The Hopper-Goetschius House Museum will be open every Sunday this summer through August 25th.
There will be changing demos and exhibits each week, so please come visit!

Take a step back in time.

 

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey transformed over the centuries from a relatively sparse Lenape Indian settlement in the 1600s to a primarily Dutch pioneer farming area with sandstone homes through the 1800s. By the early 1900s it also became a summer destination for city dwellers to escape the crowded streets of New York. The town went through a dramatic post-war development in the 1950s. Today, as a small suburban town dotted with historic homes, it retains the narrow winding roads, beautiful trees, and babbling brooks that attracted those early settlers of long ago.

Join us as we journey through Upper Saddle River’s past.

 

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HOPPER-GOETSCHIUS HOUSE

Visit Upper Saddle River’s oldest home, the Hopper-Goetschius House Museum, a Dutch sandstone home constructed in 1739.

 

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HIstory of upper saddle river

Learn about the town’s origins, early residents, industries, architecture and development. You can also read oral histories and view historic maps.


Click through a wide array of scenes of Upper Saddle River, NJ in the gallery below.

 

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