Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City

Name: Grace Church Van Vorst
Address: 39 Erie St, Jersey City, 07302-2821, United States
Telephone: +1 201-659-2211

#19 among attractions in Jersey City

Church, Performing arts, Historical place

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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. The church was built in 1853 and was named after the former Van Vorst Township. The church is an English Gothic-style Episcopal church which was designed by Detlef Lienau. The building is constructed with brownstone and has a slate roof. The church was expanded in 1864 with the addition of two bays to the west and a baptistry added midway on the south side of the building. The 57-foot high square tower was added in 1912. Adjacent to the church is a rectory that was also designed by Lienau in a similar style to the church. ()

Built: 1853 (171 years ago)Coordinates: 40°43'22"N, 74°2'41"W

Address

39 Erie StDowntown Jersey CityJersey City 07302-2821 United States

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+1 201-659-2211

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Day trips

Grace Church Van Vorst – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newport Centre, White Eagle Hall, Headroom LGBTQ+ Lounge, Katyń Memorial.

0.5 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Newport Centre, Jersey City
12 min walk • Newport Centre, commonly known as Newport Mall, is a shopping mall in Jersey City, New Jersey, that opened in 1987. It is a major component of the enormous Newport, Jersey City, a mixed-use community on the Hudson River waterfront across from Lower Manhattan.
0.4 miNW
Dancing, Nightlife
White Eagle Hall, Jersey City
11 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.
~1550 ftSE
Dancing, Nightlife
Headroom LGBTQ+ Lounge, Jersey City
8 min walk • Headroom LGBTQ+ Lounge, also called simply Headroom, was a short-lived gay bar in Jersey City, New Jersey. It operated for six months, from November 2020 to May 2021.
0.8 miSE
Monuments and statues
Katyń Memorial, Jersey City
20 min walk • The Katyń Memorial is a bronze statue created by Polish-American sculptor Andrzej Pitynski in dedication to the victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre, in which thousands of Polish Army officers and intellectual leaders who had been interned at Kozielsk or imprisoned at Ostashkov...
0.5 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City
14 min walk • The Museum of Russian Art is a museum in Jersey City, New Jersey dedicated to exhibiting Russian art, particularly Soviet Nonconformist Art. It was established in 1980 as CASE Museum of Contemporary Russian Art The museum's historic brownstone building in Paulus Hook underwent renovation and re-opened in 2010.
~1730 ftW
Museum
Dixon Mills, Jersey City
9 min walk • Dixon Mills is a residential complex in Jersey City, New Jersey that uses the buildings of the former location of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, which was in use between 1847 and 1895. There is a small museum with artifacts from the building and its history in the lobby of the complex.
~920 ftN
Bridge, Historical place
Harsimus Stem Embankment, Jersey City
5 min walk • The Harsimus Stem Embankment, also called Sixth Street Embankment, is a half-mile-long historic railroad embankment, now abandoned and largely overgrown with foliage, in the heart of the historic downtown of Jersey City, New Jersey in the United States.
~1750 ftS
Park, Neighbourhood
Van Vorst Park, Jersey City
9 min walk • Van Vorst Park is a neighborhood in the Historic Downtown of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, centered on a park sharing the same name.
0.6 miNW
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.
0.4 miE
Skyscraper
Marbella Apartments, Jersey City
11 min walk • Marbella Apartments is a 427 ft tall skyscraper in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is the 17th tallest building in Jersey City. When it was completed, it was the tallest residential building in Jersey City.
0.4 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Jersey City
12 min walk • St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church in The Village section of Jersey City. It is best known for its former school and its boys' basketball program coached by Bob Hurley, Sr.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Grace Church Van Vorst?

Nearby attractions include Harsimus, Jersey City (2 min walk), Grove Street Bicycles Giant Jersey City, Jersey City (3 min walk), Harsimus Stem Embankment, Jersey City (5 min walk), Provost Square, Jersey City (7 min walk).

How to get to Grace Church Van Vorst by public transport?

The nearest stations to Grace Church Van Vorst:

Metro

Grove Street • Lines: Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, Nwk–Wtc (7 min walk)
Newport • Lines: Hob–Wtc, Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB (15 min walk)

Bus

Marin Boulevard at Thomas Gengemi Drive • Lines: 126 (8 min walk)
Hamilton Park • Lines: 126 (9 min walk)

Light rail

Harsimus Cove • Lines: Hblr (10 min walk)
Newport • Lines: Hblr (14 min walk)

Ferry

Liberty Harbor Marin Boulevard (21 min walk)
Warren Street (22 min walk)

Train

Hoboken Terminal (32 min walk)