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Westervelt House
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Westervelt House

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Tenafly
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About Westervelt House

Westervelt House, at 81 Westervelt Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 15, 1983. It was among the first 5 of Tenafly’s 6 listings. The Register lists it for its exploration/settlement and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Stone Houses of Bergen County TR.

What it isHistoric house in New Jersey, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 25 minutes

81 Westervelt Ave., Tenafly · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Westervelt HouseStart here
  2. 2Demarest-Lyle HouseBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Theodore Roosevelt MonumentPublic Sculpture · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Tenafly StationBuilt 1872 · 0.3 mi on
Around it

16 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BChristie-Parsels HouseBuilt 18040.7 mi★Elizabeth Cady Stanton HouseBuilt 18460.8 miBDemarest-Atwood HouseBuilding1.1 miBVan Horn-Newcomb HouseBuilding1.2 miBPeter Huyler HouseBuilding1.2 miBBeauclaire-Vreeland HouseBuilding1.3 miBBlackledge-Gair HouseBuilding1.4 miBBenjamin P. Westervelt HouseBuilt 18081.6 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchBuilding1.7 miBSouth Church ManseBuilding1.8 miBWoman's Club of EnglewoodBuilding1.9 miBSouth Schraalenburgh ChurchBuilding1.9 miBTunis R. Cooper HouseBuilding1.9 miBNorth ChurchBuilding1.9 miBDerick Banta HouseBuilding1.9 miBJohn R. Demarest HouseBuilding1.9 mi

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Questions about Westervelt House

Is Westervelt House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 15, 1983 (Register number 83001586).

Is Westervelt House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Jersey has 54 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Elizabeth Cady Stanton House, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Westervelt House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.