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]
Abram Ackerman House | |
 Abram Ackerman House in 2018 | |
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| Location | 199 East Saddle River Road, Saddle River, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 41°2′11″N 74°5′59″W / 41.03639°N 74.09972°W |
| Area | 4.2 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | 1781 |
| Built by | Abram Ackerman |
| MPS | |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001447[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 674[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 10, 1983 |
| Designated NJRHP | October 3, 1980 |
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]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#83001447)". 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. 23.
- ^ a b "Abram Ackerman House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abram Ackerman House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
- ^ Hoglund, David J.; Githens, Herbert J. (July 1979). "Early Stone Houses of Bergen County". National Park Service.
- ^ Brown, T. Robins (August 1985). "Saddle River". National Park Service.
External links
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Media related to Abram Ackerman House at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-156, "Abram Ackerman House, 199 East Saddle River Road, Saddle River, Bergen County, NJ", 5 photos, 10 measured drawings, 4 data pages, supplemental material
