Old First Presbyterian Church (Newark, New Jersey)

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Old First Presbyterian Church
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Location820 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°44′3″N74°10′21″W / 40.73417°N 74.17250°W / 40.73417; -74.17250
Built1787
ArchitectEleazer Ball
Architectural styleColonial, Georgian
NRHP reference No. 72000781 [1]
NJRHP No.1300
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1972
Designated NJRHPAugust 2, 1972

The Old First Presbyterian Church, also known as First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, is a church in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] The grounds, located in the Four Corners Historic District, includes an old burial ground. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   0-8135-2111-4.
  3. William Burnet, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
  4. Silas Condit Archived 2006-02-16 at the Wayback Machine , Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
  5. Thomas Ward, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
  6. Thomas M. Woodruff, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.