The Ackerman House
Mahwah’s Farming Heritage
This 19th-century farmhouse with Colonial Revival features was the home of Garret G. Ackerman (b. 1810 – d. 1870) until his accidental death when he was thrown from his horse-drawn wagon on present Fardale Avenue. The west section of the house dates from the early mid-1800s, with subsequent additions. Garret’s son, John lived in the house until 1913. John’s brother, Garret G., owned a farm and gristmill on Ackerman Pond just southwest of here. Fardale, a section of Mahwah, remained agricultural until the early 20th century. The fieldstone wall was rebuilt in 2006 by the County of Bergen.
Marker is at the intersection of Wyckoff Avenue and Pulis Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Wyckoff Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
