Zabriskie Schedler House, Ridgewood NJ

12/01/2013

Check out the new website to save the house too!

The Ridgewood Schedler Historic Park represents a community of residents actively seeking to preserve the Ridgewood Zabriskie-Schedler historic house and property: maintaining the house as a community gathering center and historic educational facility along with preserving the property for its histo...

12/01/2013

PLEASE try to attend the RW Council Meeting this wednesday, Dec 4 at 7:00 to show your support against demolishing the Zabriskie Schedler House (circa 1825).

08/07/2013

the meeting tomorrow evening is open to the public.

Members of Historic Preservation Commission will tour historic property before their meeting.

03/28/2013

thrilling!

Oradell's historic Blauvelt Mansion in photos.

02/05/2013

All the legends pointed to his grave, and sure enough, he was right there! They found his body on the first day of the dig!

In what could be one of the most significant discoveries in modern British archaeology, researchers plan to publicize test results from remains found under a parking lot in Britain.

01/29/2013

Good News! "Historic New Bridge Landing in New Milford and River Edge will share a portion of $1 million set aside for historic resources projects."

Governor Christie's office announced that he signed three bills that release land preservation funds through programs aimed at preserving land for open space and recreation, and for buying flood-prone properties.

01/10/2013

Some good news regarding the lost but not forgotten Zabriskie Slave Tenant House in Paramus, which was demolished this past July - "The Paramus mayor also announced two appointments to a historic preservation committee, “in hope with newfound interest we do not lose any more of our treasures in town.” They are Matt Corso and Barry Abel.

LaBarbiera came under criticism from historic preservationists in July after a developer demolished the Zabriskie Tenant House, a landmark home to former slaves and their descendants. At the time, critics questioned why no one had been appointed to the committee. He did not mention the Zabriskie House by name during his speech, but later said he was alluding to it.

After the meeting, the mayor said the borough last month took possession of some of the stones from the old house in hopes of using them to build a memorial."

Congrats to Matt Corso and Barry Abel!!

12/31/2012

WELCOME to all the newest fans! A few good things are happening with saving of the Zabriskie-Schedler house and we are encouraged! We hope you all have a wonderful 2013!

12/13/2012

hope this gorgeous Bergen County jewel is never destroyed....

The fate of Blauvelt Mansion, the sprawling 19th-century estate cherished as a town landmark, remains unresolved after the property's foreclosure sale was pushed back until January.

10/26/2012

"Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh favored preserving the house on the property and said the proposal needs to incorporate more than walking paths to cover the passive recreation component. Mayor Paul Aronsohn looked to Habernickel Park and said the process to complete that park should be used as a model."

Open Space Committee recommends baseball diamond at Schedler property.

10/23/2012

Please attend tomorrow if you can!

10/21/2012

PLEASE ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS WED OCT 24 AT 7:30!! (131 North Maple Ave, Ridgewood) As a result of the three meetings held on the Schedler property, the Open Space Committee will make a presentation to the Mayor & Council that will set the stage for the future design of one of the last open spaces in the Village.

Many of you attended the three meetings and voiced your opinions. Some of you talked about safety, the importance of "true" open spaces, balance between sports facilities and park-like settings. Most importantly, nobody spoke against the demolition of the Zabriskie-Schedler house, the 1820's Dutch wood frame farm house that greets all of us who exit Route 17 and enter West Saddle River Road. The demolition of this home should be prevented because it is one of the last remaining wood structures connected to our past.

We already have a group interested in using the house. Such group, the Bergen Museum of Art & Science is proposing to house some of its antique collections in the Zabriskie-Schedler House. This opportunity will further enhance the Village's cultural assets.