11 Allen Place1


11 Allen Place was build in 1930. The designation is Block 3704, Lot 10.2,3
The occupants of 11 Allen Place were:

#1. Frederick J. Frei (from 1930 to 1937.)
The value of the house in 1930 was $11,700.4
The New York Times, 23 June 1929, pg. RE1.
     Frederick J. Frei of Paterson was among the early settlers of Radburn.5

Frederick J. Frei was born in 1889 in Florida.4 Frederick J. Frei appeared on the 1930 Census as the head of household at 11 Allen Place, with Annie M. as wife, and their children John and William S..4 Frederick J. Frei was an executive at the PSE&G Co in Paterson. In the directories he was listed as a lighting representative.4,6,7,8 He owned a radio in 1930.4 Annie was born in 1889 in Georgia.4 John was born in 1919 in Georgia.4 William was born in 1925 in New York.4 Frederick J. Frei was the first one to buy a house in Radburn.5,6 Frederick and Annie were listed in 1930-7 at 11 Allen Place, and in 1939 as removed to 105 Hampton Place, Ridgewood.


#2. John A. Pierce (1941.)
John A. Pierce married Louise M.9 John A. Pierce was a supervisor in Paterson.9


#3. Fred A. Bickell (from 1944 to 1952.)


#4. L.F. Henderson (from 1954 to 1958.)


#5. Jack Ballan (from 1960 to 1966.)
Jack was listed from 1960 to 1966 at 11 Allen Place, and in 1968-1973 at 370 Owen Avenue.
Jack Ballan was born in 1927 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.10 Jack Ballan married Sally in 1956.11 Jack Ballan died on 7 July 2011 in Fair Lawn.10 (Obituary in the Radburn Bulletin on 4 August 2011. Also in the Bergen Record (online.)10,12)


#6. Daniel V. Ramunda (from 1968 to 1970.)


#7. John Manieri.


In 1939 it was listed as vacant.

Citations

  1. [S3] Radburn Association, Map of Radburn, NJ, c. 1990.
  2. [S56] Bergen Dispatch, online http://bergendispatch.com/
  3. [S80] New Jersey Tax Records, online http://www.njtaxrecords.net/
  4. [S1] 1930 Federal Census, T626, Roll 1312, ED 2-66: sheet 2A (150), line 4-7.
  5. [S76] NY Times, Jun 23, 1929. pg. RE1.
  6. [S75] Clarion, Mar 29, 1929, pg. 1.
  7. [S5] 1931 Directory.
  8. [S8] 1937 Directory.
  9. [S10] 1941 Directory.
  10. [S35] The Bulletin, #3159, 4 August 2011.
  11. [S70] Bergen Record, 9 July 2011 (online).
  12. [S70] Bergen Record, 9 Jul 2011, online.