Zabriskie Tenant House, Dutch Colonial tenant house in Paramus, New Jersey.
The Zabriskie Tenant House was a residential building with Dutch Colonial architecture made of stone, located in Paramus, New Jersey. The structure showed typical features of Bergen County stone houses with thick walls and traditional design elements from early European settlement.
The building was constructed in the 17th or 18th century to house workers who farmed the lands east of Saddle River. It was a direct witness to the early settlement patterns of European colonists in northern New Jersey.
The house served as one of the few physical reminders of a free African American community that lived in Dunkerhook until the early 1900s. This connection made the site an important witness to the history of people whose stories are often overlooked.
The house is located in a historic area of Bergen County where several old stone houses can be found. Visitors should know that the structure was demolished in 2012 and today only memories of the site remain.
Although the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, it was demolished by developers in 2012. Despite preservation plans, including proposals to relocate it to Bergen Community College, the historic site could not be saved.
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