The Benjamin P. Westervelt House, located at 253 County Road in

Cresskill Cresskill is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 9,155, an increase of 582 (+6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 8,573, which in turn reflected an incre ...

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, was the home of Benjamin P. Westervelt, a member of the local militia during the

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. The main wing of the

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-style house was built by Westervelt in 1808, but the Westervelt family has continuously occupied the site since at least 1778.Benjamin P. Westervelt Homesite Marker
Historical Marker Database The house, which has been used as a background in several films, was listed on

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in 1980, and the

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in 1983.

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* Cresskill, New Jersey Houses completed in 1808 Houses in Bergen County, New Jersey Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places {{NewJersey-NRHP-stub

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