Van Vorst House

The Van Vorst House is a colonial-era residence in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, located at 531 Palisade Avenue in The Heights. 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 

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.  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.

See also
Newkirk House
Van Wagenen House
List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

References 

Category:Houses in Hudson County, New Jersey
Category:History of Jersey City, New Jersey
Category:Buildings and structures in Jersey City, New Jersey
Category:Houses completed in 1642
Category:Stone houses in New Jersey
Category:1642 establishments in the Dutch Empire