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Ailsa Farms
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Hobart Manor (Haledon Hall), the centerpiece of the former Ailsa Farms estate, seen in December, 2011.
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Location	300 Pompton Road, Wayne, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°56′37″N 74°11′50″W / 40.94361°N 74.19722°W / 40.94361; -74.19722
Built	1877 (1877)
Architect	John MacCullough
NRHP reference No.	76001181
NJRHP No.	2411
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 30, 1976
Designated NJRHP	November 20, 1975

Ailsa Farms, also known as Haledon Hall and Hobart Manor, is a historic house located at 300 Pompton Road in the township of Wayne in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It was purchased by the state of New Jersey in 1948 from the family of Garret Hobart, 24th vice president of the United States and is now located on the campus of William Paterson University. Ailsa Farms was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1976, for its significance in architecture, politics, and social history.

History and description

In 1877, Scottish immigrant John MacCullough, a wealthy wool-industry businessman, built a two-story fieldstone house in the manor of a castle, with two octagonal turrets. In 1902, it was purchased by Jennie Tuttle Hobart, widow of the former vice president Garret Hobart and became the weekend retreat and summer residence of the family. In 1915, their son Garret Hobart Jr. added a three-story brick wing, designed by Paterson architects Fred Wesley Wentworth and Frederick Vreeland. In 1948, the state acquired the property for use as the Paterson State Teachers College, now William Paterson University. Today the building is known as Hobart Manor and houses the university's Office of the President and Office of Institutional Advancement.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#76001181)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 10. listed as Haledon Hall
3. ^ McArthur, Ronald C. (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ailsa Farms". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos
4. Zeman, Mary Beth. "History of Hobart Manor". William Paterson University.

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Landmarks	Pietro and Maria Botto House Great Falls of the Passaic River Historic District Hinchliffe Stadium Ringwood Manor
Districts	Botany Worsted Mills Historic District Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District Eastside Park Historic District Long Pond Ironworks Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District
Places of worship	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
Houses	Ailsa Farms Aycrigg Mansion Belle Vista Frederick William Cooke Residence Dey Mansion John W. Ferguson House Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House John W. Rea House Schuyler–Colfax House Reynier Speer House Daniel Thompson and John Ryle Houses Van Riper–Hopper House Van Houten House John and Anna Vreeland House
Buildings	Danforth Memorial Library Kossuth Street School Morris Canal Passaic Elks Club Paterson City Hall People's Bank and Trust Company Building Public School Number Two Reinhardt Mills Skylands U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
Sites	Goffle Brook Park
Structures	Arch Street Bridge over the Passaic River Clinton Furnace Straight Street Bridge over the Passaic River
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

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