Daniel Van Winkle Explained

Daniel Van Winkle
Birth Date:	9 March 1816
Birth Place:	Rutherford, New Jersey
Death Place:	Rutherford, New Jersey
Known For:	Developing multiple tracts of land in the South Bergen County area, donating land for public use.
Occupation:	Land Developer
Nationality:	Dutch American

Daniel Van Winkle (March 9, 1816 – January 16, 1886) opened a real estate office at Depot Square (now Station Square) to sell the land of the Rutherfurd Park Association, and laid out the street grid pattern for the town of Rutherford, New Jersey. Daniel also donated land in 1866 for a train station to be built to service the Rutherford area.^[1] Daniel Van Winkle also lived in the Kip Homestead for a number of years.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Rutherford; A Patriotic Town With an Easy Commute", The New York Times, November 4, 2001. Accessed March 6, 2011.
2. Web site: Our History . 2008-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080309122303/http://www.awvanwinklerealestate.com/history.htm . 2008-03-09 . dead .
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=8ol-ayKVYj0C&pg=PA21