Ridge Road begins at the corner of Park Avenue and The Terrace, and heads south to Lyndhurst. In Lyndhurst and North Arlington, the road becomes NJ 17; here, though, it is merely a municipal street. "Merely" is an understatement, though. Ridge Road, once known as the Alpine Span, is home to some of the most majestic homes in the borough.
This pictorial runs from north to south.
9 Ridge Road. This house was once the home of poet William Carlos Williams.
Side view of 9 Ridge Road. Dr. Williams and his son, William Eric, both practiced medicine out of the bottom-floor office, which is now occupied by a gynecologist.
Rutherford Presbyterian Church, 2 Ridge Road.
33 Ridge Road. The owner of this house has installed a significant amount of statuary.
A close-up of one of the art works at 33 Ridge Road.
70 Ridge Road.
75 Ridge Road.
80 Ridge Road. At one time, this was the home of Rev. Dr. Edward Younken, who served the Presbyterian Church as its minister. In his childhood, Ed Younken threw the first no-hitter in the history of Little League Baseball, back in the Original League in Williamsport, Pa., in 1942.
A leafy canopy frames Ridge Road south of Highland Cross.
179 Ridge Road. This house was one of six erected on the property that was once part of the Dickinson estate (see next photo).
187 Ridge Road. This is the old Dickinson mansion, once owned by Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr., co-founder of the medical supply company Becton Dickinson, and namesake of Fairleigh Dickinson University.
178 Ridge Road, on the corner of Pierrepont Avenue.
233 Ridge Road. On a street with many large houses, this is one of the largest.
297 Ridge Road.
320 Ridge Road, on the corner of Marginal Road. This house suffered fire damage and was ultimately demolished.
NJ 3 (overpass)