WELCOME HOME TO ONE OF THE OLDEST AND GRANDEST DUTCH COLONIAL ERA RESIDENCES IN THE NATION. THE GROUND FLOOR WAS BUILT IN APPROX. 1685 AND HAS MANY ORIGINAL PERIOD DETAILS INCLUDING ORIGINAL PARQUET BRICK FLOORS, A DUMBWAITER, A "HIDDEN" STAIRCASE AND TWO MASSIVE FIREPLACES ON THE GROUND LEVEL. THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1751 , SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY AND WERE REBUILT IN THE 1780'S. THIS SPACIOUS FIVE BEDROOM, 2.5 BATHROOM HOME WITH APPROXIMATELY 4600 SQUARE FEET HAS HISTORICAL INTEREST AS A SAFEHOUSE FOR THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. THE GORGEOUS LIBRARY IS AN ACCURATE REPLICA OF A ROOM FOUND AT GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOUNT VERNON HOME. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE MANY ORIGINAL DETAILS THROUGOUT INCLUDING SOLID SANDSTONE/RARE BLUE BALLAST BRICK AND CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, HIGH CEILINGS, MAGNIFICANT ORIGINAL WIDEPLANK FLOORS, "HIDDEN" HALLWAY AND STAIRWELL OFF OF THE DINING ROOM, A MASSIVE FIREPLACE IN KITCHEN, GRAND DINING ROOM AND MUCH MORE.
21013709
Residential - Single Family, Other
5
2 Full/1 Half
BERGEN
12,402
Sq. Ft.
Public
Brick, Stone
Public Sewer
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