National Register of Historic Places

Aycrigg Mansion

City of Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey
Listed
April 28, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82003299

About this property

Aycrigg Mansion, located in Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, was the home of John Bancker Aycrigg. The mansion was built in 1848 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1982, for its significance in architecture, education, politics/government, and social history. In 1848, Dr. John Bancker Aycrigg, a physician and politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, built the Renaissance revival Italian Palazzo style home for his family. One of Aycrigg's sons, Benjamin Bogert Aycrigg, was the first mayor of Passaic, in 1873 and later owned the mansion. In 1899, the house became the first permanent home of the Passaic Collegiate School (which today is at 22 Kent Court). In 1908, the house became the new home of several Masonic lodges, which it remained until 1994. For a several years, the house was the home to the Passaic Museum which shut down due to financial issues. Since the late 1990s, the structure houses a boy's religious high school, Mesivta Tiferes R' Tzvi Aryeh Zemel. National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-413, "Aycrigg Mansion, Main Avenue, Passaic, Passaic County, NJ", 7 photos, 20 measured drawings, 3 data pages

Location

City of Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey
40.85062, -74.12467

Categories

EDUCATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Aycrigg Mansion listed on the National Register?

Aycrigg Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Aycrigg Mansion?

Aycrigg Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Aycrigg Mansion?

The period of significance for Aycrigg Mansion is recorded as the industrial era.

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