The Steuben House at New Bridge Landing
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In 1752, Jan Zabriskie built the oldest part of the Steuben House. Its walls were built with blocks of sandstone. The Zabriskie family grew wealthy from increased trade brought on by the French and Indian War (1756�1763) and doubled the size of their dwelling about 1765, increasing it from five to twelve rooms, warmed by seven fireplaces, and covering it with a fashionable gambrel roof. The house was occupied as a military headquarters during much of the American Revolutionary War. General Washington headquartered here in September 1780 for 16 days when the Continental Army encamped on the Kinderkamack Ridge.
Confiscated from Loyalist Jan Zabriskie in 1781, the State of New Jersey presented use of the dwelling, gristmill and about 40 acres to Major-General Baron von Steuben, Inspector-General of the Continental Army, on December 23, 1783.
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The Zabriskie House, Major General Baron von Steuben, New Bridge Landing, Hackensack, American Revolution, American History, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, U.S. Historic district, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, Bergen County, Gateway, The Gateway Region, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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