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Van Vorst House
531 Palisade Avenue

New Jersey Register of Historic Places




Photo: P. Shalhoub, 2002





Photo: P. Shalhoub, 2002

  Photo: P. Shalhoub, 2002

 

The home of Cornelius Van Vorst was built in 1740. The one-and-one-half structure of random bluestone structure with brick trim stands on a 44' x 35' lot and has an L-shape design.

By: Carmela Karnoutsos
Project Administrator: Patrick Shalhoub