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Wickliffe Presbyterian Church

Coordinates: 40°44′19″N 74°11′5″W / 40.73861°N 74.18472°W / 40.73861; -74.18472
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Wickliffe Presbyterian Church
Remnants of the church
Wickliffe Presbyterian Church is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Wickliffe Presbyterian Church
Wickliffe Presbyterian Church is located in New Jersey
Wickliffe Presbyterian Church
Wickliffe Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Wickliffe Presbyterian Church
Location111 13th Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′19″N 74°11′5″W / 40.73861°N 74.18472°W / 40.73861; -74.18472
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1889
ArchitectWilliam Halsey Wood
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.78001761[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1978

Wickliffe Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 111 13th Avenue in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is in Richardsonian Romanesque style and was designed by William Halsey Wood. It was built in 1889.[1]

The 13th Avenue church replaced a church used previously by the congregation at 2 Wickliffe Street, in Newark. Wickliffe Street intersects 13th Avenue a block or two away.[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

The church was demolished for the University Heights Houses. It was located on 13th Ave near Boston and Richmond Streets. What remains is a facade with two placards of the Historical significance, one dated 1992.

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Wickliffe Presbyterian Church, at OldNewark.Com
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