| Snake Fence - a zig-zag fence of split rails once common in this area was added to the property north of the Van Riper Tice barn. The project was completed in 2001 with the help of Will Mazzuto and the vision of John Kroner and Joanne Lombardo. |
| Van Riper-Tice Barn is one of the remaining examples of a New World Dutch Barn, this building was erected about 1800 by the Van Riper Family on their farm on West Saddle River Road (near the Cultural Center.) It was later owned for many years by Harmon Tice. In 1989 it was scheduled to be demolished to make way for a development - the Historical Society dismantled it, moved it to the Museum grounds, and had it restored and rebuild on its present location. |
| The Privy or Outhouse was in use at the Hopper-Goetschius House until 1962 when plumbing was installed in the house. |
| For more history on the HOPPER-GOETSCHIUS HOUSE CLICK HERE |
| ARTICLE from the Town Journal Feb. 25, 2010 |
| The Ramsey Sayre house was moved to the grounds in 1999 to become part of the museum complex. This is the oldest existing frame house in Upper Saddle River, a good example of a tenant house common on farms in this area. The Ramsey Sayre house belonged to William Ramsey the grandfather of Kate Fisher Goetschius, mother of Steve Goetschius, who lived in the Hopper Goetschius house for many years. |