Mountain Pavilion

Location

The Mountain Pavilion was situated atop The Palisades along Hackensack Road, offering panoramic views the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, and Manhattan Island. Fitz-Greene Halleck received inspiration for his poem Fanny, satirizing New York society. when the region was still part of Bergen Township. At the time, Weehawken was home to numerous estates, many of which began as summer retreats for prominent businessmen, among them that of James Gore King and John Stevens. These early families and their homes are recalled in many odonyms seen in the street names in the area, such as Hauxhurst, Clifton, Duer, Brown, Gregory, Ridgely and Bonn. The Pavilion was accessible from ferry to Hoboken and a two-mile carriage trip up the cliffs.

Description

There are numerous historical references to the area and the allure garnered, e.g. "....Mountain Pavilion, as it was called, at the top of the Hackensack Road, aka Hackensack Plank Road where Daniel Webster sometimes boarded in the summer-time, “to live in heaven,” as he used to declare. That was quite a fashionable hostelry in its day, and greatly frequented by the wealthy residents of New York, who came there to enjoy the air and the view" . The establishment was kept by Colonel Jessup,

References

References

1. Mills, Weymer Jay. (1902). "Historic houses of New Jersey". J.B. Lippincott Company.
2. (March 16, 1839). "The Weehawken Mountain {{sic". The Corsair.
3. Kirk, Edward J.. (1932). "Weehawken History".
4. (19 July 1842). "Summer Excursions". The Tribune.
5. "Excerpt - Great Houses of New Jersey - 1902". Weehawken Time Machine.
6. "View of New York from over Weehawken, circa 1853". Weehawken Time Machine.