National Register of Historic Places

Schuyler-Colfax House

Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey
Listed
April 2, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73001133

About this property

The Schuyler–Colfax House is located at 2343 Paterson Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1695 by Arent Schuyler. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973, for its significance in architecture. Completed as a one-room farmhouse in 1695 by Arent Schuyler, the Schuyler homestead was passed to Arent Schuyler's great granddaughter Hester Schuyler who married William Colfax, commander of George Washington's Life Guards. Their grandson, Schuyler Colfax, Jr., was the 17th Vice President of the United States. The Dutch Colonial style addition to the originally brick and field-stone building was added by Colfax in 1783. Despite the 20th century alteration of the structure to add dormers in place of "belly-windows," the Schuyler–Colfax House was added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 1965, a decision based upon surviving historic features and the important role the Schuyler–Colfax family has played in local history. Today, the building operates as a museum (though it is temporarily closed to the public) after having been purchased in 1994 by Wayne Township from Dr. Jane Colfax. Until then, the house had been continuously owned and lived in by the Colfax family. List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey Media related to Schuyler-Colfax House at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-122, "Schuyler–Colfax House, Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton, Passaic County, NJ", 6 photos, 17 measured drawings, 5 data pages, supplemental material

Location

2343 Paterson Hamburg Tpke.
Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey
40.98753, -74.27931

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Schuyler-Colfax House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1973.

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Schuyler-Colfax House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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