Mount Salem Methodist Episcopal Church

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Mount Salem Methodist Episcopal Church
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Nearest city Alexandria Township, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°36′19″N74°59′0″W / 40.60528°N 74.98333°W / 40.60528; -74.98333 Coordinates: 40°36′19″N74°59′0″W / 40.60528°N 74.98333°W / 40.60528; -74.98333
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, New Jersey Township in New Jersey

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, New Jersey County in the United States

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 State of the United States of America

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.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Wikimedia list article

List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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