The Van Vorst House is a colonial-era residence in
Jersey City, New Jersey , USA, located at 531
Palisade Avenue in
The Heights .
[1] The stone house was built c.1740–1742 by descendants of the first settlers in the region. It is arguably the oldest building in Jersey City.
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The Van Vorsts were a prominent family who trace their North American roots the third superintendent of the
patroonship
Pavonia , whose
bowery was located at
Harsimus , where his widow built the first stone house in the colony on the shores of the
North River (Hudson River) in 1647.
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[7] Their descendants played an important role in the development Jersey City, establishing the
Township of Van Vorst (including the namesake
Van Vorst Park ) which was later incorporated into it.
Cornelius Van Vorst acted as
mayor of Jersey City from 1860 to 1862 and built the landmark
Barrow Mansion .
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See also
References
^ Shaloub, Patrick B. (1995).
Jersey City . Arcadia Publishing.
ISBN
9780752402550 .
^ Karnoutsos, Carmela.
"Van Vorst House" .
New Jersey City University . Retrieved 2013-05-31 .
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"Jersey City Heights/Van Vorst House" . Forgetten New York. February 28, 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-31 .
^ Olszewski, Anthony (2002).
"From Before the Revolutionary War! Jersey City's Oldest House" . City of Jersey City. Archived from
the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved 2013-05-31 .
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"2012 Jersey City Historic Preservation Month" .
The Jersey Journal . April 30, 2012. Archived from
the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .
^ Karnoutsos, Carmela.
"Van Vorst Homestead site" .
New Jersey City University . Retrieved 2013-05-31 .
^ Haff, Joseph O. (July 7, 1960).
"Jersey City Searches 6 Months to Find Remains of 1647 House" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-06-01 .
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"Jersey City Past and Present, Barrow Mansion / Ionic House" .
New Jersey City University . Archived from
the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .
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