Schuyler–Colfax House

	Schuyler–Colfax House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	HABS photo from 1936
Location	2343 Paterson Hamburg Turnpike; Wayne, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°59′15″N 74°16′47″W / 40.98750°N 74.27972°W
Built	c. 1695
Architect	Captain Arent Schuyler
Architectural style	Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.	73001133
NJRHP No.	2413
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1973
Designated NJRHP	September 11, 1970

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.^[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973, for its significance in architecture.^[4]

History

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.

References

^ "National Register Information System – (#73001133)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2021. p. 11.
^ "Schuyler–Colfax Housee". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
^ ^a ^b Sills, Mrs. Kenneth G. (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Schuyler–Colfax House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
^ Middlesex Borough Heritage Committee, "Middlesex Borough"

External links

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
Wayne Township Parks and Recreation Department

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#73001133)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2021. p. 11.

[3] "Schuyler–Colfax Housee". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.

[nrhpdoc-4] Sills, Mrs. Kenneth G. (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Schuyler–Colfax House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo

[5] Middlesex Borough Heritage Committee, "Middlesex Borough"

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