By Herbert J. Githens
DIRECTION: Proceed to the intersection of Jersey Avenue
and Mercer Street, stopping at the corner house.
W. Milne Grinnell designed this Queen-Anne-styled
house, which was built in 1887. The facade is unbalanced,
with a twisting stoop to one side, a corner turret, and
a stepped gable corbelled over the walling below. The
yellow brick has iron filings, giving the surface a rusty
color. Turn the corner down Mercer Street and notice the
change in mortar joints about two-fifths the length of the
building; the house was built in two sections.
DIRECTION: We end this walking tour where we started – at
the Main Branch of the Jersey City Free Public Library,
built in 1899 from the designs of architects
Brite and Bacon. We hope you enjoyed your walk.
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