National Register of Historic Places

Winkle, Jacob W., House

Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey
Listed
January 10, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001588

About this property

The Jacob W. Van Winkle House is located in Lyndhurst, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The homestead was built in 1797 and is the current home of the Masonic Club of Lyndhurst. The homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983. The Van Winkle House is a large brown sandstone structure that was built in 1797. The house was used as a residence until 1921 when Masonic Club of Lyndhurst purchased it. Jacob Van Winkle donated the land on which the River Road School was built in 1804. National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey

Location

316 Riverside Ave.
Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey
40.81644, -74.13212

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Winkle, Jacob W., House listed on the National Register?

Winkle, Jacob W., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983.

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Winkle, Jacob W., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Winkle, Jacob W., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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