The Hendrick Hopper Homestead is located at 724 Ackerman Avenue in the borough of Glen Rock in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The historic stone house was built in the early 19th century. It was home to the Hopper Family and is located on the corner of Ackerman Avenue and Hillman Avenue. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1983, for its significance in architecture.[1][3] It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[4] This house is occupied by a family.

Hendrick Hopper Homestead
Hendrick Hopper House is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Hendrick Hopper House
Hendrick Hopper House is located in New Jersey
Hendrick Hopper House
Hendrick Hopper House is located in the United States
Hendrick Hopper House
Location724 Ackerman Avenue
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
Coordinates40°57′32″N 74°6′48.5″W / 40.95889°N 74.113472°W / 40.95889; -74.113472
Builtc. 1780
MPSStone Houses of Bergen County TR
NRHP reference No.83001526[1]
NJRHP No.517[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1983
Designated NJRHPOctober 3, 1980

A blue sign stands in front of the house that reads:

Hopper Homestead

North wing built 1780 by Hendrick Hopper in area then called “small lots.” Center section erected by son, John, in early 1800s. The farmhouse was sold to the Hillmann family in 1895 ending four generations and 115 years of continuous Hopper ownership.

The Hopper Family burying ground is also located behind the Hopper Homestead where the farms of Garrett E. Hopper and Hendrick H. Hopper met. Descendants of Hendrick Jan Hopper are buried in the cemetery.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#83001526)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2023. p. 9.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hendrick Hopper House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 29, 2018. With accompanying photo.
  4. ^ Hoglund, David J.; Githens, Herbert J. (July 1979). "Early Stone Houses of Bergen County". National Park Service.
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