Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House

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^[4] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 2023, for its significance in architecture.^[5] The c. 1785 house is one of the oldest in the county.^[6]

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
Built	c. 1785
Built by	Peter Garritse, David Westervelt
Architectural style	Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.	100008730[1][2]
NJRHP No.	5721[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 20, 2023
Designated NJRHP	January 13, 2023

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.^[5]

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  HABS photo from 1939
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  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