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Blackledge-Kearney
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National Register of Historic Places

Blackledge-Kearney

Also known as Cornwallis' Headquarters

On the National Register since 198442 years
Listed 1984Alpine
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Blackledge-Kearney

Blackledge-Kearney, at Alpine Landing, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 24, 1984. The Register lists it for its exploration/settlement and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Stone Houses of Bergen County TR. The listing covers 423.7 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in New Jersey, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1750 to today

  1. 1750Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Alpine Landing, Alpine · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Blackledge-KearneyStart here
  2. 2Upper Closter-Alpine Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Wittmer, William A., Lustron HouseBuilt 1949 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

27 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BNew York Central & Hudson River Railroad Power StationBuilding1.3 miBYonkers Trolley BarnLate Victorian · Built 19031.4 miBUS Post Office-YonkersClassical Revival1.4 mi★Palisades Interstate ParkSite1.5 mi★Philipse Manor HallEarly Georgian Colonial1.5 miBWestminster Presbyterian ChurchBuilding1.5 miDHalcyon Place Historic DistrictVictorian1.5 miBJohn R. Demarest HouseBuilding1.5 miBJohn Bond Trevor HouseVictorian Eclecticism1.5 miBPhilipsburgh BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals1.6 miBSt. John's Protestant Episcopal ChurchEnglish Renaissance1.6 miBProctor's TheaterLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals1.6 miDBell Place-Locust Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate1.6 miBEthan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament MonasteryMid-19th Century · Built 18551.7 miBLeffingwell-Batcheller HouseBuilt 18891.7 miBBenjamin P. Westervelt HouseBuilt 18081.7 miDDelavan Terrace Historic DistrictQueen Anne1.7 miBMott MillMid-19th Century Industrial1.8 mi
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BPeter Huyler HouseBuilding1.8 miBCopcutt,John,MansionItalian Villa1.9 miBPublic Bath House No. 2Romanesque1.9 miBPublic Bath House No. 4Renaissance2 miBPublic Bath House No. 3Late 19th and 20th Century Revival2 miBSamuel R. Demarest HouseBuilding2 miBTallman-Vanderbeck HouseBuilding2 miBIsaac Naugle HouseBuilding2 miBHenry Naugle HouseBuilding2 mi

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Questions about Blackledge-Kearney

Is Blackledge-Kearney on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 24, 1984 (Register number 84002537).

Is Blackledge-Kearney a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Jersey has 54 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Palisades Interstate Park, 1.5 miles away.

Can you visit Blackledge-Kearney?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.