Steuben House

Steuben Estate Complex
Ackerman–Zabriskie–Steuben House
Steuben House in 2019
Steuben House is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Steuben House
Steuben House is located in New Jersey
Steuben House
Steuben House is located in the United States
Steuben House
LocationNew Bridge Road, Main Street and Hackensack River
River Edge, New Jersey
Coordinates40°54′49″N 74°1′51″W / 40.91361°N 74.03083°W / 40.91361; -74.03083
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1752[2]
Architectural styleColonial, Dutch Colonial
MPSEarly Stone Houses of Bergen County[3]
NRHP reference No.70000381[1] (original)
80004403[4] (increase 1)
83001457[5] (increase 2)
NJRHP No.656[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1970
Designated HDDecember 9, 1980
Designated NJRHPAugust 23, 1979

The Steuben House is a noted example of Bergen Dutch sandstone architecture, located at New Bridge Landing on the Hackensack River in River Edge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

It was confiscated from Loyalist Jan Zabriskie, and served as a military headquarters through much of the Revolutionary War. General George Washington made it his headquarters, September 4 to 17, 1780. Following the war, it was given to Major General Baron von Steuben, who occupied it from 1783 to 1788.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970, for its significance in architecture and military history.[7] The Steuben Estate Complex, a 6-acre (2.4 ha) national historic district, was listed on December 9, 1980, for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, and invention. In addition to the Steuben House, the district includes three historic buildings moved from other sites.[8] Named the Ackerman–Zabriskie–Steuben House, it was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS) on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.[9] The Bergen County Historical Society opens the New Jersey State Historic site and two other sandstone houses and barn to the public for special events.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – Steuben House (#70000381)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "NJDEP-Parks and Forests-Centennial of NJ State Historic Site".
  3. ^ Hoglund, David J. (July 3, 1979). "Early Stone Houses of Bergen County". National Park Service.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System – Steuben Estate Complex (#80004403)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System – Ackerman–Zabriskie–Steuben House (#83001457)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 21.
  7. ^ Elburtus Prol (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Steuben House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
  8. ^ Tholl, Claire K. (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Steuben Estate Complex". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos
  9. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ackerman–Zabriskie–Steuben House". National Park Service. 1983.