- First Reformed Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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First Reformed Church
Location: 160 Neilson St., New Brunswick, New Jersey Coordinates: 40°29′41″N 74°26′35″W / 40.49472°N 74.44306°WCoordinates: 40°29′41″N 74°26′35″W / 40.49472°N 74.44306°W Area: 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) Built: 1812 Architect: Multiple Architectural style: Italianate, Georgian, Federal Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 88001703[1] Added to NRHP: September 27, 1988 The First Reformed Church and Cemetery is in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Church Street and is adjacent to the First Presbyterian Churchyard, New Brunswick.
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History
The congregation was formed in 1717.[2][3] The church building was constructed in 1812.[4] In 1971 the church was set on fire.[5]
Notable burials
- Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, first President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University)
- Ira Condict, third President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University)
- Theodore Frelinghuysen, United States Senator from New Jersey, seventh President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University)
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Church of the Three Mile Run". http://www.lincolnbittner.com/church_of_the_three_mile_run.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05. "... But, dissention 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."
- ^ "First Reformed Church of New Brunswick". First Reformed Church of New Brunswick. http://firstreformedchurch.net/history-of-frc/. Retrieved 2011-07-05. "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."
- ^ "First Reformed Church". New Jersey Churchscape. http://www.njchurchscape.com/NewBrunswick-FirstReformed.html. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "'Suspicious' Fire Damages Church in New Brunswick". New York Times. May 30, 1971. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E15FF395B14728FDDA90B94DD405B818BF1D3. Retrieved 2011-05-20. "A 159-year-old church here was heavily damaged today by a blaze that a Fire Department official termed 'suspicious.' ..."
External links
- First Reformed Church at Findagrave
- Official website
Categories:- Presbyterian churches in New Jersey
- Cemeteries in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Churches in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- New Jersey geography stubs
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