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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=http://www.njpalisades.org/cn1998_11.htm |publisher=NJ Palisades |access-date=July 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104071311/http://njpalisades.org/cn1998_11.htm |archive-date=November 4, 2010 |df=mdy }}</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==
==History==

Revision as of 19:53, 4 April 2024

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Blackledge–Kearney House in 2009
Blackledge–Kearney House is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Blackledge–Kearney House
Blackledge–Kearney House is located in New Jersey
Blackledge–Kearney House
Blackledge–Kearney House is located in the United States
Blackledge–Kearney House
LocationAlpine Landing, Alpine, New Jersey
Coordinates40°56′48.6″N 73°55′8.1″W / 40.946833°N 73.918917°W / 40.946833; -73.918917
Builtc. 1750
MPSStone Houses of Bergen County TR
NRHP reference No.84002537[1]
NJRHP No.431[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1984
Designated NJRHPOctober 3, 1980

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

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. 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.

HABS photo from 1936

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#84002537)". 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. March 25, 2024. p. 1. listed as the Blackledge–Kearney House
  3. ^ "Cornwallis Headquarters". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
  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". NJ Palisades. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.

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