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A Living Legacy JERSEY CITY

A Living Legacy
JERSEY CITY

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The Barrow Mansion is a vibrant community center housed in one of Jersey City’s most historic buildings. Built in the 1830s, this beautifully preserved space now serves as a welcoming hub for arts, culture, weddings and other events, and civic life.

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The Barrow Mansion

Built in 1836, the Barrow Mansion is a Greek Revival home whose history and use has reflected the changes in its surrounding neighborhood of downtown Jersey City.

Full History of the Mansion

Originally a single family house home to Dr. William Barrow and his wife Eliza Brower Barrow, the mansion was once the center of fashionable elegance in a city that was vying for relevance with its neighbor across the Hudson. In later years, the mansion served as the headquarters to the YMCA and as a parish house for the neighboring St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church.

Today, it is a community center, performance venue, and rentable for weddings, parties and other events . With spacious rooms full of interesting architectural details such as Italianate fireplaces, a coal stove, a theater, and the oldest private bowling alley in the United States, the Barrow Mansion is a place where the past and the present combine in a way that is unique to Jersey City. The Barrow Mansion is listed on the National and New Jersey Register of Historic Places.

Barrow Mansion In the News

Support the Barrow Mansion During Hudson Gives!

May 11, 2026

When the Barrow Mansion was built nearly 200 years ago, it was a single-family home.  But now, the Barrow Mansion is home to hundreds of people. Who lives in the…

May Events at the Barrow Mansion

May 9, 2026

Join us in May for an afternoon of storytelling, and the Jersey City Cabaret returns. On May 28, the Jersey City Cabaret returns to the Barrow Mansion! Join us for…

Stolen Lives Documentary Film Screening

April 22, 2026

Two survivors of wrongful death row convictions — Sunny Jacobs (USA) and Peter Pringle (Ireland) — found each other, fell in love, and turned their combined trauma into a lifeline…

Murder at the Mansion: An Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Party Coming to Jersey City This April

March 2, 2026

Jersey City’s Barrow Mansion transforms into a scene of suspense and intrigue on April 25th for an unforgettable night of interactive theater. This spring, Jersey City’s historic Barrow Mansion is…

Barrow Mansion/VVNA Holiday Party December 13

November 22, 2025

Join us for a joyful and festive holiday party at the Barrow Mansion, hosted in partnership with the Van Vorst Neighborhood Association! Celebrate the season with friends, neighbors, and our…

Wreath Decorating Workshop December 7

November 22, 2025

Join us at the historic Barrow Mansion in Jersey City for a hands-on evergreen wreath decorating workshop that brings the beauty of nature to your holiday season. In this interactive…

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