Packer House (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey)

Last updated

Packer House
FranklinLakesNJ PackerHouse.jpg
The Packer House in 2019
Location map of Bergen County, New Jersey.svg
Red pog.svg
USA New Jersey location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location600 Ewing Avenue, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Coordinates 41°0′17″N74°11′43″W / 41.00472°N 74.19528°W / 41.00472; -74.19528
Area4.1 acres (1.7 ha)
Builtc.1795
MPS Stone Houses of Bergen County TR
NRHP reference No. 83001540 [1]
NJRHP No.500 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1983
Designated NJRHPOctober 3, 1980

The William Packer House is located at 600 Ewing Avenue in the borough of Franklin Lakes in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The historic stone house was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1983, for its significance in architecture. [1] [4] It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [5] The house is dated to 1789 by tradition, but around 1795 based on architectural evidence. [4]

Contents

HABS photo from 1939 Historic American Buildings Survey R. Merritt Lacey, Photographer May 4, 1939 EXTERIOR - VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST - Packer House, 600 Ewing Avenue, Wyckoff, Bergen County, NJ HABS NJ,2-WYCK.V,1-1.tif
HABS photo from 1939

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vreeland House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Vreeland House is a historic stone house located at 125 Lakeview Avenue in the borough of Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1786 by Dirck Vreeland. His son Michael D. Vreeland, added the main Dutch style wing of the house in 1815. The house remained in the Vreeland family until 1928. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1978, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John C. Stagg House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The John C. Stagg House is a historic stone house located at 308 Sicomac Avenue in the township of Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The home was built around 1812 by John C. Stagg on the foundation of a former house that was built by his father, Cornelius Stagg. John Stagg operated a grocery store out of the basement of the house. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1941. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Ackerman House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The David Ackerman House is a historic stone house located at 415 E. Saddle River Road in the village of Ridgewood in Bergen County, United States. It was built around 1750–1760. It was documented as the David Ackerman-Naugle House by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New North Reformed Low Dutch Church</span> Historic church in New Jersey, United States

The New North Reformed Low Dutch Church, also known as the Saddle River Reformed Church and the The Old Stone Church, is a historic Dutch Reformed church located on East Saddle River Road at Old Stone Church Road in the borough of Upper Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The current church was built in 1819 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) program in 1936. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1982, for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, religion, and social history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abram Ackerman House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

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. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS) and the Saddle River MPS.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Van Horn-Ackerman House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Van Horn-Ackerman House is a historic stone house located at 101 Wyckoff Avenue in the township of Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest section of the house was built in 1745 by Barent Van Horn and is referred to as a telescope house because of the way it starts as a small house and larger additions were built later. It was documented as the John Branford House by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Whitall Jr. House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The James Whitall Jr. House is located at 100 Grove Avenue in the borough of National Park, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The house was built in 1766 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1973, for its significance in architecture.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Van Voorhees-Quackenbush House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Van Voorhees-Quackenbush House, also known as the Zabriskie House, is a historic stone house located at 421 Franklin Avenue in the township of Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest section was built around 1740 by William Van Voorhees and enlarged in 1824 by Albert Van Voorhees. The original section of the house is now the dining room and part of the kitchen. The home was purchased in 1867 by Uriah Quackenbush. His granddaughter Grace Quackenbush Zabriskie bequeathed the home to the township in 1973. It was documented as the Albert Van Voorhis House by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Van Voorhis-Quackenbush House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

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. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1984, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William De Clark House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The William De Clark House, also known as Breisacher Farms, is a historic farmhouse located at 145 Piermont Road in the borough of Closter in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It was built around 1810 and was documented as the De Clerque Farm Group by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1983, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eckerson House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Eckerson House is a historic stone house located at 280 Chestnut Ridge Road in the borough of Montvale in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest section of the house dates to 1796, with an addition in 1799, and a second story in 1890. It was documented as the Abram G. Eckerson House by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masker House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Masker House is a historic stone house located at 470 Wyckoff Avenue in the township of Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Based on architectural evidence, the house was built around 1780. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martin Berry House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Martin Berry House is located in Pompton Plains in Pequannock Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1720 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973, for its significance in architecture and settlement. Built by the son of one of the first settlers to the Pompton River region, the pre-Revolutionary War building has been little altered since its construction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miller-Kingsland House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Miller-Kingsland House is located at 445 Vreeland Avenue in the town of Boonton in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built around 1740 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1938. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1973, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andries Thomas Van Buskirk House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Andries Thomas Van Buskirk House is a historic stone house located at 164 East Saddle River Road in the borough of Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest part of the house was built around 1725–1730 and expanded around 1770. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS) and the Saddle River MPS.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Middlesex Avenue–Woodwild Park Historic District</span> Historic district in New Jersey, United States

The Middlesex Avenue–Woodwild Park Historic District is a 89-acre (36 ha) historic district located in the borough of Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 2017, for its significance in architecture, social history, community planning and development. It includes 201 contributing buildings, five contributing objects, and one contributing site. The Borough Improvement League House, also known as the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936, and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in 1960.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asbury Historic District</span> Historic district in New Jersey, United States

The Asbury Historic District is a 288-acre (117 ha) historic district encompassing the community of Asbury in Franklin Township of Warren County, New Jersey. It is bounded by County Route 632, County Route 643, Maple Avenue, Kitchen Road, and School Street and extends along the Musconetcong River into Bethlehem Township of Hunterdon County. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1993 for its significance in architecture, industry, religion, community development, politics/government, and commerce. The district includes 141 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, two contributing sites, and four contributing objects.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franklin Corners, New Jersey</span> Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US

Franklin Corners is an unincorporated community located along the Passaic River at the intersection of County Route 613 and U.S. Route 202 in Bernards Township of Somerset County, New Jersey. In the 19th century, it had a grist mill, saw mill, general store, school, and several houses. The Franklin Corners Historic District, featuring Van Dorn's Mill, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johannes Parlaman House</span> United States historic place

The Johannes Parlaman House is a historic stone house overlooking the Rockaway River at 15 Vreeland Avenue in the township of Montville in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest section was built around 1755. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1938. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1992, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Dutch Stone Houses in Montville Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Van Duyne House</span> United States historic place

The Simon Van Duyne House is a historic house located at 58 Maple Avenue in the Pine Brook section of the township of Montville in Morris County, New Jersey. The oldest section was built c. 1750. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936. The house was later added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1992, for its significance in architecture. The house was also listed as part of the Dutch Stone Houses in Montville, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#83001540)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2023. p. 8. listed as the William Packer House
  3. "Packer House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.
  4. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Packer House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo.
  5. Hoglund, David J.; Githens, Herbert J. (July 1979). "Early Stone Houses of Bergen County". National Park Service.