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First Reformed Church of New Brunswick

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Coordinates: 40°29′42″N 74°26′32″W / 40.49500°N 74.44222°W / 40.49500; -74.44222
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First Reformed Church
First Reformed Church, 2018
First Reformed Church is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
First Reformed Church
First Reformed Church
First Reformed Church is located in New Jersey
First Reformed Church
First Reformed Church
First Reformed Church is located in the United States
First Reformed Church
First Reformed Church
Location160 Neilson Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates40°29′42″N 74°26′32″W / 40.49500°N 74.44222°W / 40.49500; -74.44222
Built1812
Architectural styleItalianate, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.88001703[1]
NJRHP No.1862[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1988
Designated NJRHPAugust 15, 1988

The First Reformed Church, historically known as the Dutch Reformed Church, is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey on 160 Neilson Street. It is adjacent to the First Reformed Church Cemetery in the churchyard. The education building is located next to the sanctuary building with the street address being 9 Bayard Street. The church building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1960.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 1988, for its significance in architecture and religion.[1][4]

History

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The congregation was formed in 1717.[5][6] The church building was constructed in 1812 and features Georgian and Federal architecture. The steeple was added in 1835.[4] By 1867, three new churches had been formed by members of the church: Spotswood (1820), Middlebush Reformed Church (1834), and Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick (1843).[7] In 1971 the church was set on fire.[8]

First Reformed Church Cemetery
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Notable burials

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  • HABS photo of church and cemetery from 1960.
    HABS photo of church and cemetery from 1960.
  • The church interior, March 1960.
    The church interior, March 1960.
  • New Brunswick historical information
    New Brunswick historical information
  • March 2018
    March 2018

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#88001703)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 7. listed as the First Dutch Reformed Church
  3. ^ "First Reformed Church of New Brunswick". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1960.
  4. ^ a b Foster, Janet W. (January 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dutch Reformed Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 13 photos
  5. ^ "Church of the Three Mile Run". Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2011. ... But, dissension grew and by 1717, an agreement was reached whereby the Three Mile Run and New Brunswick Churches would operate as one, and the Six and Ten Mile Run Churches would do the same.
  6. ^ "First Reformed Church of New Brunswick". First Reformed Church of New Brunswick. Retrieved July 5, 2011. The Reformed Dutch Church of New Brunswick was organized in 1717, when Dutch folks at the River and Lawrence Brook built a church. It was a wooden building, fronting the River and occupying the corner lot at Burnet and Schureman Streets, and like most of the early Dutch churches, its breadth was greater than its depth. The total number of pews was 50, and the church could seat 300 worshippers. It was not completed for several years but remained in service upwards of 50 years.
  7. ^ Steele, Richard H. (1867). Historical discourse delivered at the celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the First Reformed Dutch Church, New Brunswick, N.J. pp. 157–158. Address of Rev. D. D. Demarest
  8. ^ "'Suspicious' Fire Damages Church in New Brunswick". The New York Times. May 30, 1971. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
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