National Register of Historic Places - New Jersey (NJ), Bergen County

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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