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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21IV_ridgewood-station_Ridgewood-NJ.html
Ridgewood Station
Date: 1916
W. W. Drinker and Frank A. Howard, Engineers
Ridgewood Station is a fine, and possibly unique (for New Jersey) example of the Mission Revival style, first popularized in California during the 1890's. Distinctive cha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGM5_near-this-house-of-god_Ridgewood-NJ.html
Near this House of Godencamped General Washingtonand his armyin 1778In grateful tribute to the memory of the patriots who sleep in the adjacent church yard and to the men and women of this community who assisted so valiantly in the establishment o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLB_van-dien-house_Ridgewood-NJ.html
Located on property purchased by Garret Van Dien about 1713, this house was built by a descendant, and is a combination of 18th and 19th century architecture. It has been enlarged over the years and remained in the Van Dien family until 1900.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLA_joseph-h-chapman-summer-residence_Ridgewood-NJ.html
Built about 1869 in the late Italianate style of architecture, it was the summer home of Joseph H. Chapman who was a Wall St. insurance agent. In 1868 a group of investors laid out streets and house lots and named the development Ridgewood Park. A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGL9_schoolhouse-museum_Ridgewood-NJ.html
Built in 1872, this school is believed to be the fifth one erected on Paramus Reformed Church ground. From 1730 to the 1870s, education was carried on by the church. Rented to Ridgewood Township, it became District School No. 45 from the 1870s to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEMN_abraham-godwin_Ridgewood-NJ.html
Brigadier General Abraham GodwinSoldier, Statesman, artist, poet, engraver, musician and gracious host. Born July 16, 1763.
His career began at the age of thirteen when his brother, David, aged eleven, he left home at Totowa to join Captain Wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEMM_ridgewood-veterans-memorial_Ridgewood-NJ.html
In Token of Veneration To the Sons of Ridgewood Who Died in the World War. This Memorial Is Dedicated A.D. MCMXXIV
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEMK_ridgewood-9-11-memorial_Ridgewood-NJ.html
In Memory of the Ridgewood Residents who perishedin the World Trade Centerterrorist attackSeptember 11, 2001Richard M. Blood, Jr. · Michael T. Carroll, FDNY · Daniel f. McGinley, Jr. · James D. Munhall · Charlie Murphy …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEMJ_archibald-vroom-house_Ridgewood-NJ.html
Built about 1789 by John M. Archibald on a 26 acre farm. Later owned by Peter J. Hopper who started a small store in the 1830's, the first on the avenue. Victorian improvements were made in the 1880's. William L. Vroom, a noted physician, purchase…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC9G_historic-glen-avenue_Ridgewood-NJ.html
This colonial road, traditionally an Indian Trail, was a key route to Peremus Church during the American Revolution. Former names of this road mark eras in America's history - Franklin Turnpike, for the Tory governor Wm. Franklin; Harrison Ave., f…