Westervelt House

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

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

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Westervelt House

| nrhp_type =

| image = WESTERVELT HOUSE, TENAFLY BERGEN COUNTY.jpg

| caption = Westervelt House in 2015.

| location = 81 Westervelt Avenue, Tenafly, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|40|55|17|N|73|58|8|W|display=inline,title}}

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

| architect =

| architecture =

| added = August 15, 1983

| area = less than one acre

| built = 1745

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

| refnum = 83001586{{NRISref|2009a}}

| 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 = 708{{cite web | title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County | url=http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf | publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office | page=19 | date=April 1, 2010 | accessdate=July 16, 2010}}

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b

}}

Westervelt House is located in Tenafly, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The south wing of the house was built in 1745 by Roelof Westervelt whose grandfather purchased the property in 1695. The central section of the house was added in 1798 and later in 1825 the north wing was added. Ownership of the house remained in the hands of the Westervelt family until 1923. It serves as the oldest standing building in Tenafly. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1983.