOUSE. 43 Rocklrigh Road. Rockkilh. Private residence.

Buill about 1827 by Albert "Obb" Cooper. Smull wing dded al a lalcr date bu t both sec­lions revullhe Dutch archil .. c!ural ho:rila~ in roof slope.nd ovtrhana. Erected on land inher­iled by lIis wife, Mary Ann ConaH!!. Cooper was • blacksmi th and his shop once Slood north of the hol.lSe. The homestead WI$ owned by Cooper hei", ul1lil1946.

~ ~ 53. REVOLUTIONARY WAR ENCAMPMENT

. 1780. M~tkeT al Teaneck Road and Cedar Lane, Teaneck (not illustra ted).

Troops of the American army camped in U.[, vicinity from August 12 10 September 3, 1780, in order \0 forage for food and lIones. The encamp"",,,1 ntended to the north and u.sl of Teaneck Road fot about Iwo miles. S,tuated near Bri1i.h-held New VorS; City and mindful of (!>emf danger, Genenll George Wasllin,lon urged his men 10 display "llIat conduct, fortitude and bl"~vcry which ought to distinguish troops fight­ing for thei r oountry". Spon,ored b~ nair Nom. tlos~;lll 19H.

54. BRINKERHOFF· DEMAREST HOUSE. 493 Tuned Rood, Teaneck. Private ~sidenee.

Thil old lIouse waS buill around 1735 by Hen­dritks Brin!tcrhoff on land owned by his &nnd· father since the 17th century, An excellent u­ample of early Dutch architecture, it has been in the possession of the Brinkerhoff and Demarest descendant!! since it was built. and is one of the oldest in Bergen County. Sp<H1,otod by hr ... County POll No.. 208 Amerio.n lelio •. llIe fin' Wo",".·, POll I. N.J. in , lie To,eenltn.ry year 1%4.

55. T HE CHRISTIE-PARSELS HOUSE. 195 Jefferson Avenue. Tenafly. Private residence.

Slands on land purchased by William P. Christie for 500 pounds for 100 acrn. In 1804 he built his home. Following his sudden deJth. in order to be fair to l he many heirs.lhe heuS!: and land we", sold at auclion 10 Ihn:e buyers. In 1836 Samuel P3n<'ls erected the Iarse wina: cast of the Christie ho~.ln 1860 he sold his property 10 Charles Newcomb. This eumpk of an early split­level house is listed by the Historic American Buildin~ SUIVey. New Jersey. 470. SponlOl'~ by ,lie Ten'Oy Moyound COllntil in 1%5.

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50. ROElOF WESTERVELT HOUSE. We~tel'Yt'lI Avenue neu Tenafly Road, Tenafly. Private ~sidence.

Thi$ house is I line example of DUldl Colonial archilecl UJ"e. The 5(lulh win, of the howe was built by Roelof Westervelt in 1745. The land had been purchased by lIis grandfather. in 1695, from t he Lord Proprielort:$ of uSI JCI"a'Y. The central section uf the house W35 completed around 1798, and the north win, was added in 1825. Ownership of the hOllse n:mained in Ihe WCSlervelt family 11111111913. Lisled by lli sioric American Building' Survey, New Jersey 9. sl""'" "",od by ,h. Mayor . nd Co~ncU or Ten.fly in 1%!.

57. TETERBORO AIRPORT. ~brlceron Ind ustrial Avenut, Teterboro (not illustrated).

Established 1 no. The home ofGalu l-'yinl Circus. Teterboro buil l Fokktr Iri-molors nown by Richard E. Byrd over North Pole ( 1926); South Pole (1929); A! lan! ic (1927); and by Amelia Earhart over A!I.n!ic ( 1928). Clarenoe Chamberlin. Ru!h Nichols. Floyd Benne!!, CharLeS A. Undberah, Bem! &althen and Bill Odom new here. Firs! ail1TUil route flown !o Bos!on (1926). Teterboro is no .... ( 1912) a general avi.!ion airport. SPOllOOmi by T .... boro Aolal"'" !!l1I of r ......

S8. SADDLE RIV ER REFORMED CHURCH AND CEMETERY. En ! Saddle Ri~r R~d and Old Slone Churc h Road, Upper Sadd le River.

Known as The Old Slone Church i! has been minis!erin, to this area sin« 1784. The present ",rlKlure or na li~ slone wu comple!ed in 1819. Buried here Ire; The Rev. Stephen GoclSchius.. minister 1819-1835; The Rev. Dr. I""c Van Kampen . min i~tfr 1893-1935, and many Reml ... I io nary and Civil war ~tcrans.

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59. SEV EN CIIIMNEYS. 25 Chimney Ridge Ko~d near intersection of Pascad: and Rid~wood Ro~ds. Washington Township. Private residence.

Oldest hau$<: in Washington Township. buill by Nicho13s Zabriskie about 1750. Winp added arleT 1770 _"" K«Ind Sial}' fnme ra~d above oriainal IUlive undstone ;n 1812. Tradition UYi house was an Underground Railway depot (orescapina s1a""s bcfoll' Civil War. Theodore: Roose""l t is gill 10 have been a fKquenl visitor between 19 15 and [917. Spo .. s" ... d by V. F.W. l.di .. Au~\ar)' P .... 6ln.

60. P""ER P. POST HOUSE. 259 Pascack Road, Wooddiff lake. Private residen"..,.

This s.a nduone and f""ne houS<! waS buill about 1194 by Peter A. Post. a third C\'neralion miller from Pomplon, who seuled hen: in 1189 and operated a gristmill along ncuby 11<: .. Brook. LIter owner:< included the Abraham J. Ikma..,SI family who wen: occupants for fifty y~~rs. Co~ bining ~'OUnlry ~mJ Fed~r.l1 slyies of an:hit,'cl ""', the house waS ~nbrged and remodekd in the late 1800' ..

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61 . STAGG HOM ESTEAD, Sicomuc "vcnue near Ccd~r Ilill Avenue, Wyckoff. Private residell<X.

Erected about 1812 by John C. 51alll: on site of I'D .lie. buildinl owned by hi, father. Cornelius St.gg. a velcr~n of the Reyolutionary War. The b'l'CIllCnl was oPl'r.llcd as a &,occry Slore for rn;Iny yc.'" by John C. 51""" His son. Albert. sold 10 Richard Terhune in 1846. Jud~ Ndlcrniah ~1i11.rd. one of .",a's first ",ilroad commuters to New Vorl< City. purchas.od lIou~ in 1868.11 W;1S !;atec owned by Ilk' MacDonald family.

Pn:<;o:ding siles thaI have been placed in the Slate and Nat;(}Ilal Register of Historic PI:w;cs ~,

Site numbers 2. 5, 6, 7. 9,10.14,16,17.19. 21. 2S, 26, 29, 34, (Stale only). 37. 39. 41, 4), 44,46. SO. SI,S4. 55. S6. 58, 59,60. 61.

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SUPPLEMENT 62. CLOSTER DOCK ROAD.

Clmter Dock lind Old Dock Roads near Community Chureh. Aipilll' (not illustnued).

Laid out in 1761 by New York over an earlier route wilen that province claimed jurisdiC1ion over this area. Used by troops during the Revolutionary War. the road led from Closter to Closter Dock on the Hudson where fann produce was shipped to New York City mar­kets.ln 180S lind 1854 road improvemcnlllied to an IlCtive waterfront community. Later it was ~ western terminus of Yonkers Ferry. World War I 50ldien rnarehed down the road to be ferried to troop ImlSportl. (~1rJ' Alpine 1Im-nial CIIrnmino<. t976.)

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63. NAGEL (NAUGLE) UOUSE. 75 Harvard Street. Closter. Private residence.

Built about 1745 on land pun:has«l in 1710 by Ban:m and Resolven Nagel. TIle frame wing was added Imer. Owned by B:ln:m's S(Nl John by 1754 and later by grandson David Naugle. a militiaman durin. ~ RevolutiOl\M)' WIH. In about 1784 Dayid built a gristmill and his S(Nl. John D., was known as In ''honest miller". When sold in 1878. John J. Naugle was the lasllo possess tl>\: house aF1cr five generations of family ownel1hip. s,on..-Ibjr Dr. IDIIMn.. AnlmrF. GoIdbtr& t9U

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64, RU·ORMED CHURC" OF CLOSTER. Conw:r of High and West Stn:el$. Closter.

Built 1862. Established as the "ProtCS\.an1 Refonned Dutch Olurch of Closter CilyH, il was the first church c~ in ~ Borough of Closter. Deditwcd OcIober 7. 1862. tradition says the tlwn:h was ~ headquanen of the " HaninglOO Riftcs.H a group of chun::hmen who drilled I>\:rc for service in the Civil WIH. In 1868, lhe chun:h housed ~ firsl schoolroom in present Closter. The building has been cn1arsed and remodeled over the y~.

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65. DANIEL DE CLARK HOUSE. 145 Piennon! Road. Closter. Private ",~idcncc.

Built about 17&6 by Daniel De Clark. Ihe fnunc kitchen wing was added in (he carl~ 1800'1. De Clark operated a large canle and dairy farm On 170 IICI'eS of laod. In 1815 son William was Ihe Owner and he sold the hou"" 10 his grandson, J:ocob D.C. Oulwalcr. in 1849. JlIOOb was a farmer who also built and ran a nearby sawmill. The f:lrTllhousc passed from lIIe fwnily in 1856. Lat .... i1 became pari of !he Palisade Stock Farm.

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66. CAP'T JOHN HUYLER'S FARM. SO Coumy Road, Cresskill. Private residence.

[n 1776. a ISO acre farm here was owned by Loyalist John Ackerson. It extended from the Tcnakillto [he Hudson, bordered on the nonh by !he road u.sed by British invaders Iliac ~'.::ar. Sci~ as enemy property, il was boo",l in 1784 by Militia CaplBin John Huyler. The main wing of\his hou", was buill in 1836 by his son. Pel ..... The Slone wo.t is exceptional. The oulblliJding of Slone was probably a IUtchen wilh quancrs for slaycs. ~ bI' o...tiII !..ioN Ooob.

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67. DEMAREST RAILROAD STA1'ION. Park SI=I, Demarest Senior Citizens Recreation Cemer.

Built 1872 at "~ts Stalion" on !he Nonhero Railroad of New Jeney. Designed by noted an:hi­Ittl 1. Ck:vcLand Cady. il W1'!I considered the wlw>dsomest on !he line." The depot was buill of Palisades Slone quarried on !he: fkmlln.'St farm. The station was named for Stale ~nalOl Ralph S. Demarest, a director of the railmrad, and his family. who owned the land. The Borough took the nam" when incorporated in 1903. spJIIIiOIOd by Dtma=t H4InricaI "'"",,11Ii<Jn 19S0.

68. FERRY80AT BINGHAMTON, 72S River Road on Hudson River. Edgewater. Rcslaur.m.

Built for the Hoboken Ferry ComlWlY and launelled in 1905, it plied the Hudson Riyer belw",," Hoboken and Manhalt:lrl (Bardar 51.) for 62 years. This doublc-alder 'lcamOOal was designed 10 carry 986 pancngCfS and • number of vehicles.. II was in openu.ion until 1967 when all fcrry Krvice on the rivcr celUed. MOCJred Iw:re in 1915. the Binghamton WIllI convened \0 a TeS18u_ rmll. The vessel was placed on the National Register of llislark Pla.ces in 1982.

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69. VAN IIOm'EN-IIILLMAN HOUSE. 89 1 River Drive. Elmwood Park. Private TCsidence.

Built c. 1782 by Cornelius 1. Van Houten aJ; an addition to the earlier hou$(: of his fnther, John C. Van Houlen. located in "Slottordam." lhe {ann strctched between the Passaic and Saddle Rivers and wu raided during the RevOlutionary War by the British in 1776. Later owned by the: Cadmus and Brooks families. it wu purchased in 1888 by Hennan Hillman. In 190] he rcmodeled the home­stead wllich he and lIis descendMIS Iut~ owned for five gCr>entions.

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70. KI NDERKAMACK. Mader at comer of Kindr:ltamack Road and Main SCJt:CI, Emerson (noc illu.wal~).

An an:1 which in colonial times included part of Emenon, Kindcrbmack CJuended soulllwBJd into pan of River Ed~. The name is found n:c:on.kd as early as 1686. This ponion became Elna in the late 19th .:emu,), and Emerson in 1909. 'IlIe road which bears the n:tll1C was surv.:yed during the Revolution and Ilsed by American and Brililh troops. Today the name rmIlIins only in the main route nonh from II..,komSllCt 10 Montvale. $pcnsotaI ""Iho I'mcncn B-.:.iaI C_ 1916.

71. LIBERTY I'OI.E. Palisade and Laf.yeuc AvcnuCli al tmffic eirde. Englewood (not illustrated).

Thi, are. nKllled for a Libert y 1>01" e=tcd here before tile Revolution. 1lIe slnllegic juno;tion was Ihe Icene of many American and British troop movcmcnll. inc luding lhe 1776 I't'Irl:at of the Conlinor:nlal Anny from Fort Lee, and Briti sh ar;I;Y. ity in 17761lncl 1778. The AmcriclUl encampment and HQ of General Washington in 1780: also pre­sent were U. Col. Alexander Hamilton and Ocnernl Anthony Wayne. Site of the Libeny Pole tavern. ~bylbe~II~C .... :ilkcI976.

n. DE MOTT-WESTERVELT UOUSE. 285 Gnmd Avenue. Englewood (PruriOl Cenler).

Built about I 80S by Henry DeMOII.this sandslone Dutch Colonial house W3S (NKC IlLXhed 10 !he pre·Revolutionary homestead of Alben Lydccker. Mllerial from lhe older house used in the present frame wing built c. 1810 by Pcter Westervelt. The WeSterveil family owned the homcsteoo until 1936. Adjacenl Dutch Bam is an udnpMion of the European .. bouwhuy .... Or farmhou$C. where men and Qllic lived under one roof. Sponsofod by Tho ~ llioen1enn1l1 ConIoniate 1m

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73. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 150 East PlI.li!Wlc A,·enuc. Englewood.

Organi7.Cd in 1860 as "The Englewood Presbyterian Chul'I:h." Ihe first edifice was erecled on this sill' in the same year. It was the lirst church building in Englewood and the first Presbyterian eorIgregation in Bergen County. Today'l ll~ure was buill in 1870 in Victorian Gothic Slyle of architecture. Over the yean the church has been enlarged and remod/:lcd.

74. UROOKSIDE CHAPEL Eng le Streel .1 Brooks ide Cemetery. Englewood (opposite hospital).

Buill in 1 8~O on Palisade Avenue as "The Englewood Presbyterian Church ," it was the first church cstablished in Ihe city. A new, laracr church WI.5 built on the origirutl Si1e and [he oLd building was laken down, slOOe by Slone:. and re-e=ted ill Brookside Cemetery about Isn. The sandstone chun;b, later blown as the "01apel," is in lhe English slyle of Golllic Revival arehitc:cture. Broobide Cel11C:lery was established in 1876. SpoMorm l'l' """,, ~ Cb.ItdI. 1989. 10 """,m~.'" •••• Ihc 1I~ oldie ~0IurdI (USA~

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75. SAII\"J' PAUL'S EPISCOPAL. C HURCII . ]]3 Engle Sltttl. Englewood.

Organizd in 186S. the rongregalioJon lint met in homes and in the annory on Van Brunt St. The original church was buill in 1866. The present "hapel was =ted in 1895 U I puish hili . Today', Gothic church SIruc1un:, buil! in 1899. has the rose limestone of the original building in it< foundation. The stained gh," windows arc frum th" Ti ff""),, La FlUgc. and l:>mb Studios. Sponsooed by !be ""lI"'gWcm in Ihc year'" Ihc d'IutdI'. 12'i<h anni....-y.I990.

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S ITE O F HOPPER·CRO UC HER ."ARI\1 . STEAD. Marker al Fair Lawn Avenue and Roo.Ile 208, Fair Lawn (OOt illustrated).

One of the lUI farmsteads in Fair Lawn .Iood on this siu:. The hou$C built by Henry A. HOpp"r in 18S5 was razed for road improvement in 1989. He WIIS a Sheriff and Fm:holdcr of Bagen County and served in the: Sl.lIe I,.egislazure. In 1919 Willi.m M. Croucl\e1", Sr., boughl Lhc farm and wilh his sons. Percy. CILII"Ct1Ce and William worked the land as a truck fann until 1953. ~ try J ..... R.CIOIII:hor. Sr .. t99l .

77. n.ANKLl N LAK E. Marker south of ~hopping cenler on Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes (not illustraled).

Known 10 the Indians as "Michanagrnpc," these waters were fomled by the melting glacier rome 10.000 years ago. In 1700 the lake WIIS named OlliSlian Pool when il was in~ l uokd in a land grant to Michael Ibwokn. Later c~lIed Great Pond, Big Pond and Crystal Pool, it bcc~me Franklin Lake in Ihe latc 19th century. The hmd around Ihe Jake WIIS sellied in the 1700's by fanners of Duteh heritage. The are~ was long known as the Ponds Nci~;hI)orhood. Spor-.d try u_ r-. ..... t'/84.

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71l ACK~:RMAN.UOYD HOUSE. 1095 Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes. Privale residence.

Built aboul 1793 by Jam.". A. Ac kennan on land owned by the family sillCe 1727. The farm was !hen in the locality known as Ponds Neighborhood and within the old Towll5hip of Franklin. In 1841 the house was plm:hased by Adam Boyd who farmed the lllnd lind WIIS also a noted lobbyist al Trenton. The farmhouse was owned by Boyd heirs unlil 1901 and has bc:en rcmodc:lcd OVer the yean. Sponsoood b)- John om t.oiI IbmiI. t9l7. In NlLlional Regisler of Historic Plac.".,

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79. HOPPER HOUSE. 470 Prospect Sireet, Glen Rock. Private residcm:c.

Localed in "SmaU Lo15," H",,'Y O. HoPJIC' began tile constroction of lIlis house about 1788 on a 1:W acre farm. Son Gam:! ("reeled !he Dutch-style main house in the early 1800's. The nonl! frame wing was buill in the 1850's for his son Tholl\all who inherited the horrw:~tcad in 1872. Hi. son, Garret T., was a Glen Rock founder and councilman. l ie sold the house in 1897 aller more than a cenJUry of family ownership.

In National Register of Historic Places

80. J OHN I. 1I0PP~:R !lOUSE. 231 PoJiHy Road, Hackellsack. Reslaur.lnl.

Buih in 1818 by John L Hol'P'" in oM "Poliny," this Federal slyle house stands OIl land purchll500 in 1694 by his greal-grandfather Hendrick. The farm rema.ined in !he Hopper family for seven gen­emions. Slaves: lived in \he kitchen wing on the north and in (be south wing which was added bter. The [IIrEC frame lCCtion was COOlpkted in 1983. The Hopper farmhouse has been a restaUr.1lI since ]937. Sp>nooord by S/twly llilll,.,. 198J. On National Regisier of Hisloric Places.

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81. HANK IIOUSE. 14 Washington Place (on (he Oreen), Hackensack. Office.

Erected about 1831 by lhe Wa.hinglon Banking Company. The first bank in preStnl Bergen County, it opened in lhe nearby Mansion House in )825· 26. Afler the bank failed in 1833. itl!oused the offices of prominent lawyers and judge.!. later the home of the "New·Jenc:y Citizen," a newspaper published in the 1870's. The original Fcden!l $lyle buildi", was cnl:uged by additions 10 the ,ide and rear in 1909. ~ by Mic:tladJ. B~lin. lr. &q. 11111.

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82. VAR ICK MEMORIAL AFRICAN METIlODlS1' ~; I'I SCOl'AL ZION CIIURCH. 120 Ailantic Streel, Ilackcnsack.

First African American Churd in Hackensack. Organized in 18.64 llli "Olive Branch Colored Mission Number Thret: of liacken ... ck." First church was an old lime shed moved here in 1867. In 1917 CUITCnt name was adopted in honor of the first Bishop of the A.M.E. Zion Church., JaJt1C.1 Vanek. The present sancluary buill in 1919. ~by 12SItI~a..a.Commi_. 19119.

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113. AHM.A IIAM 1>. IILAUVELT IIOMESTEAD. 622 LaflYCUC Avenue, Harrington Parle Private residence.

The house IIlld kitchen wing were buill aboul 1801 by Abraham D. Blnuvell who farmed the land. It came inlo possession of his niece. Catherine Blauvelt, wife (If Richard J. Blauvch, and remained in the rumil)' until 1891. In 1904 Herman Steinhoff. a Intcr owner. established !he Rosewood Nursery which was cOrllinucd by Frddrich and Karl Weiss when they P\l",hllSCd the premi= in 1943. The Federal Period house: was mnodeled ova the yelU'$. Sp>ooIoDft<IIIy f'IuIiooe Weiot, 1992. In National ReSisler of Historic Places.

... SITE Of' THE MYERS-BOGERT GRIST MILL. Harriol Avenue aI Hac:kensxk River bridge, liarringlOll Park (nol ;lIu5I11u..:I).

Abnham Mym Qlablished. grist mill aI this site on ihc: H&c:kcnsaclt River prior 10 1765. Inherited by son John who operated the mill until his death in 1829. il was rontinlled by his son-in·law James Bogen. Long known as "Soren's MiU.~ it remained in \hoe family for thn::e generations un1i] 1922. The building was <krnoli.shed in 1932 and was the lasl watcr_powcn:d mill \0 grind glllin in the area. Spor-.d by .... ltlfrin&lon I'arI: I~ Sotitty J~.

8S. SCHRAALE NBURGH IWAD_IIAWORTH'S IIISTORIC ",GnWAY. Park on Schrualtnburgh R(lad lICar Dumonlline. Haworth (not illustrnted).

Beginning !IS an lndion trail. il became a Colonial road Ihrough lIIe villagc of Schrulenbulllh. linking Teaneck willi Tappan. N.Y. SurvcyW and improved in 1775. ilappcan:d on maps mlldc duro i0t1lhe Revolutionary WIlr by Americons. F~ncl1 and Brilish. "The: road was used by lroops of b01h sides. includint1 Tory raiding patlies. This section slill retains the Schr:t:lknburgh rutme. Sponsored..,. 11_ 1116-1976 B~ Commi ......

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116. ZABRISKIE-CHRISTIE HOUSE. 317 M=chuscll$ Avenue, Uawonh. Pri"a1" residence.

Buill 18]8 by O~l II. Zabriskie on land 11;$ father HenlY pun:hased in the 1811\ ceOlury. GlIm:~1"$ (ann consiSlro 0(219 acres. II bc:gan on S<.:hraalQloorgh Road and ran westward for 001:

mile. LaICr owned by son John G. ZabrW.ic who sold II 10 lI;s grandwn Jolm II. Quist;" in 1894. Christie. one of Haworth's first councilmen. en~d and remodeled the house:. II was ..,ld in 1936 after lIB years of Zabriskie-Otri~lic ownership.

In Nal;onl] Rcgisl'" of Hi.lOrie Places.

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87. VREELAND HOUSE. 125 Lakeview Drive. l=nia. !>rivQle residence.

Localed in old Engli.h Neighbomood on land pur­chased by Oirek Vreeland before the RevoiuliQll, the homestead stretched b\:""",," !be lIudson River and Overpeck Creek. The Slone wing of ihi5 ~ was built about 1786 and lmc, was remodeled. Son Mid",,:] D. Vrttland added !he main Dutch style house about ISIS which is ooted for ils Fedcnol deconuivc delail. It remained in Ihe Vreeland family unlil 1928. Sponooted by wol,.,. ond 1<.., Cronan 19M. In Nalional Reg;'!'" of lIi.loric PlaccJ .

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88. RIVER ROA!) SCIIOOL. Riverside lind Fem AvenllCS. LyndhUD\. MU$Cu m.

The firsl schoolhouse "'lIS buill on this s;le in 18Q..I. Located in whal was then called New Bubadoes Neck , the I:.no:! was dooDled by Jacob Van Winkl\: "for the $Ole puf1>O$t: of "recling D Schooillou..,." In 1849 it w .... replaced by a 1wII' !lory buiLd'n,. 1lIc ~scnl onc.room Khool, with Quem Anne style cupola, was buil! in 1893. II cominlll,d 10 be used as a Lyndhurst school until 1978. ~ br"'l~ IIiIIoricaI Soci<ty. 19Iot. In Notion.1 Register of liismri.: Places.

89. ECKERSON HOUSE. 280 C!u:J;tnu l Ridg" Road, MllnlYalc. Private rcsideno;c.

Buil! in the 1790', by Jacob E.ckcl'$On near an ear­lier home where he hlld settled about I no. The fumstead then o;on$islcd of 119 acres. The house was inherited by his son John J. Eckerson in ISID who owned il until 1810 when pul'l:hased by J:unes Ledwith. 1lIe frame second SlOry wu added in the 1890",. John FoxJee OOughllhe house and fann in ]917 &lid il was oceupied by lhal family until 1971. ~ by _J . ..:Ia...p."""'" 1\J11.1. In NiUionll RegiMe. of Historic Places..

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88. RIVER ROA!) SCIIOOL. Riverside IlIld F~m AvcnuC$, Lyndhurst. Mu~cu,".

The first schoolhouse "'lIS buill on this SilC in 1804. Located in whal wlIS then called New Harbadoes Neck. the land wllS donated by Jacob Von Winkle "for the $Ole putpOSt: of erecting a &:hooillou:oe." In 11141} it was replaced by a Iwo­Story building. The present ooc-room school. wilh Queen Anne Style cupola, was buih in 1893. II continued 1(1 be: U$Cd as a Lyndhul'lU school until 1978. Sponoooed by .... l,.-.. IIlIooric:oI Soci<ty. I ..... In Nuionll ReVSler of lIistorie Places.

81}. ECKERSON HOUSE. 280 C!u:J;tnut Ridg" Road. Mon1Yalc. Private residcno;c.

Buil! in the 1790', by Jacob E.ckcl'$On near an ear­lier home where he hlld settled about I no. The fumstead then o;on$isted of 119 acres. The house was inherited by his son John J. Eckerson in 18ID who owned il until 1810 whcn pul'l:hased by J:unes Ledwith. 1lIe frame second SlOry wu added in the 1890',. John Foxlee OOughllhe house and fann in ]917 &lid il was oceupied by lhal family until 1971. ~ by _J . ..:Ia...p."""'" 1\J11.1. In NiUiooll RegiMer of Historic Places..

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!JO. JACOBUS DEMAREST HOMESTEAD. 618 River Road. New Milford. Privale rt'Sidence.

'The tarliest pan of thi~ boule. one of lhe oldest in the county. was buill on land purchased in 1677 by David Demarest. Sr .. Founder of the Huguenot colony in Btllttn County. His snnd50n Ja<;Obus. born 1681 . lived hen: until his dealh in 1763. Jacobus' son John completed the bou$<: in 1765. [t """"';ned in the family until 1850. An ut'hitectural fealure sur;iving from its early day. is its unbro­ken gambrel roof. Splr-..I by New Milfurd Woman', Club. 1976..

In National Regi5lCr of Historic PI:ac:eJ.

91. DEMAREST.BLooMER HOUSE. 147 River Edge Road (near bridge). New Milford. Private l1!Sidence.

Built about 1840 in tile Greek Revival Style of architecture by Jolm C. Dcmare£L lie was a fumer wilh an in!Crest in river trade: when schoene ... plied the Hackl:JlS.lCk River. n..: house was pun;hascd in 1864 by George Bloomer •• dealer in coal and lumber. and his family owned it until 1928. This locality ~ lmown at different times as Dema=t's Unding. Bloomer's Landing and Old Bridge. • Splr-..I by F. Brucz ..... Dons Han. t916-In National Regis!Cr or Historic Places.

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~2. PETER A. BLAUVELT HOUSE. 234 Tappan Road, Norwood. Private residence.

Buill about 1890 in the High Victorian styk: of architedure when Norwood was pan of old Harringtoo Township. Blauvelt was an undertaker and erected the building B$ a residence. In 1922 it beclll\le the home ofChark5 S. Gray who served B$ Mayor of Norwood for two lenns. Pun:hased in 1946 by Walter H. and Alice H. Jooes who restored the house and grounds. Mr. Jone~ was a New Jel'$Cy Sl1lle Assemblyman and &n3tor. s.-- by MB. Woller H. Jona. 1911.

93. CAMPBELL-BLANCII IIOUSE. 130 Tappan Road. Norwood. Restaurant.

The earliest pan of thi. house was built about I n I by Christian Campbell, a blacksmith. h was raided by the British during the Revolution and was • lav· cm in 178$. Captain Thomas Blanch. a OOIed vet­eran of !he war. pun:hased the bous,e in 1789 for his Jon Richard and built the lallc Seclioo. It was lalCT owned by great-grandson Richard A. Blanch. n.e house has been • restauranl .in« 1924. s.--by$o<pmam·.Ctd 'D' Bull 1984. In National RegisICT of Hisloric Places.

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94. I-I ENDRICK VAN ALLEN IIOUSE. Comer of Ramapo Val ley Road (Route W2) and Fr:mklin Avenue, Oakland. MUiCum.

This Dutch Colonial flU1Tlhou~ was built by .Icndrick Van Allen before the Rcyo]utiorwy WM on a farm mat COII5is.1ed of over two-hul\dn:d atfCS. Gencntl George WlUhingloo used this house as his HcadquaJ1crs on July 14-15. 1717, w~n he: moved his troops Over "clttI'Cmc:ly deep and miry rwds" from Morristown. New 1ersey 10 Smith', Clove. New York. Sp<WISOI'<d by tho Oatl"", fl i>Corical So<;ny ['TIS.

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95. JACOB US S. DEMAREST nOUSE. 3 Dogwood Drive ~I romer of Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202). Oakland. Private residence.

Buill about 1789 by J.:trobus S. DelTW'eSt. The frame wing w.u addc:d laze!". Demarest served in !he Revolutionary Wu. Over the yean his (arm grew to ]80 ac~. [n 18J~ his son, Daniell. Dl:mareSI. inherited Ihe fllllTlhousc. [n [863 it passed to his daughter, leur Ann. and in 1894 to her son Daniell, rOOlt . Daughter Irene Fox MURzing"r WII.'I lhe lU51 of the Demarest line 10 occupy the house: after 194 years in the family. Sponso:.td b)' NftII.. ond.loon p, ADltito; """"" ond Ewl1" AndriIo, l_ In Nalion.a.l Regisler of HUlonc Places.

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%. TEUNIS HARI NG HO US1:. 70 Old Thppan Road. Old Tappan. ?rival/! l'C$idencc.

Em::loo aboo! 1810 on ll1c: sile of an ~arlier house. !he brick and sandstone «lila section is Dutch Colonial slyle:. with wings added c. ]820-1875. II was the hornoWead of Teunif Haring. I flll'TTlCr .... d Cboscn Frttoolder of &rgcn County. Ullcr owned by son John T. Halinl! •• Iso B Freeholder. it was occupied by the family for 100 yean. SilcnL mOlion pictures wcn: produced here about the lime of World War I; lnlcr ;1 was !he "300 I [<.>USC" lavern .

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'n. JOHN IIAIUNG, JR. , HOUSE. 392 Old Tappan Road. Old Tapp:>n. Private residence.

John M. Flivro

Buill about 1826 by John Haring, Jr .• the house i.. an c:u.mplo: of Qm,k Revival al't'hiteclurc and retains many original features. Haring's hOmeSlCad was on 14 1/2 1ICn:!I, but he olso owned IIdjaccnt lands which he flUTT1cd for dct:ade5. Daughter Sarah Elizabeth. wife of Jacob O. Demarest, a merchant. inherited the I""misc5.1n 1908 it came into poucssion of Nellie and Walter Fred and in 1959 it was pun:hascd by !he Williams family. Sponsored by NrPy L ond Elnora I. WiIUN. l\J!lO.

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98. RICHAKI) T. COOl'ER HOUSE. 234 Killlk:rkamack Road. Oradell. Office and residerK'c.

John M. Filine

Built about 1825 by Richard Tellni. Cooper, II chairmakcr. on land owned by the family ,ince 1716. Thi, Federal , [ylc house. once on a 22 acn: (arm. is in \he Ondeillocalily formerly known as New Milford. Son John R. Cooper, 3. mastcr black · !lmilh. sold the homestead in 1866 and entered the ministry. latcr OWIlCfS have made additions and remodeled the interior of \he house. Sponsor<d by "'" TnpIIlg<tI Fanily, 1985. In National Register of HislOric Place •.

99. VAN DUSKIRK·OAKl.EY HOUSE. 461 Kinderkarnxk Road (opposite Milll...ane), Or.odc:ll . 0ffica.

Small wing buill by Abraham J. Van Buskirk .bout 1820 from earlier c . 1789 house. Fedenol .tyle main wing buill c. 1832·34 (If Fanning T. Oakley and wife Helly Van Buskirk. Later o""llCd by "'" Abraham V. B. Oakley and wife Eliu Voomis; their daughter MarsllrC:tla HOyl acquired the house in 1900. Ii remained in the family IInl,11978. 1llc 211 acre farm in "Kindcrkwnack" once: stretched from tile Hack~nslck River 10 Paramus. Spc....-Illy Fenner A EoIct~. 1980.

In N'lional Rcgi$lcr of Uis10ric Places.

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100. MARKER al 109 Pamnus Road. Paramus. Private residence.

[n New JclSCy RegisHn of Hisloric Places.

101. ACKERSON HOMESTEAD. 142 Pascack Road. Park Ridge. Privruc re~idcnce.

Built about 1800 by John Ackerson and son Gafl'CCI, this ~tone house SlandS on land purchased in 1159. The pro~ny WQ developed during a cen­tury of family ownership. A general "ore was buill opposite Ihe house lite in 1777 and slICCCUivc gencralion.s buill a dislillery and woolen mill beside the Pascact Brook. In 18571he homestead was sold 10 Levi Gurnee who .Iso ~lcd the gcnenol st~ for forty years. ~ and......,.... by R ..... II K. lind w ..... ~ SnIt .... 1l1li1.

tn Nalion.) Register of Hisloric Plac:cs.

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102. PASCACK RE}'ORMED CHURCH. Pascad. Road, ('uk Ridge.

~ed in 1813 on fmnland purch~ from the Campbell and Wonendykl' families. thc church had thiny-six original mo;:mbcn. Dalkatcd in the fall of 1Iu.! y«r by Dominie Stephen Gocuchius, the first pastor. who called il a "bo:autiful and well ·pro­ponioneo;l"lIoosc of God. Built of local sanoislOne and timber. the labor Wl.$ pc:tformed by members from Pascack and Saddle River. where a joim pas­IOntc .:tisted unlil I~.

10), WORTEND't'KE OUTC II BARN. Paseaek Road llI'arly opposite Glen Road. Park Ridge. Museum.

This Prt:-RevoluliofW)' Dutch bam waS buill by the Woncndykc family. Once common in the Hudson River area, the bam is one of the few remaining in lhi$ rounly. Broader than deep,the 5IrUCIUrc is entirely JUpporIed by four H-frarn.,s lied wilh mllSlivc anchor beams. Front and rear wagon doors pcnnillhrough access!O the ~sh­ing floor. which ;s lIanked by side aisles for ani­mals. SpcJu.u:I II)' die I'>acck Hioo:rio.Is..a..,. 1976.

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104. DAVID VAN GELDER fl OUSE. 37 W. Crescent Avenue (near Wyckoff Av~nue), Ramsey. Private residence.

Built by David Van Gelder after hi$lI'IllITiage in 1794. Loeated in the ""'" once eaJled '· BRbam.~ the land was purehased twice· c. 1737 and 1745 -by grandfather Abraham to i",ure valid title from the Proprietors of East New Jersey. It included most ofnearby Van Gelder's Pond. Inherited by David', son Abraham B. in 1845. he willed it to his sister Pcmdphe. a farmer, in 1816. The house remained in the Van Odder flUTlily n.1nC' until 1884.

In National Register of Historic Pla~s.

l OS. ENGLISH l"j'E IGHBORUOOD REFORMED CII URC H. Edgewater Avenue W. and Church AvenU\:, Ridgefield.

Orsanized in 1170 as a IlInch Refonned Chun:h, the fiJ'$l building, erttted in 1768, was localcd in Leonia. Arter the Revolution, it was decided 10

"Erect a New One in. more Proper PI"",e.~ In 1193 the present chul"I:h was built on the famt of Cornelius Vreelandt in the locality once known as the ··Point." Stone from the first building was used in the OOfIstruetion of this chul"I:h which has sur· vived without major alteration. sp<llU<ftd Il)' Tho ExclIang< 0 ... 01 RHlgdkkl. 1976.

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106. PA ULlSON·CHRISTIE HOUS E. 8 Uomc,lcad Place, Ridgefield Park. Private =idence.

Jolin M. Faiv",

Built about 177S by John Paulison who owmd 150 acn:s in wlw was then known as "Old Ilackc:ns.ck. M The fann was raided by the British during the Revolutionary War. In 1826 the house Was inhcriled by his son Paul raulison. Pun:hasro in 1844 by David Quistie for hi, son Alben Brinkerhoff Quist;e. The farmhowe ranair>ed in the Christie (amily for 140 yean and h.;u Kcn additions and alteratiom Over the yean. ~ by .... vrn.."dRidgrfie\dM, 1m, In Nalional Regi.ler of I/lsionc Places,

107. ARCHIBALD. VROOM 1I0USF'_ 162 E, Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood. Offices and stores.

Built about 1789 by John M. Archib.:lld on 26 acn: farm. Lalcr owned by Peter J. Hopper who .laned a l mall $lOre in the 1830's, the first on the avenue. Victorian improvemenu wen: made in the ISSO" •. William L Vroom,. nOled pbysic:ian. pun::t.ucd the bouse;n 1892 and established Ridgcwood's lim hospital in the adjacent frame wing. The old fannhouse has been e~p.1nded and remodeled oYer the yean. sp<IRJ<Ir<d by AIth..- K. A"~ j •• 1984. [n National Regi,ter of Historic Plocc •.

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108. BLAU VELT·SEAMAN HOUSE. 725 Rivervale Road, River Vale. Private =idence.

John M. Fai.",

Buill.bout 1828 by David C. Blauvelt on land lie purehascd in ISOI. The 37 acre fann WIIS si!llllled in the locality once mown as Overkill Ndghbo< hood. David was I bJac:!umith and afler hi. death, Wf1 John D. Blauvelt bought the home­&lead in 1S42. He sold;\ in 1882 10 Margaru Leah, wife of George II. Seaman, and the house remained in the fami ly until 1918. Sp<JrI>OI1>d by K. M;lIe,.. J. f'<vioIi. L l1Ionw, 1911 I.

109. ROCKLEIGH, N~w Jersey. Marker al Bomugh liaU. Rockleigh Road. Rockleigh. (Il0l ilIusll1lled).

In 16R5 this land was gnm!ed by New Jersey to Georg<: Lockhan and confirmed in 1681 by New Yorl!: when that Province governed thi, llJ'Ca. [\ remained under New Vorl: jurisdiction until 1769 when the boundary dispute between the Iwo colon ies was resolved. In lhe 1700'$ flU111Crs SCI· LIed thi. land then known as "Rockl and:' Declared " Rocklci8h. Historic Dim iCl" on Jul y 2. 1976 be<.:ausc il retained "rural 181h lind 191h centu ry cultural characteristic .... 5..,......... by RockJojgl> l.\ioenIenniaJ Comm'n"., 1976.

lIO. VAl~ WIC KEL-M OORE 1I0USE. Rockleigh Road ncar !he Slale line, Rockleigh . !>rivale residence.

These lan.c:b, pan of !he 16SS hiSloric Loo;khan Patenl. wen: binerly daimr:d by NJ and NY aIIC' · naldy unli11hc 1769 boundary iClllemcm. lIere, Richard Van Wicke! and wife Phcw, daughler of J"",oo Con klin. buili lhis Federal slyle farm house c. 1828 on 5 3f4 ac", •• he inheriled. He. cou~in Phebe Ann Moore, wife of John L. V. K. Moore, d""shICr of Samuel Sneden. boughllhc propen y in 1837. In 1848 she added 25 acres. Boro HI li now siands on pan of lasl lraCl. Hoose held by Moores 10 1938.

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111. JOSEPH DUBOIS HOUSE. 31 Rockleigh Road, Rockleigh. Private residence.

Buill 1835. Erected by Joseph Dubois in lhe \oo;aJi­I)' once known as Rockland Neighborhood. South wing buill 1835, with macrial from 18th century house of John Gesner. Cenler seaion bIIilt soon after with Vtctorian JIOrCh and oonh wing added al a lalcr dale. Bam c=ted 1836. Dubois was I Hudson River "boa\man~ and 0"'110. of a sloop operating from ncarby Sncderu Landing.

112. JACOB CONCKLIN 1I0USE. 21 Rockleigh Road. Rockleigh. Private residence.

Buill about 1796 by Jacob Coneklin. JT .. a "whttl­wright." the house: is an example of Dutch Colonial architecture. Erec1ed on !he ';Ie of an ear­litf Concklin homesIead. il sLands on I 166 ]/2 acre fann purdlased in 1748 by J&Q)b Concklin, Sr. Lair, O"'Tlers. all o:Icsttndants of Concklin. "''Cre!he Samuel Sncden family and Samuel Ikaslcy wOO lived here until 1902. The house has since been cnl"'Bed and remodeled .

In Nuliona! Register of Hisloric PIKes.

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11 3. ABRAHAM P. ACKERMAN HOUS"-:' 136 Chestnut Ridge Road. Saddle River. Private residence.

Built circa 1802 by Abnlham P. Ackerman who added stone kitchen wing soon afler. LaIc., son William buill frame unit. His 100 Abraham W.o owner in 1875, remodeled OOu.5C and lidded rtWlsard roofs. The fannhouse remained in the Ackerman family umil 1880. Homestead propeny lines bec~ p=enl road. - Woodcl iff Lake Road in 181l and (Mstnut Ridge Road in 182$. Sponton>d by Edward..! Marim DoIIrm.I. 11"111 .

In National Regi~ler of Historic Ploccs.

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1\4. ACKERMAN.PELL HOUSE. 139 W. Saddle Ri ver Road. Saddle River. Private residence.

Buil! about 1835 in the Greek Rcvival5tylc, il il>Corpor.lles pan. of a laIC 18th c. home. John D. Ackerman was a miller ond his son, David I.. was a blacksmith who buill a trip hammer forge on !he Saddle River opposite the house. His grandwn, [).avid Ad<cnnan Pell , Wali sheriff and surrogate in the lalc \Il00' •. [).avid Ackerman Pell , 2nd, inherit­ed!he propcny and was Mayor of Saddle River for many yean. SponsM:d bylhe _ F .. Uy, 19U. In National Register of Hislaric Places.

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20 Foresl Road, Tenafly. Pri~ate residence.

Buill about 1861 for the Charles 1. Evereu family. this house was designed by famous archilecl RichllJ'd Morris 11unl in lhe Swi," o,alct style. Evcn:u wru; noted II.! an inventor. In 1919 it became the home of Barvey OIlnn. a prominent ani.t who~ studio wn.s ncarby. Both Evcrcu and Dunn were aclive in Tenafly civic affairs. The house has been enlarged Md remodeled ove.- the yean.

1I1i. SLAVE CEM""TEKY. Knights Coun off of E. Saddle River RDlld. Upper Saddle River {IIOI illuSlrllOO) .

Known by Ih;5 name for generations, il once was part orthc Hopper family farm. Believed to have been a burial ground for slaves ond freed blacl<s. !bere 0fI« were many Siones. most without "",",s . In 1910. the sW'Yiving Moncs with inscripliom wt:re I'C':COIded. KIlo..., I() rqt ~ are John Thompson w\ll} died July 22. 18S4 al !be "8e of 1~ly-onc; S.ET., June 30, 1821; Sam (undated): and Gin. July Ins. Her tombstone w;u imcribcd in Outd!. $poooooo:d by t/ppoo' s.ddIo Ri_11istoriaI Sooiny, 1\IS1, _IIl"Troop In BSA,

117. HOPP~R·GOETSCIIIUS IIOUSE. Lake Sll'l:ct and E. Saddle Ri~cr Road. Upper Saddle River. Museum.

Abraham Hopper buih a "!lew slOne housc" hen: (the west wing) in 1739, according 10 surveyor Cbarles CJinlon. 1lIe resl iJ late 18th comuf)'. About 1813 it was boughl by the Rcv. Stephen Ooouc:hiuJ (1752·1837). pa510r of Old SIOI'IC Cbul'l:h. Borough cien: Slephen J. OoetschiuJ and his wife Lizzie Carlough wcre lhe lasl residents. After over 170 yean in the GoelSchi.u family. the house was given 10 the: Borough by aim"" D. and Grace Carlough in 1985. SjJ<Jnsoo<d Ill" Tho I.Ipp<r SaddI< Riwt I~ Sooiny. I. In National Regi!1Cf or Historic Plact'5.

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118. SIT E OF BOGERT' S MILL. First Avenue and Mill Street. Westwood (001 iJlU-Jlr1llcd)

Ncu here on Musquapsini Brook stood the o:arIiesl grist mill in Pasact. buill ~rore 1734 by Rev. Johannes Bemardus Van Dicn:n. 8. Lutheran PUID ... In L 765 il was purchased by ISUI; Sogert and owned by his desccrKlants uncil deslroye4 by lire in 1910. During m., Revolutionary War, General GC(lfgc Washington with hi. offie<:n and \n)Op:5 paus.ed here 10 refresh on Saturday, October 7. 1780 "" 8. mlU'Ch from Tappan II> Totowa. S~ by "'" Boruush of W .... "'<I<><I, Squmbo, 1989.

119. WORTENDYKE HOMESTI':AO. 168 Pascack Road. Woodcliff Lake. Privale residence.

Frederick Wonendyke IV buill lhis house belWU'n 1812-1825 to replace an older !Jorne ncar-by. It Itands on land pun:1La$ed in l77S by 1Ii$ grlII'df.· thcr FrMenck Jr .• of Park Ridge. The family oper­ated. general Store on the opposite side of Pascack Road where Frederick V was pomnaster for Pucack in the 1850's and 186O·s. From 1920 on the house was the ",sidence of the Hollenbeck family for nearly ~O yean. ~ b)' Mi<hoot ond Kon:n Colin>. 1971.

In Nationa l Regisler of Hi.tone Places.

120. BRINKERHOfF HOUS~:. 231 Ha~kcnsack SUUI. Wood·Ridge.library.

located in old "PoliAy," George Brinkerhoff buill this house about 1792 on a 200 acre: farm he pur­chased in 17&4. Ow ... d in 1806 by son Henry G. and in 1849 by his son, Enoch, 8. NJ . .sKmbly­man. In thc 1870's, greal-pld$on IIcruy E. rcmock:led the: howe. He IIllC1" became 8. founding couocilman of the the Borough of Wood.Ridge. Purchased in 1905 by Leopold Bl'lIn<knburgh. Mayor in ]918-19. The hou.sc: was rc:novaled as the town memorial library in 1954. S-- II,. ~ Mcmbt,"oipDopt. . W_', Cub .. WOOII-IlMIJt. 1<)82.

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Ill . WYCKOFF REFORMED CHURCH. Wyckoff Avenue. Wyckoff.

Buill ]806. Once known as the Reformed Dutch Church of Wyckoff. \hi! WII! the fin! church 11,1 be erected in the T(lwn~ip. It was established by membc: .. of Ponds Church at Oakland who lived in this area. They conslrucl~ the building of l!X'al Slone and limber on one-half acre of ],md pur­clwed in 180~ . Pcler DeWitt was the lint paslor. Early settlers ~ buried in !he churchyard. Sp:asa..,j by MooSrU _ Ftmd. 1l1li1.

122. VAN VOOM.H~:";S·QUACKEN8USII­ZABRISKn; HOUSE. 421 Franklin AVenue, I.VJTIeT of Maple, Wyckoff. Museum.

Buill in 1824 by Alben Van Voomo=u.lhis Federal Ilome rcpJaced his eanier house. The land. owned by father William sin«: 1720. was called ·'WikclwJff. ~ Alben. a VCIrnln of the Revolution and a Juslice, da:dc:d the new home lO grand50n Alben J. VIll Voomccs. ln ]867 il was purchased by Urinh Quackenbush who willed i1 10 his grand· daughter, Grace Quackenbush Zabriskie. She beqUCalMd the home to the Town of Wyckoff in 1973.

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MARKERS

123. LIJTII:'~'~A::Ni!C~H~~U~'~C~'~;'(A"'O"" SITE River , Teaneck.

124. FRENCH (HUGUENOT) CIIVRe li SITE AND CEMETERY. RiveT Road It Borough Hail, Nc:w Milford.

125. REVOLUTIONARY WAR CEMETERY. (not il!~tated) (True Reformed Ducch Church Cemetery). No tombstones and mo»t burial. n:movcd. HIKbon Street. Hackc~k.

126. BERGEN COUNTY COURT HOUSE. (no! il1l1statedj c. 1732, burnc:d by Brilish in 1780. SIO!IC maner on Hackcnsadt Green 001 far from actual sileo

127. ZABR1SKIE-STEUBEN HOUSE 1209 Maw Street, RJ\'eI Ed8e.

Bwlt 1752. NJ. Sl~e HlsIoric SlIe, ownM and suffed by D1vwon of PaJks & Foresti)'. PresenUy DOt open 4ue 10 Api12007 f1ooc1 In National Register of Historic PlOICf's. Part of New Bridge Landin& Park.

Other structures on tlIlS site are:

CAMPBELL·CIIRISTIE HOUSE. Built c. 1774. Moved hen: from New Milford ill 1917. Headquarter) of the BERGEN COUr-rrY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 6uiIdio& _ bot lIc1J"Io:u.y. Imd",."... by BCHS.

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'" WESTERVELT-TIIOMAS BARN.

Bui lt \89 1 with timbers from an old brew.:"._

Agricultural museum.

NEW BRIDGE. 1888-89 iron .wing bridge on site of 1745 crossing o f

Hacken.lICk Rivet. Remnants of o ld landing IlR! in foreground.

Now a footbridge.

OUT_ KITCHEN. Reproduction buill 1990 by Tim AdrUnce. Colonial cooting dcmonsll'lllions.

DEMAREST HOUSE MUSEUM. Moved here in ]954-56 from New Milford. Maintained by lhe Blauvell·DemBmlI Foundalion.

Grounds open umil 5 PI>I. For house openings phone (201) 343-9492 or 487-1139, or write to:

BERGEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. P.O. S OK 55. River Edge. NJ. 0166 1.

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TOWN PAm: Alp .................... ......... " ...... , IIefJCI' l\eld . __ ...... _ .... _ ....... 1 Soa<>ta _ •.•....•... _._ ........ _ ... 2 CIotI<f ___ . ______ ..•.• A6. 47. 411 C<aK.iU . __ .. __ .•. __ . ..3, 49 ~, ______ ._ .. _ ... .50 0..- .. ______ . __ ._4, l Edpwo ..... __ .__ <own,51 EhIowood """ ... __ ..•. _ .... n EmeDCIII • ___ o. .. _,," __ ... J3 Ea&Jc- . __ ...... _._._ .. _.6. 1. B. ~, 55. j6, S7 Filii 1.0"", •. _ .• __ ._._ ••• 1. 51 ..... L<oe ..... _._. __ ... _._ •• 9 F....tlin LaI:eo ••• __ .... _ .... _ 9. 51. 59 Glen II.m ._ ..... _ .. _. __ ..• 9. 10. 11 , 60 IIId<enMd: _ ..... _ ••••• _ .....• U , 61 . 6l, 63, 100 II",""""" Port ._ .•..... _ ......• 1 1. I • • I~. 64. 65 111""""" .......... _._ ••• , _ .•• _ 65. 66 1Ii1l5da1e .................... , ••••.••.• 16 LconiI ................................. _87 L)'fI(ll> ... I •.••••••• , ••••••••• _ •••••••••• •• 6B M .... """ ••••••••••••• , •.••••..•.. _ ...... .. 17.18, 19 M04Un<I Pari< ...................... . _20 MO<Il>. " ..••..•• "....... . ... 21.69 N .... Milrord ... " .••••••• , •• 21. 7ll, 71. 100 Norwood .. ........................... ... 72. 73 O'kl .. d."" ...... " ....... "" ........... 74. " Old Tappan ..•• " ••••• ,." .. 22.21.76.71 Omioll •• "., ...... ", •.••.••• , ••.•••.• . " .. 21. 78, 79 p....", .... ", •••••• ", •.•••••• , •..•••.. .• , .•. 23. 24, :!..'l.U;. 27. 28. 80 Part Rldg ................................ 29. 30, 81. 82. 83 Rom .. y ...................... .............. 84 Rida<ft.ld ...... .....•....•....•..•.... " Ridpncld Pari< .••••••••••••••••••.••• 86 RidpWOO<l ......•..............•........ 31. n. 33. 1:1 RI_e.l •.........................•.... IOI.I02 Rive, VII< ...... _ ............ _ ..••••. 14, Ii Roellel", •••••..•••••••••••••••••••• .].4. 35. )6, 37, 19. 90. 91 SoddJc Ri_._ .•.•. _ .. _ ... 92. 93 T_t_ .. _____ ..... _.ll. 100 Tonally __ .. ____ •. __ . ..39. Cl. \U T_ ... _. ____ .~ Upper Saddlo Riwr _ ..... _ . .A I, 9-1. 9S ""aohin.I ..... T.......,mp .• _ A' W..,wood .. __ .. ___ .... __ %

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The following 1m' marken, uniLlustralcd,lhal WC~ inSl.11ed aI\er Lhe book II.,! boen prepared for publialion.

STORMS· FOX n oUSE. 699 Ramapo Valley Road. Oakland. Private residence.

Frederick SIOfmI buill the house about 1785 on the foundalion of IIIl earlier structure. perhaps I bam. Built into I hill, il i5 called a "bank" house. The (ann was in "Yaupough", an Indian locality in pre­sen t Oakland. Jacob D. Fo~ was the owner in 1828 and hi. son, Jacob 1. Fox. added the frame kilchen wing about 1849, Often n:modeled. tile Sheldon flmily in tile 1920's rebuilt the old house in the Dutcll ColoniaL Revival style and named it "Fox Hall" . Spor.-I by Ectwon:I 14 IDII Holm J. HindI, t99J.. In Nalional Rcgister of Historic Places.

VAN UOlITI::N· YEO!o1ANS HOMESTEAD. 209 W. Allendale Avcnue. Allendale, Private n:Jide:nce.

John U. Van I!OUlcn came 10 Illis nc:igllborhood in 1792 and later purellased land. His son, Paul 1. Van HOUlen. buill this fannhouse about 1869 on family a.cn:age. In 1870 he willed it to his daugh· ter. Margaret Ann. tile wife of Jolm L YcomanJ, a f.rmr:r. Later, the Van Houten· Ycoman fllTlT1 was divided into house lots whicll contributed 10 tIu: growth of Al1encble. The farmhouse remained in tile family umil 19S5. Spor.-I by Ib.p. K.IDII RIlIII """ Ibnts. 1993.

CAPT. JOHN H. BANTA 1l0MESTEAD. 21l Pnl=k Road, tl illsdaJe. PriVlU: residence:.

Buil! about ] 796 by John H. Banta on I lract bou&hl in 1755 whom: he hod an carlier hou~. B:mta was a CatpelllU and farmer who cnl.arge:d his Ilon'JQlead \0 395 acres. AI the lime: of the fn:nch and Indian War he Krved • captain in the BerBen Militi •. Hi. son Jacob, B farmcr. inherited \he house which n=runcd in thc Banta family wull 1860. John I. Mabie. I farmer. was !he oWller from 186 1 !O 1910. The house was rc:no~nlcd in tile year.' between 1910-15. $pDnIomI by ~ticbo<l"" Mo:ryl 0.-. 19'JJ. [n N~lional Register of HillOriC PJa~s.

JOSEI'll H. C HAPMAN SUMMER RESIDENCE. 305 W. Ridgewood Avenue. Ridgewood. Priv.olC =idcnc:e.

Buili about 1869 in tile Lite Italianatc style of an::llilecture, il was tile SUmmc:r horne of Josepll H. Ouoprnan who was a Wall SI. insul'llllCe _gem. In 1868 a group of investors laid OUt S\fee\S and house lou and named tile development Ridgewood Park. As il was o;:onvcnienl lO the Erie R.R. stalion. tile area attraCted commuters wllo contributed to tIIc growtll of Ridgewood. The 1I0use exterior lias had a few changes over tile yeafl. sporISOI«I by 51Ua1'1. Sondra. iIobb)' WI<I ...- f'onioon. 1993.

IIOROUGH OF RI VER EDGE. 70s Kindc~k Rood, River Edge. Borougll Hall.

Sections wen: once know as Kindcrkamack. Stecnrnp~, Old Bridge and Ncw Bridge. Gcorxe WashinglOll. in In6. retreated acrou New Bridge and the hill above was ronified by thc Brilish in 1778. In 1780 tile Americans encamped in town with the IIQ of Gen. WlI5bington at New Bridge. Incorpor:!ted as the Borougll of Rivcrside: in IS94. the name was changed in 1930 to River Edse. The Borougll Hall . home offormcr Mayor Elmer Howcll. was enlarged and renovated in 1941. SporISOI«I by t'-' Riyer Edt!" c."~ .. Con\mi ..... 19'101.

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'" TilE TENAFLY RAILROAD STATION. Oppmi~ Huyler PaI1;, Tenafly.

Buill in 1812 when George Huyler donnted the land and I Ihild of the COSI. Residcll1$ and the Nonllem Railroad of New Jersey shared !:<juaUl' in the balance. Designed in High ViclOrian Gothic by Architect Daniel T. Alwood, the IU.lioo opened in 1874 sc:rving ... il and lalcr trolky panmgen.. Acquired in 1963 by the borough. reslorm wilb funds from the New Jersey Hi5loric Trust and Tenafly in 1'}9.I, the station is once mon: a lOwn focal point. In National and Stale RcgiSlen of Historic Places. and Historic: American Buildings Survey Invcmory.

AFRICAN AMERICAN BAPTIST C II URCII CEMETERY. Cedar Sum. Ikrgmficld.

Frmte:is Jad<son. a rrttd s[Bve,purchascd 7 3/4 acres of woodland here in 1868. Later it would include: the black cemetery and"a pl.in ncat lillic chureh" built about 1873. The Pastor, Rcv. Nicholas Fr. Jl>I:kson. lived nearby. The cemetery had 72 burial pluts which may have included for­mer slaves. Tomb.!mnes no loner exisl bul some families who rest hen: are Jackson, Pomplin. lkll, Sisco. Brown, Chase, Blenus, Nnpson and James. A Bergenfield Hisloric Sile, 1!J96.

CLAUDIUS O. COLLIGNON IIOUSE. 1019 Westwood Avenue. Old Tappan. Privale l"C.!iden(:C.

Built about 1864 by Claudius with a kitchen wing. it has clements of Greek Revival and Italimate styles uf ardlitccture. He pureha$cd. half ;nterest in !he fann and mill wort.s owned by his brother Nicholas. Their firm was known as the Collignon Brolhen. noted for chair manufacture. including the p;llented (olding tk<:k ehlin (or ocean lil>CTS. The house, with later addilions and remodeling. remained in the: family unlill895 . The mill burned down in 1904. ~ ..,. Fnnz .... _ eot..dI. t99f>. .,...,.,. of .... _ ..... t9S1.

RUTAN·TERIIUNE·8IDWELI. 1I0USE. 470 Parnmu5 Road. Paramus. Private rMidencc.

Buill by Jacobus RUllm. a farmer. OIl 32 IK:TWi of land about 1194·95. In 1800 his widow and.on sold Lhe hooK to Cornelius 11. 7..abriskie. a black­,",ilh and flrTTler. In 1856 he deeded the hou5e to his grandson, Cornelius Zabriskie Terhune, also I fanner. The property was $Old in 186910 Rebecca S. Sidwell. wife of John A. Bidwell who fanned the land. They remodeled the hooK, including a new roof in the Freoch maruard Slyle:. popular a1 th.aIlime. ~"'-"K.""" ...... It. O", ' .t996. [n State and NlUiona[ Registc:n of lii5loric: Places.

WILLIAM nOLDRUM, JR. nousE. 634 Midvale Coon. River Vale:. Private =idence.

Built about 1784 by William Holdrum. Jr .. a fanner who inherited a 116 acre Il'1ICI from his f.ther, William Holdrum. Sr., the prescnt nructure was built as an addition 10 lhe 1765 housc of Johannes Mabie. 1I0ldrum enlarged the dwelling m the west :u'OUnd lBOO. The house remained in the Holdrum family until 1842. passing m many later ownen and tenants. The original Mabie house was 10m down about 1865. Latcr additions include: a poll'h and roof donnen.

Dedicated 10 the Memory of C13ire K. Tholl, 1996. In Nut;unal Register of Historic Places.

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