Historic North Jersey home with a literary history listed for $1.15M

A historic Victorian summer home tied to one of Brooklyn’s early literary voices and Mount Arlington’s founding generation has hit the market for $1.15 million.

Listed in July by Karen Foley of Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, the 1886 home at 14 Hopatcong Avenue was the seasonal retreat of Catherine Farrell Walsh, a Brooklyn resident who helped establish Mount Arlington in the late 19th century.

Known locally as the Catherine Walsh Cottage, the restored Victorian on a hilltop above Lake Hopatcong was a frequent summer residence for her son, Thomas Walsh.

Born in Brooklyn in 1875, Walsh was celebrated in his lifetime for his poetic odes as well as for introducing generations of English-speaking readers to Spanish and Latin American verse. A scholar and editor, he tra