Mount Salem Methodist Episcopal Church | |
Nearest city | Alexandria Township, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°36′19″N74°59′0″W / 40.60528°N 74.98333°W Coordinates: 40°36′19″N74°59′0″W / 40.60528°N 74.98333°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1864 |
Architect | Bosenbury, Eli |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
NRHP reference # | 88000592 [1] |
NJRHP # | 1562 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1988 |
Designated NJRHP | March 23, 1988 |
Mount Salem Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
Alexandria Township is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,938, reflecting an increase of 240 (+5.1%) from the 4,698 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,104 (+30.7%) from the 3,594 counted in the 1990 Census.
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the county's population was 125,059, making it the state's 18th-most populous county, representing a 2.6% decrease from the 128,349 enumerated in the 2010 United States Census, in turn increasing by 6,360 (+5.2%) from the 121,989 counted in the 2000 Census, retaining its position as the state's 14th-most populous county. The percentage increase in population of 13.2% between 1990 and 2000 was the largest in New Jersey, almost triple the statewide increase of 4.5%, and the absolute increase in residents was the third highest. Its county seat is Flemington.
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is located on a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, particularly along the extent of the length of New York City on its western edge; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, and the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states; its biggest city is Newark. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017.
It was built in 1864 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1988.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey. There are more than 1,700 listed sites in New Jersey. All 21 counties in New Jersey have listings on the National Register.
Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek near the border between the Hunterdon Plateau and Amwell Valley located in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As the last historic covered bridge in the state of New Jersey, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge was first constructed in 1872, but after being damaged in 1960, it was dismantled and replaced with a modern bridge. In 1961, due to public outcry, the bridge was rebuilt from the original materials.
Potterstown is an unincorporated community along the border of Clinton and Readington townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Potterstown once was home to taverns, a blacksmith, a store house, a wheelwright and a pottery shop which gave the hamlet its name. It is along an old Raritan Path and on the Jersey Turnpike. Aray Van Guinea, a free African-American, donated land for the construction of the German Lutheran Church. Robert Livingston, James Alexander, his son Lord Stirling and John Stevens all owned land here at some time. John Taylor, an officer with the Hunterdon 4th Militia built a house and mill, which was used during the Revolutionary War to provide soldiers with food. Taylor's Mill has plans to become the fourth Readington Museum.
St. Rocco's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic parish church located within the Archdiocese of Newark at 212—216 Hunterdon Street in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
High Bridge Reformed Church is a historic church at Church Street and County Route 513 in High Bridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
Locktown Baptist Church is a historic church in Locktown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church is a historic church in Pittstown, New Jersey and one of the oldest churches in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The present church replaced a log or frame church that was built as early as the 1720s. That church was replaced in 1768 by the present church's stone walls, though the church was not completed until after the American Revolution, c. 1790.
The Fink-Type Truss Bridge was located in the Allerton section of Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The bridge was built in 1857 by the Trenton Locomotive and Machine Manufacturing Company. It consisted of a single-span through truss 100 feet (30 m) long, 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, and 19 feet (5.8 m) high.
Lambertville House is located in Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1812 by Captain John Lambert and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1978.
Lambertville Historic District is located around the intersection of Route 29 and Route 179 in Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1983.
Cloverhill or Clover Hill is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of the boundaries of East Amwell and Raritan townships in Hunterdon County and Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, in New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Darts Mills is a historic unincorporated community located within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River, and several mills were built there in the early 18th century. At its height, a merchant, blacksmith, store and complex of mills were here. The last mill at this site burnt down in 1994. Foundation walls and a mill race remain at the site today. On April 29, 1982, Dart's Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Mount Airy is an unincorporated community located within West Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
The Oldwick Historic District is a historic district located in the village of Oldwick, an unincorporated community in Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1988. It includes 127 contributing buildings, 12 contributing structures, and one contributing site.
Wertsville is an unincorporated community located within East Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
The Readington Village Historic District is a historic district located in Readington Village, an unincorporated community located within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1991.
The Whitehouse–Mechanicsville Historic District is a historic district located along old New Jersey Route 28, Mill, Lamington and School Roads in Whitehouse and Mechanicsville, unincorporated communities in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 2015.
The Old Stone Church is a historic church located in Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was built in 1837 and is now owned by the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County. The church, described using its historic name, Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 2018.
The New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is a historic pony Pratt truss bridge on Shoddy Mill Road in New Hampton, Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It crosses the Musconetcong River between Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County and Washington Township, Warren County. It was built in 1868 by William Cowin of Lambertville, New Jersey. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1977 for its significance in engineering, industry and transportation. It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1991. It was added as a contributing property to the New Hampton Historic District on April 6, 1998.
The Imlaydale Historic District in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Warren County, New Jersey is a 32-acre (13 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The listing included 12 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and two contributing sites.
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