Demott–Westervelt House

{{short description|Historic house in New Jersey, United States}}

{{Other uses|Westervelt House (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Demott–Westervelt House

| nrhp_type =

| image = DEMOTT-WESTERVELT HOUSE, ENGLEWOOD, BERGEN COUNTY NJ.jpg

| caption = (2015)

| location = 285 Grand Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|40|53|1|N|73|58|38|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA New Jersey Bergen County#New Jersey#USA

| built = 1808

| builder = Peter Westervelt

| architecture =

| added = January 9, 1983

| area =

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000499|title=Stone Houses of Bergen County TR}}

| refnum = 83001500{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=83001500}}

| 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 = October 3, 1980

| designated_other1_number = 473{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/BERGEN.pdf#page=5 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |page=5 |date=March 25, 2024 |quote=Previously listed as: Peter Westervelt House and Barn (NR: 3/19/75, SR: 9/6/73, NRIS 75001117); Barn disassembled and moved.)}}

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b

}}

The Demott–Westervelt House, also known as the Peter Westervelt House, is located at 285 Grand Avenue in the city of Englewood in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The historic stone house was built in 1808 by Peter Westervelt for Henry Demott. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.{{cite web |title=Peter Westervelt House |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj0226/ |date=1936 |publisher=Historic American Buildings Survey}} It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83001500}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Demott–Westervelt House |publisher=National Park Service|author= |date= }} With accompanying photo. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).{{cite web |title=Early Stone Houses of Bergen County |url={{NRHP url|id=64000499|title=}} |publisher=National Park Service |first1=David J. |last1=Hoglund |first2=Herbert J. |last2=Githens |date=July 1979}}

File:Historic American Buildings Survey R. Merritt Lacey, Photographer May 5, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTHEAST ELEVATION - Peter Westervelt House, 290 Grand Avenue, Englewood, Bergen County, NJ HABS NJ,2-ENG,1-1.tif