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Historic house in New Jersey, United States

United States historic place

Tunis R. Cooper House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location 83 Cooper Street, Bergenfield, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°55′50″N 74°0′9″W / 40.93056°N 74.00250°W / 40.93056; -74.00250
Area 9.2 acres (3.7 ha)
Built 1802
Architectural style Federal, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 95001046[1]
No parameter No. 433[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 6, 1995
Designated No parameter July 13, 1995

Tunis R. Cooper House is located in Bergenfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1802 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1995.

The house is named after Tunis R. Cooper, a tycoon who made chairs in a factory located on the same property. The borough acquired the building sometime after 2002. It included a preservation easement stating it was to be used as a museum and now houses Bergenfield Museum Society.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  3. ^ Philip DeVencentis. "The grand, intangible and mundane monuments to Bergen County history: Bergenfield Museum". northjersey.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.