Van Houten House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Van Houten House seen on December 23, 2011
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Location	114–242 Totowa Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°54′48″N 74°11′25.8″W / 40.91333°N 74.190500°W / 40.91333; -74.190500
Built	1831 (1831)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Dutch Design
NRHP reference No.	73001132[1]
NJRHP No.	2401[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1973
Designated NJRHP	August 7, 1972

Westside Park is a 26.6-acre (10.8 ha) municipal park located between the Passaic River and Totowa Avenue in the city of Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.^[3][4] It is home to the historic Van Houten House, which was built in 1831 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.^[5] The two-story brick house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1973, for its significance in architecture (Dutch Colonial) and urban planning.^[1][6]

History and description

After his marriage in 1741, Gerrebrant Van Houten built a brick farmhouse with a frame addition on this site. His son, Dirck lived here during the American Revolutionary War. General George Washington visited here while he was staying at the Dey Mansion in 1780. The original house burned in 1830, and Dirck's son Adrian rebuilt and enlarged it in 1831. After Adrian's death in 1855, the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) bought the house. The Van Houten House was purchased by the city of Paterson in 1889.^[5][6][7]