Did you know…
that there once stood a castle just beyond the Passaic River Bridge on the border of Summit and Chatham, at the interchange between Route 24, River Road and JFK Parkway?
It was called Vanderpoel Castle, built in 1885 by George Vanderpoel as a summer residence for his family. The castle sat on a sprawling 15-acre parcel of land that ran along the Passaic River. Fearful of intruders or possible kidnapping, the Vanderpoel’s built a high stone wall around their hom… (View original article)