The Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House is a historic stone house located at 625 Wyckoff Avenue in the township of Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1784 by John A. Van Voorhis. It was documented as the Corines Quackenbush House by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1941.[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1984, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.[1][4] It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[5]
Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House | |
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| Location | 625 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 41°0′35″N 74°10′25″W / 41.00972°N 74.17361°W |
| Built | 1784 |
| Built by | John A. Van Voorhis |
| MPS | Stone Houses of Bergen County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002578[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 734[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1984 |
| Designated NJRHP | October 3, 1980 |
The house passed from John A. Van Voorhis to his son John Van Voorhis Jr. in 1831. Corines Quackenbush bought the property in 1840. It remained in the Quackenbush family unitl 1920. It was sold to the M. M. Freeman & Company in 1933 and used as a tavern, the Brownstone Inn.[4]
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References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#84002578)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2023. p. 29.
- ^ "Corines Quackenbush House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1941.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo.
- ^ Hoglund, David J.; Githens, Herbert J. (July 1979). "Early Stone Houses of Bergen County". National Park Service.
External links edit
Media related to Corines Quackenbush House at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-702, "Corines Quackenbush House, Wyckoff & Franklin Avenues, Wyckoff, Bergen County, NJ", 7 photos, 25 measured drawings, 9 data pages, supplemental material
