The Bond Force House
88 Eagle Rock Avenue

The original house, circa 1760 and shown on Thomas Ball's 1764 map, consisted of a living room and kitchen on the first floor and one bedroom on the second. It was sold by Aaron Dodd to Isaac Bond in 1834 so he and his wife, Charlotte (née Condit), would have their own place. Isaac built over and around the original living room and added the northwest portion of the house. In July of 1865 one of Isaac and Charlotte's five children (all of whom were born in the house and three of whom died there), Dorinda, married Jonathan Force, III. Additional expansions were carried out in about 1870 and 1890. Dorinda and Jonathan had two children in the house, Frank and Anna, both of whom lived their entire lives in the house, the latter dying in 1963 at the age of 95. At that time, the house passed to the Forces' cousins, the Grants, so the house remained in the Bond Force family until 1992. Also at that time Anna Force made a bequest to Roseland so that the town could purchase the land for what is today known as Bond Force Park. The Bond Force House has been lovingly restored by Jack A. Gordon, Esq., and his wife, Anna Kleshelskaya Gordon.