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Albert
(Abraham)
Cooper
House
c. 1827
& Site of Blacksmith
Shop
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Built
about 1827 by Albert (Abraham) "Obb" Cooper. Small wing added
at later date, but both sections reveal the Dutch architectural heritage
in roof slope and overhang. Erected on land inherited by his wife, Mary
Ann Concklin, from Jacob Concklin Jr. Cooper was a blacksmith and his
shop once stood north of the house. This homestead was owned by Cooper
heirs until 1946.
BCHS Marker
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Site No.
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35 Rockleigh Road
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Links
The Cooper
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Conklin Family |
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The
circa 1823-1827 section is a 1 ½ story
three-bay gable-roof clapboard structure with curved overhangs. The interior floor plan shows
evidence of a narrow side hall construction. There is a living room and
smaller bedroom on the main floor with garret above which has been
finished into one large bedroom with half-bath. A smaller wing of
similar construction was added to the north side of the original section
shortly after the original was built. This section was altered into one large open room
and by the addition of a half
story with shed dormer. |
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Albert
Cooper House
Photo
circa 1973 |
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Some interior framing of the
house is Federal style. The interior walls of the original sections are plastered.
An additional wing was added to the rear in the
early 1980's and another in the Dutch style with porches to the
north in the mid 1990's.The house,
generally rectangular in shape, faces in an easterly direction and
is located on a knoll on the west side of upper Rockleigh Road.
There is a small late 19th century-style barn to the rear of the house
as well as a fine example of a two-seat "necessary house".
The dwelling and barn in are good condition. |
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Albert
Cooper House
Photo 2004 |
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People
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c.1827 -
c.1892 |
Albert
Cooper (1804-1867) & Mary Ann Conklin-Cooper (1803-c.1892) |
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c. 1867 -
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James P.
Cooper (1844 - ) & Sarah Ann Concklin-Cooper |
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c.1900's
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Munson
Family |
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Dr York
Family |
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Henry
Tafaro Family |
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Dr
Jeffrey Bruce Family |
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Map References |
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Harrington Township
(1876) |
Mrs.
M.A. Cooper |
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Beers (1891) |
Mrs.
Cooper |
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References |
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Bergen County Historic Sites Survey, Borough of Rockleigh. 1981-1982.
Bergen County Office of Cultural and Historic Affairs, Hackensack, NJ
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