Hamilton Park, Jersey City

Hamilton Park Historic District
View to the gazebo
Location Roughly bounded by Brunswick, Grove, 6th, and 9th Streets, Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°43′39″N 74°2′42″W / 40.72750°N 74.04500°WCoordinates: 40°43′39″N 74°2′42″W / 40.72750°N 74.04500°W
Area 42 acres (17 ha)
Architectural style Late Victorian
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 79001493[1]
NJRHP # 1507[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 25, 1979
Designated NJRHP April 27, 1978

Hamilton Park is a neighborhood in Historic Downtown in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, centered on a park with the same name. Hamilton Park is located west of Newport, north of Harsimus Cove, north and east of The Village and south of Boyle Plaza. The Victorian age park is located between Eighth Street and Ninth Street and Hamilton Place on the west and McWilliams Place on the East. Like the Van Vorst Park neighborhood to the south, this quiet park is surrounded by nineteenth century brownstones.[3] The park underwent renovations completed in 2010.[4]

Programs

The park produces several events throughout the year, some of which include

See also


References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  3. Hamilton Park Neighborhood and Historic District
  4. Pope-Chappell, Maya (September 16, 2011). "Jersey City's Hamilton Park Lifts Appeal". The Wall Street Journal.

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