The historic home at 273 Bergen Avenue in Jersey City may not be an opulent Queen Anne home or a place where an admired historical figure lived, but the Historic Preservation Commission believed it was worthy of saving from demolition. The vote, denying the homeowner the ability to tear down the home, could signal an effort at City Hall to preserve more historic homes in Bergen Hill and its surrounds, which has very few designated landmarks.
Typically, the HPC can only review demolition applications for designated landmarks. But the Tudor Revival home at 273 Bergen Avenue is listed in the Master Plan’s Historic Preservation Element, published in 2024.
There appears to be a concerted effort to protect more historic buildings in this part of town because a considerable number of them appeared in the last Master Plan’s Historic Preservation Element…