Locktown Baptist Church

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Locktown Baptist Church
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Location323 Locktown-Sergeantsville Road, Locktown, New Jersey
Nearest city Stockton, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°29′5″N74°58′21″W / 40.48472°N 74.97250°W / 40.48472; -74.97250
Built1819
NRHP reference No. 74001166 [1]
NJRHP No.1583 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 1974
Designated NJRHPNovember 20, 1973

The Locktown Baptist Church is a historic stone church located at 323 Locktown-Sergeantsville Road in the Locktown section of Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1819 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 1974, for its significance in architecture and religion. [1] [3]

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History and description

The Kingwood Baptist Congregation was organized on July 27, 1745, in Baptistown. The Locktown church was known as the Lower Church, as compared to the Baptistown church. In 1819, the congregation built this two-story fieldstone church south of the Wickecheoke Creek on land from Daniel Rittenhouse. The first pastor, David Bateman, died in 1832 and is buried under the church floor. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#74001166)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 5.
  3. 1 2 Tichy, Charles; Kerschner, Terry (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locktown Baptist Church". National Park Service. With accompanying two photos
  4. Goodspeed, Marfy (1996). "The Old School Baptist Church of Locktown".