Schuyler–Colfax House

	Schuyler–Colfax House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	2343 Paterson Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°59′15″N 74°16′47″W / 40.98750°N 74.27972°WCoordinates: 40°59′15″N 74°16′47″W / 40.98750°N 74.27972°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	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 in Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1695 by Arent Schuyler and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973.^[3]

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.

The house in 2019

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.^[4]

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". 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. July 7, 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
^ "Wayne Township Historical Commission". Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^ Middlesex Borough Heritage Committee, "Middlesex Borough"

External links[]

Wayne Township Parks and Recreation Department

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". 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. July 7, 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2010.

[3] "Wayne Township Historical Commission". Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.

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

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v t National Register of Historic Places in Passaic County, New Jersey
Landmarks	Pietro and Maria Botto House Great Falls of the Passaic River Historic District Hinchliffe Stadium Ringwood Manor
Districts	Botany Worsted Mills Historic District Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District Eastside Park Historic District Long Pond Ironworks Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District
Places of worship	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
Houses	Ailsa Farms Aycrigg Mansion Belle Vista Dey Mansion John W. Ferguson House John W. Rea House Schuyler–Colfax House Reynier Speer House Daniel Thompson and John Ryle Houses Van Riper–Hopper House John and Anna Vreeland House Westside Park
Buildings	Danforth Memorial Library Kossuth Street School Morris Canal Passaic Elks Club Paterson City Hall Public School Number Two Reinhardt Mills Skylands U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
Sites	Goffle Brook Park
Structures	Arch Street Bridge over the Passaic River Clinton Furnace Straight Street Bridge over the Passaic River
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

Schuyler–Colfax House

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