Steuben Estate Complex Ackerman–Zabriskie–Steuben House | |
Location | New Bridge Road, Main Street and Hackensack River River Edge, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°54′49″N 74°1′51″W / 40.91361°N 74.03083°W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1752[2] |
Architectural style | Colonial, Dutch Colonial |
MPS | Early 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 NRHP | December 18, 1970 |
Designated HD | December 9, 1980 |
Designated NJRHP | August 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.