Once a private residence the building has been designed after an english castle and was built between 1892 and 1893 as a home of catholina lambert.
Lambert castle nj original floor plans.
It was used for various purposes including a tuberculosis sanitorium.
The museum consists of mostly self guided exhibits.
Constructed in 1892 1893 the lambert castle was created in paterson new jersey by catholina lambert.
The lambert castle formerly referred to as belle vista is a well known landmark in northern new jersey that was constructed in 1892 and is also listed on the national register of historic places.
In 1928 the title was transferred to the passaic county new jersey parks commission.
Lambert castle museum and library archives is now closed due to the upcoming restoration of the building beginning in 2020.
Catholina lambert emigrated from england at age 17 and became a successful silk mill owner in paterson.
Tours of the first floor will be offered every half hour as interest permits or as visitors arrive on weekdays.
In the year 1934 the lamberts castle was transferred to the parks commission.
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It is known that prominent people would often visit this place which also include president william mckinley.
The english immigrant named it belle vista and prominent people including president william mckinley visited the castle.
The lambert castle was built in 1892 1893 by catholina lambert in paterson nj.
Nj gem lambert castle an interesting place to spend an afternoon to have a window on how the wealthy lived at the turn of the last century.
After lambert s passing his son sold the castle to the city of paterson.
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Lambert s son walter sold the building to the city of paterson nj in 1925.
Lambert castle originally called belle vista is located within the garret mountain reservation in paterson passaic county new jersey united states the building was built in 1892 and was added to the national register of historic places on june 3 1976.
County of passaic notice to bidders legal notice notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received on may 7 2020 at 10 30 am prevailing time by the passaic county board of chosen freeholders for lambert castle and carriage house restoration and rehabilitation project rfq 20 068 at the following location.
The first main floor of the lambert castle museum.