Old Baptist Parsonage (Scotch Plains, New Jersey)

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Old Baptist Parsonage
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Location547 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°39′6″N74°23′59″W / 40.65167°N 74.39972°W / 40.65167; -74.39972
Built1786 (1786)
NRHP reference No. 73001137 [1]
NJRHP No.2721 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1973
Designated NJRHPMay 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]

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History and description

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#73001137)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. Detwiller Jr., Charles H. (March 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Baptist Parsonage". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
  4. "National Register Information System  (#13000386)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  5. 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
  6. Bousquet, Richard; Bousquet, Suzanne (1995). Images of America: Scotch Plains and Fanwood. Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing. p. 27. ISBN   0738563188.