Old First Presbyterian Church (Newark, New Jersey)
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Old First Presbyterian Church
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| Location: | 820 Broad St., Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: | 40°44′3″N 74°10′22″W / 40.73417°N 74.17278°WCoordinates: 40°44′3″N 74°10′22″W / 40.73417°N 74.17278°W |
| Built: | 1787 |
| Architect: | Eleazer Ball |
| Architectural style: | Colonial, Georgian |
| Governing body: | Private |
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72000781 [1] |
| NJRHP #: | 1300 |
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| Added to NRHP: | November 2, 1972 |
| Designated NJRHP: | August 2, 1972 |
The Old First Presbyterian Church, also known as First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a church in Newark in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] The grounds, located in the Four Corners Historic District, includes an old burial ground.[2]
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[edit] Notable burials
- William Burnet (1730–1791), physician who represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781.[3]
- Silas Condit (1778–1861), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1833.[4]
- Thomas Ward (1759–1842), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817.[5]
- Thomas M. Woodruff (1804–1855), represented New York's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847.[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114. http://books.google.com/books?id=uDfIJt5RFWgC&dq=&pg=PP1&ots=auks4TKY6W&sig=SZl5W1s0xzASDS2kY9a9srYICb0&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3DOld%2BBurial%2BGrounds%2Bof%2BNew%2BJersey%26sourceid%3Dnavclient-ff%26ie%3DUTF-8%26rls%3DGGGL,GGGL:2006-11,GGGL:en&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title.
- ^ William Burnet, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
- ^ Silas Condit, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
- ^ Thomas Ward, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
- ^ Thomas M. Woodruff, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
[edit] External links
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery / Churchyard at The Political Graveyard
- First Presbyterian Churchyard Memorial Garden at Find A Grave
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- Georgian architecture in New Jersey
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- Culture of Newark, New Jersey
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