The Abram Ackerman House is a historic stone house located at 199 East Saddle River Road in the borough of
Saddle River in
Bergen County, New Jersey
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(HABS) in 1936.
The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.
[ With accompanying photo] It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County
Multiple Property Submission
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(MPS) and the Saddle River MPS.
Town folklore states that General
George Washington
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slept overnight in this house during the
American Revolutionary War
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, however HABS data reports this as unlikely.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Houses completed in 1781
Houses in Bergen County, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Saddle River, New Jersey
Stone houses in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey