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Jacobus DesMarest House

Coordinates: 40°56′4″N 74°1′34″W / 40.93444°N 74.02611°W / 40.93444; -74.02611
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Jacobus Demarest House
Jacobus Demarest House in 2015
Jacobus DesMarest House is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Jacobus DesMarest House
Jacobus DesMarest House is located in New Jersey
Jacobus DesMarest House
Jacobus DesMarest House is located in the United States
Jacobus DesMarest House
Location618 River Road, New Milford, New Jersey
Coordinates40°56′4″N 74°1′34″W / 40.93444°N 74.02611°W / 40.93444; -74.02611
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1765
Architectural styleColonial, Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.78001739[1]
NJRHP No.584[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1978
Designated NJRHPAugust 26, 1977

Jacobus Demarest House is located in New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1765 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978.

The historical marker at the property states:

The earliest part of this house, one of the oldest in the county, was built on land purchased in 1677 by David Demarest Sr., founder of the Huguenot Colony in Bergen County. His grandson Jacobus, born 1681, lived here until his death in 1763. Jacobus’ son John completed the house in 1765. It remained in the family until 1850. An architectural feature surviving from its early days is its unbroken gambrel roof. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Jacobus Demarest Homestead". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2011-05-05. The earliest part of this house, one of the oldest in the county, was built on land purchased in 1677 by David Demarest, Sr., founder of the Huguenot Colony in Bergen County. His grandson Jacobus, born 1681, lived here until his death in 1763. Jacobus' son John completed the house in 1765. It remained in the family until 1850. An architectural feature surviving from its early days is its unbroken gambrel roof.