Hermitage, The - Hohokus, NJ - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Ann Bartow DeVisme purchased the estate in the 1760's. Her daughter, Theodosia and Theodosia's husband, James Marcus Prevost lived there at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Mr. Prevost was an officer in the British Army and left his wife to fight the colonials.

Theodisia stayed at the Hermitage, which was left untouched by the British army because it was owned by a British officer.

While her husband was deployed in the south, she invited General Washington to make The Hermitage his headquarters when he was in the area. It was an unlikely arrangement, the wife of a British officer hosting her husband's enemy.

In 1782 her husband was killed in action and she began a relationship with Aaron Burr, whom she eventually married. The wedding took place at The Hermitage.

In addition to Washington and Burr, visitors to The Hermitage included James Monroe, William Paterson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton and Lord Stirling.

Ownership of The Hermitage changed in 1807 when the Rosencratz family purchased it. In 1848, Elijah Rosencrantz Jr. had the current building constructed, incorporating the colonial structure.

The Hermitage is now owned by the NJ Division of Parks and Forestry and is operated by the Friends of the Hermitage, Inc.

Street address: 335 N Franklin Turnpike Hohokus, NJ USA 07423 County / Borough / Parish: Bergen Year listed: 1970 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Museum Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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