Springfield Presbyterian Church (Springfield, New Jersey)
| Springfield Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
 Church in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian |
| Year consecrated | 1745 |
| Location | |
| Location | Springfield, New Jersey |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°42′40″N 74°18′36″W / 40.71111°N 74.31000°W |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1791 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | west |
| Materials | wood |
First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Springfield | |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000668[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2725[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1990 |
| Designated NJRHP | January 11, 1990 |
The Springfield Presbyterian Church is located on Morris Avenue (Route 82) in downtown Springfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The congregation was first established in 1745 and the current church was built in 1791.[3]
The church had been used to store ammunition for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and at the Battle of Springfield the church was burned by British and Loyalist troops passing through the township on their way to nearby Hobart Gap.
Listed as the First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Springfield, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1990, for its significance in architecture.[1] The listing included three contributing buildings and one contributing site on 3 acres (1.2 ha); architectural styles included are Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Federal.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#90000668)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 13.
- ^ a b Curtis, Jeffrey A. (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Springfield". National Park Service. Retrieved May 29, 2018. With accompanying 21 photos
External links
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Media related to First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Springfield at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
40°42′40″N 74°18′36″W / 40.7112°N 74.3101°W
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- Federal architecture in New Jersey
- Greek Revival church buildings in New Jersey
- Gothic Revival architecture in New Jersey
- Churches completed in 1791
- Presbyterian churches in New Jersey
- American Revolutionary War sites
- 1745 establishments in New Jersey
- Churches in Union County, New Jersey
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey
- Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
- 18th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places