Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location within Cumberland County, New Jersey
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located in New Jersey
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location within New Jersey
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location within the United States
LocationBroad and Lawrence Streets, Bridgeton, New Jersey
Coordinates39°25′45″N 75°14′3″W / 39.42917°N 75.23417°W / 39.42917; -75.23417
Area9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1792
Architectural styleFederal
Part ofBridgeton Historic District (Bridgeton, New Jersey) (ID82001043)
NRHP reference No.74001159[1]
NJRHP No.1029[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1974
Designated CPOctober 29, 1982
Designated NJRHPDecember 27, 1973

The Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic place on Broad (New Jersey Route 49) and Lawrence Streets in the city of Bridgeton in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.[3] The brick church was built in 1792 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1974, for its significance in architecture.[1][5] It was added as a contributing property to the Bridgeton Historic District on October 29, 1982.[6]

HABS photo from 1936

Notable burials

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System – (#74001159)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. June 26, 2026. p. 1.
  3. ↑ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2111-4.
  4. ↑ "First Presbyterian Church". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
  5. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. June 1973. With accompanying photo
  6. ↑ Vaux, Trina; Ewing, Thomas (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridgeton Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 16 photos
  7. ↑ Ebenezer Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
  8. ↑ Jonathan Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
  9. ↑ Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
  10. ↑ James Giles Hampton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2007.
  11. ↑ John Thompson Nixon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
  12. ↑ New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007.
  13. ↑ William Gustavus Whiteley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
  14. ↑ "Cumberland County Clerks". Cumberland County, New Jersey Clerk's Office. James Giles
  15. ↑ "Bloomfield Minch Dies; Ex-Head of N.J. Senate". The Morning Post. Vol. 54, no. 127. Camden, N.J. 26 June 1929. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Birkner, Michael J.; Linky, Donald; Mickulas, Peter (10 February 2014). "The Governors of New Jersey: Biographical Essays". Rutgers University Press. Retrieved 26 June 2016 – via Google Books.
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