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.