Old Baptist Parsonage (Scotch Plains, New Jersey)
Old Baptist Parsonage | |
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| Location | 547 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′6″N 74°23′59″W / 40.65167°N 74.39972°W |
| Built | 1786 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001137[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2721[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1973 |
| Designated NJRHP | May 12, 1972 |
Old Baptist Parsonage is a historic church parsonage at 547 Park Avenue in the township of Scotch Plains in Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is associated with the historic Scotch Plains Baptist Church and cemetery. The parsonage was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1973, for its significance in architecture.[1][3] In 2013, it was included in the Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Cemetery listing on the NRHP.[4][5]
History and description
[edit]It still stands on the original site where it was built in 1786. This structure was the first stone parsonage of Essex County, which included what is now Union County. The wood frame addition was added in 1810.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#73001137)". 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. September 11, 2023. p. 12.
- ^ Detwiller Jr., Charles H. (March 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Baptist Parsonage". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#13000386)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Zeoli, Vanessa; Leynes, Jennifer B. (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Parsonage and Cemetery". National Park Service. With accompanying 36 photos
- ^ Bousquet, Richard; Bousquet, Suzanne (1995). Images of America: Scotch Plains and Fanwood. Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 0738563188.
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- Baptist churches in New Jersey
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Churches completed in 1786
- Houses in Union County, New Jersey
- Scotch Plains, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Clergy houses in the United States
- 18th-century Baptist churches in the United States