St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Passaic, New Jersey)

	St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	The church in 2016
Location	153 Washington Place, Passaic, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°51′43″N 74°7′24″W / 40.86194°N 74.12333°W
Built	1889
Architect	William Schickel
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001517
NJRHP No.	2355
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1979
Designated NJRHP	February 16, 1979

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located at 153 Washington Place in the city of Passaic in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The parish is in the Diocese of Paterson. It should not be confused with St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, also located in Passaic. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1979, for its significance in architecture and religion.^[1]^[3]

History and description[edit]

The parish was founded in the 1860s by Franciscans from St. Bonaventure's in Paterson. In 1868, Bishop Bayley designated the community a parish and appointed a pastor, and a church and school were built on Prospect Street. The church was destroyed by fire in 1875 and replaced on the same site.^[4]

Construction on the current church on Washington, State and Ann Streets began in 1885 and was completed around 1889. It was designed by architect William Schickel with High Victorian Gothic style. According to the nomination form, it is "one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture" in the city.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#79001517)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 5.
^ ^a ^b Ulan, Nick (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
^ Bishop celebrates Palm Sunday Mass at St. Nicholas Parish, Diocese of Paterson, April 2, 2015, retrieved December 6, 2016

External links[edit]

Media related to Saint Nicholas Church (Passaic, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#79001517)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 5.

[nrhpdoc-3] Ulan, Nick (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos

[dop-4] Bishop celebrates Palm Sunday Mass at St. Nicholas Parish, Diocese of Paterson, April 2, 2015, retrieved December 6, 2016

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Passaic County, New Jersey
Landmarks	Pietro and Maria Botto House Great Falls of the Passaic River Historic District Hinchliffe Stadium Ringwood Manor
Districts	Botany Worsted Mills Historic District Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District Eastside Park Historic District Long Pond Ironworks Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District
Places of worship	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
Houses	Ailsa Farms Aycrigg Mansion Belle Vista Frederick William Cooke Residence Dey Mansion John W. Ferguson House Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House John W. Rea House Schuyler–Colfax House Reynier Speer House Daniel Thompson and John Ryle Houses Van Riper–Hopper House Van Houten House John and Anna Vreeland House
Buildings	Danforth Memorial Library Kossuth Street School Morris Canal Passaic Elks Club Paterson City Hall People's Bank and Trust Company Building Public School Number Two Reinhardt Mills Skylands U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
Sites	Goffle Brook Park
Structures	Arch Street Bridge over the Passaic River Clinton Furnace Straight Street Bridge over the Passaic River
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

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