Van Wagenen House
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The Van Wagenen House, also known as Apple Tree House is located near Bergen Square
in Jersey City
, New Jersey
. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on August 16, 2006.
The house may have been the site of a meeting between George Washington
and the Marquis de Lafayette in 1779. The name Apple Tree House is given to the home because of a former apple orchard and cider press that were located on the property. The house was purchased by the Quinn family and used as a funeral parlor for a number of years.
In 1996, the house was on Preservation New Jersey's 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites list. The City of Jersey City purchased the building in 1999 and has been working to improve the condition of the building. The New Jersey Historic Trust gave Jersey City a grant in 2006 for for interior restoration and accessibility improvements. Jersey City plans to use the house as a museum.
Bergen Square
Bergen Square, at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street in Jersey City, is in the southwestern part of the much larger Journal Square district...
in Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on August 16, 2006.
History
The main section of the house dates back to the 1740s with an addition added in the 1820s.The house may have been the site of a meeting between George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
and the Marquis de Lafayette in 1779. The name Apple Tree House is given to the home because of a former apple orchard and cider press that were located on the property. The house was purchased by the Quinn family and used as a funeral parlor for a number of years.
In 1996, the house was on Preservation New Jersey's 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites list. The City of Jersey City purchased the building in 1999 and has been working to improve the condition of the building. The New Jersey Historic Trust gave Jersey City a grant in 2006 for for interior restoration and accessibility improvements. Jersey City plans to use the house as a museum.
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey
External links
- The Van Wagenen Family Website
- Jersey City Past and Present
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