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Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	794 Park Drive, Weasel Brook Park, Clifton, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°52′15.5″N 74°8′48″W / 40.870972°N 74.14667°W / 40.870972; -74.14667 (Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House)
Built	c. 1785
Built by	Peter Garritse, David Westervelt
Architectural style	Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.	100008730
NJRHP No.	5721
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 20, 2023
Designated NJRHP	January 13, 2023

The Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House, also known as the Vanderhoef–Westervelt House, is a historic Dutch Colonial stone farmhouse located at 794 Park Drive in Weasel Brook Park in the city of Clifton in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 2023, for its significance in architecture. The c. 1785 house is one of the oldest in the county.

History and description

Gilbert Vanderhoef received the property as a gift from his father-in-law John E. Vreeland c. 1720 and subsequently built a farmhouse and gristmill, powered by the Weasel Brook. Garret Garritse purchased the property in 1736. After his death in 1737, the farm passed to his son Peter Garritse. He and his wife Jane, built the northeastern part of the house c. 1785. They sold the property to Ralph Doremus in 1805. He sold it to Sophia Westervelt in 1825. She and her husband David added the southwestern part of the house and attached kitchen wing c. 1830. Their son Richard Westervelt inherited the property in 1875. Edward Jewett bought the property in 1905 as an investment. The Passaic County Park Commission purchased the property in 1931.

• HABS photo from 1939
• View in 2023

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey
• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#100008730)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Weekly List 2023 03 24". National Park Service. March 24, 2023.
3. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 1. a.k.a. Vanderhoef House
4. "Vanderhoof House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.
5. ^ Craft, Rachel; Harshbarger, Patrick (April 2022). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House (Draft)" (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos.
6. "The Vanderhoef-Westervelt House in Passaic County Officially Designated and Listed on the National Register of Historic Places". Passaic County, New Jersey. April 6, 2023. The Vanderhoef-Westervelt House is operated and maintained by the County of Passaic.

External links

• Media related to Garritse-Doremus-Westervelt House at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-328, "Vanderhoof House, Weasel Brook Park, Clifton, Passaic County, NJ", 2 photos, 10 measured drawings, 3 data pages

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Landmarks	Pietro and Maria Botto House Great Falls of the Passaic River Historic District Hinchliffe Stadium Ringwood Manor
Districts	Botany Worsted Mills Historic District Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District Eastside Park Historic District Long Pond Ironworks Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District
Places of worship	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
Houses	Ailsa Farms Aycrigg Mansion Belle Vista Frederick William Cooke Residence Dey Mansion John W. Ferguson House Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House John W. Rea House Schuyler–Colfax House Reynier Speer House Daniel Thompson and John Ryle Houses Van Riper–Hopper House Van Houten House John and Anna Vreeland House
Buildings	Danforth Memorial Library Kossuth Street School Morris Canal Passaic Elks Club Paterson City Hall People's Bank and Trust Company Building Public School Number Two Reinhardt Mills Skylands U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
Sites	Goffle Brook Park
Structures	Arch Street Bridge over the Passaic River Clinton Furnace Straight Street Bridge over the Passaic River
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

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