Abram Ackerman House

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Abram Ackerman House
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Abram Ackerman House in 2018
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Location199 East Saddle River Road, Saddle River, New Jersey
Coordinates 41°2′11″N74°5′59″W / 41.03639°N 74.09972°W / 41.03639; -74.09972
Area4.2 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1781
Built byAbram Ackerman
MPS
NRHP reference No. 83001447 [1]
NJRHP No.674 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1983
Designated NJRHPOctober 3, 1980

The Abram Ackerman House is a historic stone house located at 199 East Saddle River Road in the borough of Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1781, it was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. [3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, 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] and the Saddle River MPS. [6]

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Town folklore states that General George Washington slept overnight in this house during the American Revolutionary War, however HABS data reports this as unlikely. [3]

HABS photo from 1936 Historic American Buildings Survey R. Merritt Lacey, Photographer April 8, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS - Abram Ackerman House, 199 East Saddle River Road, Saddle River HABS NJ,2-SADR,1-1.tif
HABS photo from 1936

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