Palisades Mountain House Explained

Palisades Mountain House
Location:Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.8744°N -73.9492°W
Start Date:7 June 1860
Demolition Date:3 June 1884
Floor Count:5
Floor Area:600feet

The Palisades Mountain House was a hotel located atop The Palisades in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey during the late 19th century.[1] [2] [3] It was destroyed by fire in 1884.[4]

Subsequent development

The site of the former Palisades Mountain House became Archangel College in June 1962. It was renamed Englewood Cliffs College in 1966. In 1975, it became part of St. Peter's College (now Saint Peter's University).[5]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Davis; Nelsen, pg. 26.
  2. Adams, pg. 110-111
  3. Steeples, pg. 65-70.
  4. Web site: Fire on the Mountain. Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey. Palisades Interstate Park Commission. 31 December 2015.
  5. Staff. "St. Peter's Opening Englewood Branch", The New York Times, April 27, 1975. Accessed April 10, 2013.