Blackledge–Kearney House
Blackledge–Kearney House | |
Location | Alpine Landing, Alpine, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°56′49″N 73°55′29″W / 40.94694°N 73.92472°W |
Built | c. 1750 |
MPS | Stone Houses of Bergen County TR |
NRHP reference No. | 84002537[1] |
NJRHP No. | 431[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1984 |
Designated NJRHP | October 3, 1980 |
The Blackledge–Kearney House, also known as Cornwallis' Headquarters, 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 added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1984, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.[1][3] It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
The park now uses the house as a museum known as Kearney House.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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". NJ Palisades. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^ "Kearney House". NJ Palisades. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
External links
Media related to Cornwallis Headquarters (Alpine, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
- Kearney House – official site
- Alpine, New Jersey
- Historic house museums in New Jersey
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Houses completed in 1750
- Houses in Bergen County, New Jersey
- Museums in Bergen County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey
- Stone houses in New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northeastern United States museum stubs
- New Jersey building and structure stubs