Englewood Makes History

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  • Founded in 1896, the Englewood Golf Club was one of the oldest and most prestigious golf clubs in the United States. Located near the George Washington Bridge and later adjacent to Route 4, the club gained national recognition in the early twentieth century as a championship…

  • Englewood Golf Club and Organized Crime Founded in 1896, the Englewood Golf Club was one of the oldest golf clubs in the United States and hosted major tournaments including the 1909 U.S. Open. For decades it served as a social center for Bergen County's business and…
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  • The Englewood Historical Society was founded in 1976 by Eleanor Harvey, Serena Carson, Harry Danner, Stephen L. Diplock, and Leonard J. Hansen.
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  • Englewood Hospital is a teaching hospital. Construction began in November 1889. The first patient was admitted on June 25, 1890. It expanded in 1901 to include a Men, Women, and Children Ward. In 1906 it included a maternity ward and by 1915 a contagious disease ward opened. By…
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  • On July 6th, 1951 at 11:30 P.M. a fire broke out in Englewood Hospital. It burned the men's dormitory in Pierce Hall. Richard Barcello, an employee of the hospital, was arrested and pleaded guilty to arson and three counts of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison.
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  • Nurses at the Englewood Hospital organized the Englewood nurses association in 1973, the year they won their first contract. In an NLRB election in September 26, 1974, the nurses voted 2-1 to establish a union at the hospital. Under the leadership of Ann Twomey, the Englewood…

  • The Englewood Hospital School of Nursing was a training school. The first graduating class was that of 1887/1898.
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  • Built by Andrew Demarest in 1859.
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