Zabriskie Tenant House

Zabriskie Tenant House
The Zabriskie Tenant House in summer 2011
Location: 273 Dunkerhook Road, Paramus, New Jersey
Area: 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Governing body: Private
MPS: Stone Houses of Bergen County TR
NRHP Reference#: 84002602[1]
NJRHP #: 623[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: July 24, 1984
Designated NJRHP: October 3, 1980

The Zabriskie Tenant House is an historic house on Dunkerhook Road in Paramus, New Jersey. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1984.

A proposal to demolish the house and subdivide the land for housing development[3][4] was approved by the Paramus Planning Board in late April, 2011, and the house is scheduled to be demolished in June, 2011.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Fighting for future of house with a past". The Record (Bergen County). http://www.northjersey.com/community/97573869_Fighting_for_future_of_house_with_a_past.html?c=y&page=1. Retrieved 1 July 2010. "A proposal to raze a house linked to Bergen County's historical freed slave community is rallying a group of opponents who say they can trace their ancestors to the former slaves and wealthy white landowners who lived there 200 years ago." 
  4. ^ "Case is made against historic house". The Record (Bergen County). February 5, 2011. http://www.northjersey.com/community/115349934_Case_is_made_against_historic_house.html. Retrieved 2011-02-06. "The historic house, also known as the Zabriskie Tenant House, is listed in the Bergen County and National Historic Registers for its Dutch sandstone structure — now obscured by brick and blue clapboard — and its connection to a freed slave settlement in the area." 
  5. ^ Akin, Stephanie. "Paramus board clears way for demolition of historic Zabriskie house", The Record (Bergen County), April 28, 2011. Accessed June 29, 2011. "A 250-year-old borough house listed on local, state and national historic registries will be demolished to make way for a pair of luxury residences, the borough Planning Board determined Thursday. The board voted unanimously to approve Paramus-based developer Quattro 4’s proposal to tear down the Zabriskie tenant house on Dunkerhook Road and subdivide the property."