Benjamin P. Westervelt House Explained

Benjamin P. Westervelt House
Location:235 County Road
Cresskill, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.9425°N -73.9575°W
Built:1808
Architect:Benjamin Westervelt
Architecture:Dutch Colonial
Added:January 9, 1983
Mpsub:Stone Houses of Bergen County TR
Refnum:83001583
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:October 3, 1980
Designated Other1 Number:451[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Benjamin P. Westervelt House, located at 253 County Road in Cresskill, Bergen County, New Jersey, was the home of Benjamin P. Westervelt, a member of the local militia during the American Revolutionary War. The main wing of the Dutch Colonial-style house was built by Westervelt in 1808, but the Westervelt family has continuously occupied the site since at least 1778.[2]

The house, which has been used as a background in several films, was listed on New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1980, and the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 19 . July 7, 2009 . February 25, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081030005640/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf . October 30, 2008 .
  2. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7207 Benjamin P. Westervelt Homesite Marker