The Village, Jersey City
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The Village is a neighborhood in the western section of Historic Downtown
in Jersey City
. It is bordered by Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove
to the east and the Turnpike Extension
to the west, on the other side of which Jones Park and Mary Benson Park are located. Newark Avenue
is the major street across the Village from Grove Street
at the east to Bergen Hill
at the west. The neighborhood for many years was considered the city's "Little Italy" neighborhood. Brunswick Street, between 1st and 10th Streets was once full of merchants and nicknamed "Bushel Avenue".
St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
at 457 Monmouth St.
40°43′41″N 74°2′57″W received its historic designation on March 22, 2004.
Downtown Jersey City
Downtown is an area of Jersey City, New Jersey that includes the Historic Downtown and the Waterfront. Historic Downtown can be further broken down into the neighborhoods of Harsimus Cove, The Village, Van Vorst Park, Grove Street, Hamilton Park and Boyle Plaza...
in Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
. It is bordered by Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove
Harsimus
Harsimus is a neighborhood within Downtown Jersey City. The neighborhood stretches from the Harsimus Stem Embankment in the north to Christopher Columbus Drive in the south between Coles Street and Grove Street or more broadly, to Marin Boulevard...
to the east and the Turnpike Extension
Interstate 78 in New Jersey
Interstate 78 is an east–west route stretching from Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania to New York City. In New Jersey, I-78 is called the Phillipsburg–Newark Expressway and the Newark Bay Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike...
to the west, on the other side of which Jones Park and Mary Benson Park are located. Newark Avenue
Newark Plank Road
The Newark Plank Road was a major 19th century artery between New Jersey's Hudson Waterfront and the burgeoning city of Newark, further inland across the New Jersey Meadows. As its name suggests, a plank road was constructed of wooden planks laid side-to-side on a roadbed. A charter to construct...
is the major street across the Village from Grove Street
Grove Street (Hudson County)
County Route 635 in Hudson County, New Jersey is a long street called Grove Street at its northern and southern ends and a newer name, Manila Avenue, in its middle section.- Grove Street :...
at the east to Bergen Hill
Bergen Hill
Bergen Hill refers to the lower Hudson Palisades in New Jersey, USA, where they emerge on Bergen Neck, which in turn is the peninsula between the Hackensack and Hudson River, and their bays. In Hudson County, it reaches a height of 260 feet.-Rail:...
at the west. The neighborhood for many years was considered the city's "Little Italy" neighborhood. Brunswick Street, between 1st and 10th Streets was once full of merchants and nicknamed "Bushel Avenue".
St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church is a historic church at 457 Monmouth Street in The Village Section of Jersey City, New Jersey.It was built in 1892 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.- See also :...
at 457 Monmouth St.
40°43′41″N 74°2′57″W received its historic designation on March 22, 2004.
See also
- Harsimus Stem EmbankmentHarsimus Stem EmbankmentThe 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 Jersey City's historic downtown...
- The HorseshoeHorseshoe, Jersey CityThe Horseshoe section of Jersey City, New Jersey was the second ward, and was the home of the immigrants, tenements, and taverns. The Republican-controlled Legislature gerrymandered the district in 1871 to concentrate and isolate Democratic, and mostly Catholic, votes, thus preserving Republican...
- List of neighborhoods in Jersey City, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey