Eastside Park (neighborhood), Paterson

Eastside Park is a residential neighborhood in the Eastside of Paterson, New Jersey. The Eastside Park section of the city is generally defined as the area of the city bordered by Vreeland Avenue and East 33rd Street (both part of the "old" York Road) to the west, 20th Avenue to the south, McLean Boulevard (Route 20) to the east, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way (Broadway) to the north. The Eastside Park section is delineated from the Manor section of the city by Broadway, which becomes Route 4 before crossing the Passaic River into Elmwood Park (formerly East Paterson) in Bergen County.

This article is about the neighborhood in Paterson, New Jersey. For the actual park, see Eastside Park (Paterson, New Jersey). For the park in Omak, Washington, see Eastside Park (Omak, Washington).

Eastside Park Historic District
Entrance to Eastside Park
Eastside Park (neighborhood), Paterson is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
Eastside Park (neighborhood), Paterson
Eastside Park (neighborhood), Paterson is located in New Jersey
Eastside Park (neighborhood), Paterson
Eastside Park (neighborhood), Paterson is located in the United States
Eastside Park (neighborhood), Paterson
LocationRoughly bounded by 20th, Vreeland, and 11th Avenues, E. 33rd Street and Mclean Boulevard, Paterson, New Jersey
Coordinates40°54′50″N 74°8′24″W
Area300 acres (120 ha)
Built1888 (1888)
ArchitectFred Wesley Wentworth; Welch, Smith and Provot; John Y. Culyer
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.04000673[1]
NJRHP No.2372[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 2004
Designated NJRHPMay 10, 2004

History

Once the home of the city's industrial and political leaders, the neighborhood experienced a significant downturn as industry fled Paterson. In recent years, people have begun moving back into the neighborhood and are restoring some of the area's historic houses.[3][4][5] The jewel of the neighborhood remains Eastside Park and the mansions that surround it. In addition, this section of Paterson once had a large Jewish population, with the original sites of Barnert Temple and Temple Emanuel both situated in the section. The Eastside Park neighborhood now houses the Paterson campus of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States, which serves a congregant base of over 25,000 people.

Historic district

The Eastside Park Historic District is a historic district situated across both the Eastside Park and Manor sections of the city. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 2004, for its significance in architecture, landscape architecture and community planning. The district includes 790 contributing buildings.[6]

  • Charles Van Buren farmhouse, the White House
    Charles Van Buren farmhouse, the White House
  • Tudor Revival style house
    Tudor Revival style house
  • Italian Renaissance style house
    Italian Renaissance style house
  • Tudor Revival style house
    Tudor Revival style house

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#04000673)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 6.
  3. "Mansions Are at Home in Eastside Park - WSJ". wsj.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. BARBARA WILLIAMS. "A lot of house for the money in Eastside Park, Paterson - Business - NorthJersey.com". northjersey.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. "Spotlight: Eastside Park, Paterson, New Jersey | LegalTowns". legaltowns.wordpress.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. Esser, Phillip S.; Graziano, Paul D. (August 7, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eastside Park Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 77 photos
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