Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church

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LocationMain Street (also called Daretown Road), Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°36′4″N75°15′38″W / 39.60111°N 75.26056°W / 39.60111; -75.26056
Arealess than one acre
Built1767
Architectural styleRomanesque, Italian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 77000904 [1]
NJRHP No.2452 [2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1977

Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church is a historic church on Main Street (also called Daretown Road) in the Daretown neighborhood of Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States.

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It was built in 1767 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Salem County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2010.