City and State: Jersey City, New Jersey
Listed: 1980, extended in 1984
Type of district: National Register Historic District, New Jersey State Historic District
Major Intersection: Barrow Street and Mercer Street
Van Vorst Park National Register Historic District Report and Van Vorst Park National Register Historic District Extension Report
Van Vorst Park National Register Historic District Map and Van Vorst Park National Register Historic District Extension Map
The Van Vorst Park Historic District features an excellent collection of late Victorian vernacular row houses and is one of the best examples of this style of architecture in New Jersey. The urban streetscapes within the district effectively portray Jersey City as it appeared in the late 19th and early 20th century. The focal point of the district, Van Vorst Park, is a good example of the urban park. Basically a residential area, there are several institutional buildings and one major industrial complex in the district, that of the Dixon Factories.