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	Blackledge–Kearney House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	Blackledge–Kearney House in 2009
Location	Alpine Landing, Alpine, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°56′48.6″N 73°55′8.1″W / 40.946833°N 73.918917°W
Built	c. 1750
MPS	Stone Houses of Bergen County TR
NRHP reference No.	84002537
NJRHP No.	431
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1984
Designated NJRHP	October 3, 1980

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The Blackledge–Kearney House is located within the Palisades Interstate Park in the borough of Alpine in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The historic stone house was built around 1750 and was documented as Cornwallis Headquarters by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.^[3] It 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] Lord Cornwallis was believed to have used the house as a temporary headquarters during his crossing of the Hudson River (during the Battle of Fort Lee) in 1776, but modern historians dispute this claim.^[6]

History[edit]

The house was built at Closter Landing in the 1760s. Maria Blackledge, the daughter of Benjamin Blackledge lived in the house with her husband Daniel Van Sciver. The house was purchased in 1817 by James and Rachel Kearney. James died in 1831 and Rachel used the house as a tavern. The house was expanded to accommodate the tavern. In 1907 the house was purchased by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. The house was used as a police station for the park in the 1920s.^[7]

The park now uses the house as a museum known as Kearney House.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#84002537)". 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. March 25, 2024. p. 1. listed as the Blackledge–Kearney House
^ "Cornwallis Headquarters". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blackledge–Kearney". National Park Service. With accompanying photo.
^ Hoglund, David J.; Githens, Herbert J. (July 1979). "Early Stone Houses of Bergen County". National Park Service.
^ "On His Lordship's Mysterious Ascent". Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
^ "Kearney House". Palisades Interstate Park Commission.

External links[edit]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-115, "Cornwallis Headquarters, Palisade Interstate Park, Alpine, Bergen County, NJ", 5 photos, 7 measured drawings, 4 data pages
Kearney House – official site

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#84002537)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 1. listed as the Blackledge–Kearney House

[3] "Cornwallis Headquarters". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.

[nrhpdoc-4] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blackledge–Kearney". National Park Service. With accompanying photo.

[5] Hoglund, David J.; Githens, Herbert J. (July 1979). "Early Stone Houses of Bergen County". National Park Service.

[6] "On His Lordship's Mysterious Ascent". Palisades Interstate Park Commission.

[7] "Kearney House". Palisades Interstate Park Commission.

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-'''Blackledge-Kearney House''', also known as ''Cornwallis' Headquarters'', is located within the [[Palisades Interstate Park Commission|Palisades Interstate Park]] in [[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]], [[New Jersey]]. The house was built in 1750 and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on July 24, 1984. [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] was believed to have used the house as a temporary headquarters during his crossing of the [[Hudson River]] in 1776 (modern historians dispute this claim).<ref>{{cite web|title=On His Lordship’s Mysterious Ascent|url=http://www.njpalisades.org/cn1998_11.htm|publisher=NJ Palisades|accessdate=15 July 2010}}</ref>
+The '''Blackledge–Kearney House''' is located within the [[Palisades Interstate Park Commission|Palisades Interstate Park]] in the borough of [[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], United States. The historic stone house was built around 1750 and was documented as '''Cornwallis Headquarters''' by the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] (HABS) in 1936.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cornwallis Headquarters |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj0211/ |date=1936 |publisher=[[Historic American Buildings Survey]]}}</ref> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on July 24, 1984, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.<ref name="nris"/><ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=84002537}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blackledge–Kearney |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author= |date= }} With accompanying photo.</ref> It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County [[Multiple Property Submission]] (MPS).<ref>{{cite web |title=Early Stone Houses of Bergen County |url={{NRHP url|id=64000499|title=}} |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |first1=David J. |last1=Hoglund |first2=Herbert J. |last2=Githens |date=July 1979}}</ref> [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] was believed to have used the house as a temporary headquarters during his crossing of the [[Hudson River]] (during the [[Battle of Fort Lee]]) in 1776, but modern historians dispute this claim.<ref>{{cite web|title=On His Lordship's Mysterious Ascent |url=https://www.njpalisades.org/hisLordshipsMysteriousAscent.html |publisher=Palisades Interstate Park Commission }}</ref>
 ==History==
-The house was built next to Closter Landing in 1750. Maria Blackledge, the daughter of [[Benjamin Blackledge]] lived in the house with her husband Daniel Van Sciver. The house was purchased in 1817 by James and Rachel Kearney. James died in 1831 and Rachel turned the house into a tavern. The house was expanded to accommodate the tavern. In 1907 the house was purchased by the ''Palisades Interstate Park''. The house was used as a police station for the park in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kearney House|url=http://www.njpalisades.org/kearney.htm|publisher=NJ Palisades|accessdate=15 July 2010}}</ref> The park now uses the house as a museum.
+The house was built at Closter Landing in the 1760s. Maria Blackledge, the daughter of [[Benjamin Blackledge]] lived in the house with her husband Daniel Van Sciver. The house was purchased in 1817 by James and Rachel Kearney. James died in 1831 and Rachel used the house as a tavern. The house was expanded to accommodate the tavern. In 1907 the house was purchased by the [[Palisades Interstate Park Commission]]. The house was used as a police station for the park in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kearney House|url=https://www.njpalisades.org/kearney.html|publisher=Palisades Interstate Park Commission}}</ref>
+The park now uses the house as a museum known as '''Kearney House'''.
+[[File:Historic American Buildings Survey R. Merritt Lacey, Photographer May 6, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTHEAST ELEVATION AND SOUTHWEST END - Cornwallis Headquarters, Palisade Interstate Park, HABS NJ,2-ALP,1-2.tif|thumb|none|HABS photo from 1936]]
 ==See also==
 *[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey]]
+*[[List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey]]
 ==References==
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+==External links==
+{{Commons category}}
+*{{HABS |survey=NJ-115 |id=nj0211 |title=Cornwallis Headquarters, Palisade Interstate Park, Alpine, Bergen County, NJ|photos=5 |dwgs=7 |data=4 |supp=}}
+* [http://www.njpalisades.org/kearney.html Kearney House] – official site
-{{National Register of Historic Places}}
+{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}}
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+[[Category:Alpine, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:Historic house museums in New Jersey]]
 [[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey]]
-[[Category:1750 architecture]]
+[[Category:Houses completed in 1750]]
-[[Category:Bergen County, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:Houses in Bergen County, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:Museums in Bergen County, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey]]
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+[[Category:Stone houses in New Jersey]]
+[[Category:New Jersey Register of Historic Places]]
+[[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey]]

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