Garretson Farm

Garretson Forge and Farm is one of the oldest sandstone houses in Bergen County and reflects over 200 years of architectural changes. The stone homestead and farm were occupied by six generations of the Garretson family, from 1720 through the middle of the 20th century.

In 1974, the homestead was threatened with demolition. In response, local citizens founded the Garretson Forge & Farm Restoration, Inc. in order to raise funds to purchase the house. This goal was realized with the assistance of the Bergen County Board Commissioners, and in 1977, the County of Bergen acquired the 1.84-acre property. Today it is a furnished historic house museum.

Garretson Forge & Farm Society’s volunteers conduct house tours and special events throughout the year. The grounds behind the house are used by the Master Gardeners of Bergen County and volunteers who grow a wide variety of specialty crops. The garden is a certified Monarch Butterfly Waystation habitat. The County completed extensive restoration of the house and farm buildings in 2012, and again in 2023, to replace the roof and greenhouse. The house is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places.