Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House

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
Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House
Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House is located in New Jersey
Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House
Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House is located in the United States
Van Voorhis–Quackenbush House
Location625 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, New Jersey
Coordinates41°0′35″N 74°10′25″W / 41.00972°N 74.17361°W / 41.00972; -74.17361
Built1784
Built byJohn A. Van Voorhis
MPSStone Houses of Bergen County TR
NRHP reference No.84002578[1]
NJRHP No.734[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1984
Designated NJRHPOctober 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]

HABS photo from 1941

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#84002578)". 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. 29.
  3. ^ "Corines Quackenbush House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1941.
  4. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Van Voorhis–Quackenbush 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.
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