The
First United Church of Westfield is
located at 1 East Broad Street,
Westfield, NJ. Parking lot
access is from Ferris Place, a one-way
street one block off Broad Street,
accessible from Prospect Street. The
map at the right provides a street
view of Ferris Place.
For
GPS enter: 130 Ferris Place,
Westfield NJ-07090.
As
you enter the parking lot, the church
entrance is on the left at the far end
of the lot. The sanctuary and
office entrance is the set of doors to
the right of the Wesley Hall School
for Early Childhood entrance. Please
respect the handicapped and reserved
parking spaces. Also, depending
on the time of day, there may be many
parent-child pedestrians in the area,
so please be careful.
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Westfield is
a town in Union
County, New
Jersey, United States. As of the 2010
United States Census, the town's
population was 30,316, reflecting
an increase of 672 (+2.3%) from the
29,644 counted in the2000
Census, which had in turn
increased by 774 (+2.7%) from the
28,870 counted in the 1990
Census. According
to a 2014 nationwide survey, Westfield
is considered to be the 30th safest
city to live in the United States.
The
old village area, now the downtown
district, was settled in 1720 as part
of the Elizabethtown
Tract. Westfield was originally
formed as a township on
January 27, 1794, from portions of Elizabeth
Township, while the area was still
part of Essex
County, and was incorporated on
February 21, 1798, as a one of New
Jersey's initial group of 104
townships by an Act of the New
Jersey Legislature. It became part
of the newly formed Union County on
March 19, 1857. Portions of the
township have been taken to form Rahway
Township (February
27, 1804), Plainfield
Township (April
5, 1847), Cranford
Township (March
14, 1871), Fanwood Township (March 6,
1878; now known as Scotch
Plains), Mountainside (September
25, 1895) and Hillside (April
3, 1913). The Town of Westfield was
incorporated on March 4, 1903,
replacing Westfield Township.
Westfield,
New Jersey |
Town |
Town
of Westfield |
Map of Westfield in
Union County. Inset: Location
of Union County highlighted in
the State of New Jersey. |
Census Bureau map of
Westfield, New Jersey |
Country |
United
States |
State |
New
Jersey |
County |
Union |
Formed |
January
27, 1794 |
Incorporated |
February
21, 1798 as township |
Reincorporated |
March
4, 1903 as town |
Area |
• Total |
6.743 sq mi
(17.463 km2) |
• Land |
6.719 sq mi
(17.401 km2) |
• Water |
0.024 sq mi
(0.062 km2)
0.36% |
Area
rank |
245th
of 566 in state
5th of 21 in county |
Elevation |
118 ft
(36 m) |
Population (2010
Census) |
• Total |
30,316 |
• Estimate (2012 |
30,639 |
• Rank |
74th
of 566 in state
5th of 21 in county[13] |
• Density |
4,512.2/sq mi
(1,742.2/km2) |
• Density rank |
127th
of 566 in state
12th of 21 in county |
Downtown
Westfield's
downtown features many local and
national stores, such as Lord
& Taylor and
several landmarks that were shown and
used in the NBC network television
show Ed such
as the Rialto Theater. There are over
40 restaurants and casual dining
establishments throughout the
downtown. Downtown is located mostly
north of the Westfield train
station. The downtown area has a mix
of independent stores and boutiques as
well as national stores. Over
one-third of the retailers and
restaurants have existed for 25 years
or more.
Downtown
Westfield, with over 200 retail
establishments and 400 commercial
enterprises, is a regional destination
in New Jersey. The Downtown Westfield
Corporation (DWC) manages the Special
Improvement District (SID) area's
growth and enhancement. The DWC is
participates in the National Main
Street program associated with the National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
It is funded by a SID assessment on
downtown properties and operates as
the district's management agency. The
DWC sponsors marketing efforts and
promotions, special event planning,
urban design and building improvement
projects. The DWC works closely with
the town government and volunteer
groups to improve the downtown area.
In 2004, Westfield won the Great
American Main Street Award from the
National Trust. In 2010, Westfield was
the winner of the America in Bloom
contest for communities with a
population of 25,001 - 50,000 against
the other two towns entered in their
category. Shopping
and dining in Westfield also attracts
citizens from other communities across
the State of New Jersey.
Several
war memorials (including ones
dedicated to the Korean War, World War
II, and the Spanish–American War)
are located in a plaza near the
downtown. The plaza is also home to
the September
11 Memorial Park, which pays
special tribute to the residents of
Westfield who died on September 11,
2001
Public
transportation
New
Jersey Transit's Raritan
Valley Line provides
rail service from the Westfield train
station to Newark
Penn Station in Newark with
connecting service to Penn
Station New York. Westfield's
position and schedule on the Raritan
Valley line make it highly desirable
for commuters, as several times in the
morning and evening rush hours a
non-stop service is operated to/from
Newark Penn Station. On these non-stop
services, the one-way journey time
to/from New York Penn Station is 50
minutes, or 20 minutes to/from Newark
Penn Station. New Jersey Transit's 113 route
provides bus service to New York
City's Port
Authority Bus Terminal seven
days per week from the town center,
taking approximately one hour to NYC,
with additional service available
along Route
22 on
the northern edge of the town (New
Jersey Transit bus routes 114 & 117),
taking approximately 45 minutes, and
the 59 route
provides local bus service between Plainfield and
Newark. Olympia
Trails also
offers weekday bus service to New York
City.
Newark
Liberty International Airport is
approximately 20 minutes away, most
conveniently reached via Route 22, and Linden
Airport, a general
aviation facility
is in nearby Linden,
New Jersey. Newark Liberty
International Airport is also easily
accessible via New Jersey Transit
train.
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