Peter Huyler House Explained

Peter Huyler House
Location:50 County Road, Cresskill, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.9361°N -73.9564°W
Built:1836
Added:January 9, 1983
Refnum:83001528
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:450[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Peter Huyler House is located on what is known as the Captain John Huyler Homestead at 50 County Road between Palisades Avenue and Crest Drive North in Cresskill, Bergen County, New Jersey. In 1776, the property was part of a 180acres farm which belonged to Loyalist John Ackerson or Eckerson. It was confiscated in 1779 because of Ackerson's loyalty to the British, and sold in 1784 to Captain John Huyler of the local militia. Huyler's son Peter built the main wing of the current house in 1836, according to the date stone over the door, with what was described by the Bergen County Stone House Survey as "some of the finest stonework in Bergen County". The outbuilding was most probably a summer kitchen, with quarters for slaves.[2]

Records show that by 1876, the site was owned by George Huyler, and in 1912 by his estate.[3]

The house was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1980, and to 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 . April 1, 2010 . July 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081030005640/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf . October 30, 2008 .
  2. Historical marker on site
  3. https://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=de6c8c0b-c0b1-4b04-a6a9-5e30c35bff72 "Peter Huyler House"