New Jersey - Bergen County - Historic Districts
Bergen County New Jersey (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Radburn and Palisade Interstate Parkway, Paramus Reformed Church Historic District, Reformed Dutch Church and Green and Rockleigh Historic District.

The famous person J. Walter Christie is associated with one of more of the Bergen County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bergen County places including Henry Wright, Clarence Stein and J. Cleveland Cady. Prominent architectural styles found in Bergen Country are Late Victorian, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Palisade Interstate Parkway (added 1999 - - #99000940)
Palisade Interstate Parkway , Fort Lee
BotMultichill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Conservation, Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related
Paramus Reformed Church Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001121)
Also known as Old Paramus Church;Peremis Kirk
Bounded by Franklin Tpke., NJ 17, Saddle River, S side of cemetery, and Glen Ave. , Ridgewood
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Military, Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Radburn (added 1975 - - #75001118)
Irregular pattern between Radburn Rd. and Erie RR. tracks , Fair Lawn
Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Henry, Stein,Clarence
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Garden, Park, Pedestrian Related, Plaza, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Garden, Park, Pedestrian Related, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Reformed Dutch Church and Green (added 1983 - - #83001546)
42 Court St. , Hackensack
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Plaza, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Plaza, Religious Structure
Rockleigh Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000845)
E of Norwood on Willow Ave., Rockleigh and Piermont Rds. , Norwood
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Saddle River Center Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001609)
Along W. Saddle River Rd. at jct. of E. Allendale Rd. , Saddle River
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Business, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Steuben Estate Complex (added 1980 - - #80004403)
Also known as See Also:Steuben House
New Bridge Rd., Main St. and Hackensack River , River Edge
JILLIEE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Christie,J. Walter
Significant Year:
1774
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Invention, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, State, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Upper Closter-Alpine Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001013)
Roughly bounded by Forest St., Old Dock Rd., School House Ln., Church St. and Closter Dock Rd. , Alpine
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cady,J. Cleveland
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
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