Atwood-Blauvelt mansion

Atwood-Blauvelt mansion
The Atwood-Blauvelt mansion, photo c. 1909
Atwood-Blauvelt mansion is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Atwood-Blauvelt mansion
Location within New Jersey
Former namesNorthland, Bluefield
General information
Architectural styleShingle style
Address699 Kinderkamack Rd.
Town or cityOradell, New Jersey
Coordinates40°57′51″N 74°01′55″W / 40.964175°N 74.031833°W / 40.964175; -74.031833
Construction startedFall 1896[1]
OpenedJune 1, 1897[1]
ClientKimball C. Atwood
LandlordCareOne LLC
Technical details
Floor count2½
Design and construction
Architect(s)Fred W. Wentworth

The Atwood-Blauvelt mansion [1] is a historic residential building built in 1897 and home to the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum. It is located on Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey,[2] in the United States. The mansion is a prominent example of shingle style architecture, which was popular in the United States in the late 19th century.[3] The Atwood-Blauvelt mansion takes its name from original owner, Kimball Chase Atwood, and from its second owner, Elmer Blauvelt who bought it in 1926.[4][5]

The 25-room[4] mansion is situated on a large plot of land and fronted by a two-acre sloped lawn that comes down to Kinderkamack Road.[5] Its location, prominent lawn, massive foundation, steeply pitched gable roof, and hexagonal towers with conical roofs make the mansion a landmark structure for the residents of the area.[5][2]

In 1941, the Bergen County Panorama described the mansion as “the most imposing home in the (Hackensack) valley, a 16-room replica of a Norman castle on the site of a 1700 Dutch colonial homestead torn down in 1892."[1]

As of 2015, the building has been allowed to deteriorate by its owner, Care One, raising concerns that it intends to demolish the historic building.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d Kevin Wright, Kimball C. Atwood’s Shingle-Style Chateau, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference endangered was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Antoinette Rainone, Oradell Then and Now: Resolve to preserve the ‘castle’, NorthJersey.com, February 2, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference trust was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c Blauvelt Mansion Movie Project, About Blauvelt Archived May 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Oradell residents fear demolition of historic mansion". NJ.com. December 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "northjersey.com". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017.