Hamilton Park, Jersey City Explained

Hamilton Park Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Location:	Roughly bounded by Brunswick, Grove, 6th, and 9th Streets, Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates:	40.7275°N -74.045°W
Nocat:	yes
Architecture:	Late Victorian
Added:	January 25, 1979
Refnum:	79001493
Designated Other1 Name:	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:	NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:	April 27, 1978
Designated Other1 Number:	1507^[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom
Designated Other1 Color:	ffc94b

Hamilton Park is a neighborhood in Historic Downtown Jersey City, Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, centered on a park with the same name. Hamilton Park is located west of Newport, north of Harsimus Cove, north and east of The Village and south of Boyle Plaza. The Victorian age park is located between Eighth Street and Ninth Street and Hamilton Place on the west and McWilliams Place on the East. Like the Van Vorst Park neighborhood to the south, this quiet park is surrounded by nineteenth century brownstones.^[2] The park underwent renovations completed in 2010.^[3]

Programs

The park produces several events throughout the year, some of which include

• A Shakespeare in the Park series by the Hudson Shakespeare Company. The professional company produces one Shakespeare or classical show for each summer month. This is paid for by the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association and is free to watch
• Movies in the Park, a series of outdoor screening of 4 to 5 movies in the months of June or July thru October, paid for by the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association and is free to watch
• Hamilton Park Festival – Takes place usually in early June of each year and is paid for by the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association.
• Youth Festival – Takes place usually in June
• Weekly Farmers Market – Takes place every Wednesday, produced by the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association
• Easter Egg Hunt - Takes place in April

See also

• Harsimus Stem Embankment
• The Horseshoe
• The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company
• List of neighborhoods in Jersey City, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey

External links

• Neighborhood Association Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hudson County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 7 . April 1, 2010 . October 18, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100705114811/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/hudson.pdf . July 5, 2010 .
2. http://www.newyorkssixth.com/directory/labels/Neighborhood%20Profile.html Hamilton Park Neighborhood and Historic District
3. News: Jersey City's Hamilton Park Lifts Appeal . The Wall Street Journal . Maya . Pope-Chappell . September 16, 2011.