About This Place
The Hopper-Goetschius House is a colonial-era sandstone dwelling that witnessed the daily violence of the Revolution in Bergen County. The house served variously as a private residence, a site of interrogations, and a shelter for families displaced by the conflict. Its sturdy Dutch Colonial architecture — built with local sandstone in the style characteristic of Bergen County's Dutch settlement — reflects the building traditions of the community that was torn apart by the war.
The house has been preserved as a museum and is maintained by local historical organizations. Visitors can view the period architecture and learn about daily life in Bergen County during the Revolutionary era.
Revolutionary Significance
The Hopper-Goetschius House is one of the surviving colonial structures in the Hackensack area that was directly involved in the Revolutionary conflict. Houses like this one served as the settings for the intimate violence that characterized the civil war in Bergen County — interrogations of suspected Loyalists or patriots, sheltering of refugees, and quartering of soldiers from both sides.
Location
Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Events at This Location
1774
Reverend Dirck Romeyn, Judge John Fell, Sam of Hackensack
1775
Judge John Fell, Sam of Hackensack
1775
Major John Mauritius Goetschius, Reverend Dirck Romeyn, Sam of Hackensack
1775
Sam of Hackensack
1776
Sam of Hackensack
1776
Reverend Dirck Romeyn, Sam of Hackensack
1776
Reverend Dirck Romeyn, Sam of Hackensack
1776
Reverend Dirck Romeyn, Sam of Hackensack
1776
Major John Mauritius Goetschius, Sam of Hackensack
1777
Judge John Fell, Sam of Hackensack
1777
Judge John Fell
1778
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, Major John Mauritius Goetschius, Sam of Hackensack
1778
Judge John Fell, Sam of Hackensack
1778
Theodosia Prevost Burr
1778
Major John Mauritius Goetschius, Sam of Hackensack
1783
Reverend Dirck Romeyn, Judge John Fell, Sam of Hackensack