Many famous people are associated with these Passaic County historic places including Gen. George Washington, John W. Ferguson, John William Rea, Frederick William Cook and Larry Doby.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Passaic County places including Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Ludwig Becker, John Russell Pope, Ephraim Morris, Ephraim Beach, Olmstead Brothers, Carrere & Hastings, John Shaw, Welch, Smith & Provot, et al. and John F. Kelly. Prominent architectural styles found in Passaic Country are Renaissance, Beaux Arts and Classical Revival.