CREATOR: Albert O. Bogert and John H. Rogers 

EXTENT:    Linear Feet: 2, number of containers: 4 boxes; 1 oversized item. 

COLLECTION SUMMARY: Real estate records describing properties in Mahwah, including appraisals, photographs, maps and brochures for properties sold in the 1940s-1970s. 

RECEIVED FROM: The complete collection was donated to the Ridgewood Public Library, which then donated Mahwah materials to the Museum. (Accession 2023.28)

LANGUAGES: English 

PROCESSING ARCHIVIST:  Cathy Moran Hajo and Olivia Griffin, 2024

Collection Details

Biographical / Historical Note: Albert O. Bogert (1900-1980), was a real estate, real estate appraiser, an insurance broker, who had his office at 245 E. Ridgewood Ave. John H. Rogers (1935-2022), succeeded him in the real estate business. The archives includes papers saved by both men and includes multiple listing information sheets, appraisals for taxation, insurance, and uses, information about developments, historical information, and more. Rogers bequeathed their combined archive to the Ridgewood Public Library. 

Collection Description: The collection features real estate records for properties in Mahwah, including appraisals done for homes and businesses, and sales information about specific homes. The two topics that are represented in more detail are the appraisal and sale of the Stephen Birch property to the State of New Jersey for the construction of Ramapo College in 1970, and real estate records regarding the 1955 widening of Route 17. Fifty-one photographs in the collection have been added to CatalogIt. 

Arrangement Description: The collection has been divided into different materials. Many photographs and maps remain in the folders with the records that deal with them. Loose photographs and maps are gathered in their own folders. 

• Appraisals are organized by the name of the owner
• Sales brochures and reports are organized by Places (for developments) and Streets (for individual houses and buildings).
• Correspondence and Reports, Newspaper Clippings, Maps and Photographs  are arranged alphabetically. 

Separated Materials: Other materials from this collection were dispersed to the Ridgewood Public Library, the Bergen County Historical Society, the Elmwood Park Historical Society, the Glen Rock Historical Society, the Upper Saddle River History Society, and the Wyckoff Historical Society.

One oversized item has been stored in the Mahwah Museum’s Oversized Box 3.

Subject Headings: 

• Birch, Stephen, Jr.
• Bogert, Albert O.
• Mahwah Buildings
• Mahwah Businesses
• Real Estate
• Route 17
• Suburbanization

Using the Collection

ACCESS STATEMENT:  Collection is open and available for use.  If used in a publication, the Museum expects to be credited. 

RIGHTS STATEMENT: The Mahwah Museum owns the materials, but researchers wishing to publish or reprint materials need to secure permission from the copyright holder. 

PREFERRED CITATION:  [ITEM DESCRIPTION], Albert O. Bogert and John H. Rogers Real Estate Collection, Mahwah Museum, Mahwah, NJ.

Collection Inventory

Series 1: Appraisals

Box 1:    

• Appraisal of Land (Route 17 and Route 202) (1965)
• Evelyn Preston Baldwin (Ramapo Valley Road -Glen Grey)  (1962)
• Stephen Birch, Jr. (Ramapo Valley Road) (1967-1970)
• Edwin S. and Christina Black (Deerfield Road) (1971)
• Robert W. and Elva Braisted (Orchard Drive) 1972)
• Viola Butler  (1969)
• Abraham Cohen (Route 17) (1955)
• Francis W. Como (Orchard Drive) (1968)
• Nell Conners (East Ramapo Avenue) (1955)
• Mrs. Turner Currens (Shuart Lane) (1955)
• Michael and Carol DiIorio (Robin Road) (1970)
• Douglas DuBois (Ramapo Valley Road & Route 17) (1947)
• East Crescent Avenue (1954)
• Erie Land & Improvement (Route 17) (1955)
• Antoinette Emilia Feldmann (Wyckoff Avenue and Franklin Turnpike) (1970)
• Joseph and Joan Francia (Fardale Avenue) (1968)
• George R. and Frieda S. Greear (Deerfield Terrace) (1969)
• Frederick Grumpelt (State Street) (1969)
• Charles S. Hallenbeck (Masonicus) (1947)
• Charlotte Havemeyer (Ramapo Valley Road) (1950-1959)
• Henry O. Havemeyer (Ramapo Valley Road) (1953-1065)
• John and Mary Huebner (Ramapo Valley Road) (1967)
• Norman T. Jones (Tartan Road) (1966)
• Kilmer Place (1955)
• Steven C. and Mary Kromka (Fardale Avenue) (1968)
• Donald Lussenden (Shuart Road) (1963)
• Mary MacArthur (Route 17) (1955)
• Joseph Bernard Marozin (Catherine Avenue) (1947)
• Charles and Mary Massey (Vail Place) (1970)
• McKee Brothers (Route 17) (1956)
• Charles Meizner (Beech Drive) (1968)
• Charles W. Morriss (Route 17) (1955)
• J. L. O’Connor (East Crescent Road) (1964)
• Willis O. and Kathleen W. Oster (Deerfield Terrace) (1970)
• Oliver Parker, Jr. (Kilmer and Airmont Roads) (1970)
• Peter and Mary Parlato (Ramapo Valley Road – Brown’s Motor Lodge) (1968)
• Louis J. and Dorothy L. Passarella (Deerfield Terrace) (1967)
• Mary Birch Patrick (Ramapo Valley Road) (1970-1971)

Box 2:

• Paul Pearson (Long Avenue) (1962)
• Mabel Petrie (Mahwah Road) (1968)
• Radio Tower at Stag Hill (1970)
• A. C. Rasmussen (East Slope Road) (1958)
• Harry A. and Ann V. Riggenbach (Alcott Road) (1968)
• Otto Rutkowsky (Island Road) (1962)
• Kurt Rutter (Healther Lane) (1968)
• Richard E. and Audrey M. Sanford (Orchard Drive) (1971)
• W. E. Schoenegge (Miller Road) (1971)
• Louis Schwartz (Route 17) (1955)
• Sinclair Refining Company (Route 17) (1955)
• Sioux Home Builders (Halifax Road) (1969)
• Amos and Janice Smith (Kilmer Road) (1970)
• Franklin and Louise Sommer  (Tam O’Shanter Drive) (1971)
• Anthony Statile (Route 17) (1956)
• Richard and Mary Stauble (Ramapo Valley Road) (1970)
• Annie Strube (Fardale Road) (1964)
• Robert and Dolores Thomas (West Crescent Ave) (1971)
• George E. and Carol W. Turner (Robin Road) (1971)
• John Trogolo (Kilmer Road) (1966)
• Jennie Trusiwicz (Island Road) (1962)
• August Van Der Woude (Highland Road) (1968)
• Fred Wehren (Route 17) (1955)
• Allen Weintraub (Route 17) (1955)
• Ralph and Elaine Wieneke (Alcott Road) (1971)
• David Willoughby (Route 17) (1955)
• Arthur W. Winter (Franklin Turnpike) (1966)
• John Q. Young (Route 17) (1955)

Series 2: Places

• Fardale Woods (1994)
• Ford of Mahwah (ca. 1955)
• Indian Field (1980)
• Laurel Homes (1968)
• The Mall At Mahwah (1964)
• Rolling Hills (1964-1969)
• Alex Summer & Co Development (Wyckoff Ave) (1990)
• Wyckstone (1970)

Series 3: Streets

• Airmont Road (1964)
• Beehive Court (1971)
• Buckingham Drive (1970)
• Campgaw Road (1951-1968)
• Crescent Ridge Road (1963)
• Dogwood Court (1964-1970)
• Glasgow Terrace (1962)

Box 3:

• Glenmere Terrace (1970)
• Highland Road (1968)
• Island Road (1971)
• Jackson Lane (1965)
• Lawrence Road (1960)
• Maysenger Road (1961-1965)
• Old School House Road (1963)
• Ramapo Valley Road (1967)
• Stag Hill (1962)
• Stone Fence Road (1968)
• Strong Street (1969)
• Tam O’ Shanter Drive (1965)
• Thunderhead Place (1968)
• Youngs Road (1963-1966)

Series 4: Correspondence and Reports

Box 4:

• Appraisers in New Jersey (1971)
• Stephen Birch, Jr. Property (1968-1971)
• Comparable Sales – Mahwah (1956 and undated)
• Correspondence and Sale Announcements (1962-1970)
• Charlotte Havemeyer /McKee Brothers Property Sale (1965)
• Mahwah Planning Board Report of Progress (1953)
• Mahwah Zoning Ordinance (1946)
• McKee Costs (1958)
• State Department of Education v. Isaac Degenaars Co, Theodore A. Havemeyer (1970)
• State Department of Education v. Mary Patrick (1970)
• State Highway v. Fred Morrone, et. al. (1956)
• State Highway v. Renato Giordano, et. al. (1956)
• State Highway v. University Overland Express, Inc. (1956)

Series 5: Newspaper Clippings

• Assessment in Mahwah (1955-1956)
• Stephen Birch Jr./Mary Birch Patrick Property clippings (1970-1971)
• Ford Plant Dedication Magazine (Bergen Record) (1955)
• Havemeyer Houses clippings (1966-1970)
• Housing in Mahwah (1955-1971)
• Industrial Development in Mahwah (1962-1966)
• Nike Missile Base (1956)
• Route 17 clippings (1954-1958)

Series 6: Maps

• Stephen Birch, Jr. Property Map (June 1970)
• Campgaw Reservation Property Map (August 4, 1953)
• Plot Maps of Mahwah
• Route 17 Widening Maps (June 1955)
• Sunset Lake (1958)
• Tiedeman Residencs (Mahwah Road)
• Zoning Map of Mahwah (April 1955)

Series 7: Photographs

• Birch Mansion (1970)
• Havemeyer Estate – Severe Snowstorm Damage (April 8, 1956)
• McKee Property (Route 17) 
• Panoramic Photos of Tree Damage (probably Havemeyer Estate) (1950)

Oversized

• Greenway at Ramapo Ridge Brochure (1989) – stored in Mahwah Museum Oversized Box #3