Trinity Episcopal Church (Woodbridge, New Jersey)
Trinity Episcopal Church | |
Location | 650 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°33′43″N 74°16′23″W / 40.56194°N 74.27306°W |
Area | 4.6 acres (1.9 ha) |
Built | ca. 1717[2] |
Architect | Upjohn, Richard; Condit, C. Harrison, et al. |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 04000431[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 12, 2004 |
Trinity Episcopal Church (also known as Middlesex County Historic Sites Survey No. 24-68, 69) is a historic church at 650 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
The congregation became active on December 29, 1703, and the first church was erected about 1712. The second church, erected on the same site in 1754, was granted a charter by King George III on December 6, 1769. It was destroyed by fire in 1858. The cornerstone of the present church was laid on July 7, 1860. The building was consecrated May 20, 1861,[2] and added to the National Register in 2004. The church remains active today, with regular services, as well as community involvement, including hosting Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and running a food pantry.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Trinity Episcopal Church Marker". Hmdb.org. 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Trinity Episcopal Church Website". Trinity Episcopal Church. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- Episcopal churches in New Jersey
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Gothic Revival churches in New Jersey
- Colonial Revival architecture in New Jersey
- Churches completed in 1861
- Churches in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- 19th-century Episcopal churches
- 1703 establishments in New Jersey
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs
- New Jersey church stubs