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The Van Wagenen House, also known as Apple Tree House, is located near Bergen Square in
Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark, New Jersey, Newark.
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Hudson County Hudson County is the most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies west of the lower Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson, the sea captain who explored the area in 1609. Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in ...
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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...
, United States. The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
on August 16, 2006.


History

The house was built in 1740. An addition was added in the 1820s. The house may have been the site of a meeting between George Washington and the
Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat, freemason and military officer who fought in the American Revoluti ...
in 1779. The name ''Apple Tree House'' is given to the home because of a former apple orchard and
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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 for $450,000 and has been working to improve the condition of the building. The New Jersey Historic Trust gave Jersey City a grant in 2006 for interior restoration and accessibility improvements. Jersey City plans to use the house as a museum. Interior renovations were completed in 2014. An annual wreath-laying ceremony occurs at the house every President's Day that is hosted by the George Washington Society. In 2021, the city announced its intentions to create the Jersey City Historical Museum at the building.


Gallery

File:Van Wagenen House2.jpg, Side view File:Van Wagenen House3.jpg, Rear view File:Van Wagenen House4.jpg, First-floor hallway File:Van Wagenen House5.jpg, Front parlor


See also

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Newkirk House The Newkirk House, also known as the Summit House, located at 510 Summit Avenue is the oldest surviving structure in Jersey City, New Jersey. The two-story Dutch Colonial building, composed of sandstone, brick, and clapboard dates to 1690. Orig ...
* Van Vorst House *
List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of New Jersey in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upo ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hudson County, New Jersey This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hudson Count ...


References


External links


The Van Wagenen Family Website



View of Van Wagenen House
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