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First Reformed Church of New Brunswick

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.

First Reformed Church
First Reformed Church, 2018
First Reformed Church
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
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1812
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleItalianate, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.88001703[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1988

History edit

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]


First Reformed Church Cemetery
 
 
Details
Location
Churchyard
Find a GraveFirst Reformed Church Cemetery

Notable burials edit

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2011. ... 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "First Reformed Church". New Jersey Churchscape. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "'Suspicious' Fire Damages Church in New Brunswick". The New York Times. May 30, 1971. Retrieved May 20, 2011. A 159-year-old church here was heavily damaged today by a blaze that a Fire Department official termed 'suspicious.' ...

External links edit

  •   Media related to First Reformed Church at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website  
  • Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-716, "First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, Neilson Street, New Brunswick", 10 photos, 5 data pages


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