Bergen Square, Jersey City

Name: Bergen Square
Address: Jersey City, United States

#62 among attractions in Jersey City

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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. A commercial residential area, it contains an eclectic array of architectural styles including 19th-century row houses, Art Deco retail and office buildings, and is the site of the longest continually-used school site in the United States. Nearby are the Van Wagenen House and Old Bergen Church, two structures from the colonial period. St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church founded by early Egyptian immigrants was one of the original Coptic congregations in New Jersey. ()

Coordinates: 40°43'46"N, 74°3'57"W

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Bergen Square – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: White Eagle Hall, Stanley Theater, Loew's Jersey Theatre, Mana Contemporary.

0.8 miE
Dancing, Nightlife
White Eagle Hall, Jersey City
21 min walk • White Eagle Hall is a music, theatre, and dining venue in a restored historic building in the Village neighborhood of Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, located on Newark Avenue. Originally built in 1910 as community center.
~1660 ftNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Stanley Theater, Jersey City
9 min walk • The Stanley Theater at Kennedy Boulevard and Pavonia Avenue is near Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. The theater opened to the public on March 24, 1928.
~1120 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows
Loew's Jersey Theatre, Jersey City
6 min walk • The Loew's Jersey Theatre is a movie palace type theater and live entertainment venue located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Opened in 1929, it was one of the five Loew's Wonder Theatres, a series of flagship Loew's movie palaces in the New York City area.
0.5 miN
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City
14 min walk • Mana Contemporary is a cultural center in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States with affiliated centers in Chicago and Miami.
1.2 miE
Church, Performing arts, Historical place
Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City
31 min walk • The Grace Church Van Vorst, is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979.
0.5 miE
Square
Journal Square, Jersey City
13 min walk • Journal Square is a business district, residential area, and transportation hub in Jersey City, New Jersey, which takes its name from the newspaper Jersey Journal whose headquarters were located there from 1911 to 2013.
0.6 miE
Cemetery
Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery, Jersey City
16 min walk • Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was established in 1829 by the first cemetery company founded in the State of New Jersey and is the size of 6 acres. The cemetery is an early example of Garden Style landscape cemeteries.
0.7 miW
Cemetery
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City
18 min walk • Holy Name Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is 63 acres and all but 0.3 acres has been developed and sold for burials.
~870 ftSW
Church
Old Bergen Church, Jersey City
5 min walk • The Old Bergen Church is a historic church congregation in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1660 in what was then the Dutch colony of New Netherland, it is the oldest continuous religious congregation in what is today the State of New Jersey.
~1210 ftNE
Skyscraper
1 Journal Square, Jersey City
6 min walk • 1 Journal Square is a skyscraper complex at Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey proposed by the Kushner Companies. The initial version consisted of two towers with roughly 3,000 residential units and 160,000 square feet if commercial space, but the project has been scaled back as of 2020.
0.5 miSW
40°43'30"N • 74°4'25"W
Friends of Boyd-McGuiness Park, Jersey City
13 min walk • Park

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bergen Square?

Nearby attractions include Bergen Section, Jersey City (1 min walk), Speer Cemetery, Jersey City (4 min walk), 26 Journal Square, Jersey City (4 min walk), Old Bergen Church, Jersey City (5 min walk).

How to get to Bergen Square by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bergen Square:

Bus

Sip Avenue at Tonnelle Avenue • Lines: 10 (4 min walk)
Journal Square Transportation Center • Lines: 10, 119, 125, 88, Ac30 (7 min walk)

Metro

Journal Square Transportation Center • Lines: Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, Nwk–Wtc (6 min walk)

Light rail

Jersey Avenue • Lines: Hblr (35 min walk)
West Side Avenue • Lines: Hblr (39 min walk)