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Revision as of 03:24, 28 November 2016

Blackledge-Kearney House
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′49″N 73°55′29″W / 40.94694°N 73.92472°W / 40.94694; -73.92472
Area423.7 acres (171.5 ha)
Built1750
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

Blackledge-Kearney House, also known as Cornwallis' Headquarters, is located within the Palisades Interstate Park in Alpine, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1750 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1984. 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).[3]

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.[4]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". 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. April 1, 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "On His Lordship's Mysterious Ascent". NJ Palisades. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Kearney House". NJ Palisades. Retrieved July 15, 2010.

External links

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