Trinity Episcopal Church (Woodbridge, New Jersey)
Trinity Episcopal Church | |
![]() Trinity Episcopal Church in 2017 | |
Location | 650 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°33′43″N 74°16′23″W / 40.56194°N 74.27306°W |
Area | 4.6 acres (1.9 ha) |
Built | 1717 |
Architect | C. Harrison Condit, Richard Upjohn |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 04000431[1] |
NJRHP No. | 4248[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 12, 2004 |
Designated NJRHP | March 8, 2004 |
Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 650 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township of Middlesex County, New Jersey. The third church at this location, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 2004, for its significance in architecture and religion.[3]
History
[edit]The congregation became active on December 29, 1703, and the first church was erected about 1717. The second church, erected on the same site in 1754, was granted a charter by King George III on December 6, 1769. It was destroyed by fire in 1858. The cornerstone of the present church was laid on July 7, 1860. The building was consecrated May 20, 1861.[3]
The church remains active today, with regular services, as well as community involvement, including hosting Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and running a food pantry.[4]
Description
[edit]The church was designed by Newark architect C. Harrison Condit in the Gothic Revival style often used by architect Richard Upjohn. It is a one-story brick building laid out in a cruciform plan with a slender bell-cot and features a steeply pitched, gable, slate roof.[3]
St. Martha's House, formerly known as the Sexton House, and the rectory, known as the Jonathan Singletary Dunham House, also contribute to this NRHP listing. The Dunham House features elaborate Flemish checker brickwork.[3]
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St. Martha's House
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Rectory brickwork
Cemetery
[edit]The churchyard contains a cemetery with graves and tombstones dating back to 1715.[3]
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Churchyard
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1758 tombstone
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Jonathan Singletary Dunham House – Rectory
- First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery – adjacent church, at 600 Rahway Avenue
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System – (#04000431)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 19.
- ^ a b c d e Dietrich, Gregory G. (May 12, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Trinity Episcopal Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 45 photos, from 2002–3
- ^ "Trinity Episcopal Church Website". Trinity Episcopal Church. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
External links
[edit]Media related to Trinity Episcopal Church (Woodbridge, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- "Trinity Episcopal Church". The Historical Marker Database.
- Episcopal church buildings in New Jersey
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Gothic Revival church buildings in New Jersey
- Colonial Revival architecture in New Jersey
- Churches completed in 1861
- Churches in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Churches in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- 19th-century Episcopal church buildings
- 1703 establishments in New Jersey
- Cemeteries in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Religious organizations established in 1703
- Brick buildings and structures in New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey