First Presbyterian Church (Pennington, New Jersey)

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Pennington Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church of Pennington
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First Presbyterian Church (Pennington, New Jersey)
Location13 South Main Street, Pennington, New Jersey
Country United States
Denomination Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Churchmanship Mainline Protestant
Membership378 (2022)
Weekly attendance82 (2022) [1]
History
FoundedMay, 1709
Dedication 1724 (original building), 1847 (second building), 1875 (current building)
EventsBritish occupation (1776), Burned down (1874)
Administration
Synod Northeast
Presbytery Coastlands
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Rev. Nancy Mikoski Associate Pastor. Rev. David Hallgren
First Presbyterian Church of Pennington
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Coordinates 40°19′38.9″N74°47′26.2″W / 40.327472°N 74.790611°W / 40.327472; -74.790611
ArchitectJames Bird
Architectural styleVictorian Gothic
NRHP reference No. 11000591 [2]
NJRHP No.1727 [3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 2011
Designated NJRHPJune 2, 2011

The First Presbyterian Church of Pennington, originally known as the Hopewell Presbyterian Church, is a historic congregation founded in 1709 in the borough of Pennington in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The current church building, located at 13 South Main Street, dates to 1875 after an 1847 Gothic structure burned down the previous year. [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 2011 for its significance in architecture. [2] The red brick building was designed by architect James Bird and features Victorian Gothic architecture. The listing also includes the cemetery on the south side of the church. [5]

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Church and cemetery in 2024

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  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#11000591)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 27, 2024. p. 9. also known as Hopewell Presbyterian Church
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  5. McKairnes, Nicole; Bzdak, Meredith Arms (March 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church of Pennington". National Park Service. With accompanying 24 photos.