New North Reformed Low Dutch Church

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New North Reformed Low Dutch Church
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The Old Stone Church in 2017
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LocationEast Saddle River Road at Old Stone Church Road, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Coordinates 41°4′14″N74°5′12″W / 41.07056°N 74.08667°W / 41.07056; -74.08667
Area6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1819
NRHP reference No. 82003263 [1]
NJRHP No.712 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982
Designated NJRHPJanuary 21, 1981

The New North Reformed Low Dutch Church, also known as the Saddle River Reformed Church and the Old Stone Church, is a historic Dutch Reformed church located on East Saddle River Road at Old Stone Church Road in the borough of Upper Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The current church was built in 1819 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) program in 1936. [3] The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1982, for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, religion, and social history. [1] [4]

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History and description

The congregation was organized in 1784, formed from the Paramus Reformed Church. An earlier church may have been built at the site around 1789. The current church was constructed from 1814 to 1819 and was restored from 1971 to 1972. The stone church features a replica pulpit based on the original imported from the Netherlands. The cemetery contains several graves of soldiers from the American Revolutionary War. [4]

HABS photo from 1936 Historic American Buildings Survey R. Merritt Lacey, Photographer April 8, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS - Saddle River Reformed Church, East Saddle River and Upper HABS NJ,2-SADRU,1-1.tif
HABS photo from 1936

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#82003263)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2023. p. 26.
  3. "Saddle River Reformed Church". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
  4. 1 2 Rothe, Albin H. (January 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New North Reformed Low Dutch Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 6 photos