Schuyler-Colfax House

Schuyler-Colfax House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Schuyler-Colfax House is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
Location	2343 Paterson Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, New Jersey
Coordinates
Area	less than one acre
Built	1695
Architect	Captain Arent Schuyler
Architectural style	Dutch Colonial
NRHP Reference #	73001133
NJRHP #	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.

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.

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.

Today, the building operates as a local history museum having been purchased in 1994 by Wayne Township from Dr. Jane Colfax.

See also

• List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War
• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey
• Martin Berry House

External links

• Wayne Township Parks and Recreation Department