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The Record |
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"Historic
Hybrid"
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Among the house's notable
features: a staircase to nowhere...a round wall...a hidden fireplace,
which the current owners uncovered...a mysterious door that doesn't open.
It's the Abraham D. Haring House in Rockleigh, the oldest house in a very
unusual borough. Rockleigh is an upscale community in northeast Bergen,
just west of Alpine, where the minimum property size is two acres and
where much of the area has been declared a national historic district. It
seceded from...
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"Clash
with History" |
| Walking through the small wooded borough inspires the nostalgic feeling of a day in the country. A stone bridge spans a rushing brook. Several homes are flanked by wooden barns or open fields. In mid-afternoon, a rooster's crow stirs the quiet town center. But that feeling of country life in Rockleigh is no accident. For decades, town officials and many residents in this exclusive community of 260 have made preservation of the borough's historical atmosphere a priority. They... |