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The Newkirk House, Locally known as the Summit House, was erected circa 1690. It is one of the oldest standing houses in Jersey City, and was owned for 200 years by the once prominent Newkirk family, originally of Holland. Adjacent to the Pennsylvania Railroad cut, the house is constructed of reddish sandstone blocks and timber beams and rafters, and is a surviving example of early Dutch architecture. In 1889 it left the possession of the Newkirk descendants, played host throughout the years to a nursery, a tailor shop, a lingerie store, and a tavern, and is now Sanai's Restaurant & Lounge near bustling Journal Square. In 1928 the facade was altered and additional side windows installed, but the overall structure remains as it was when first erected over 300 years ago.

Today you can stop in to dine or drink and soak up local history.