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Old Stone Church (Kingwood Township, New Jersey)

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Historic church in New Jersey, United States

United States historic place
Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Old Stone Church, 2018
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LocationCorner of Oak Summit Road and County Route 519
Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Coordinates40°32′34″N 75°00′20″W / 40.54278°N 75.00556°W / 40.54278; -75.00556
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1837 (1837)
NRHP reference No.100002053
NJRHP No.5557
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 2018
Designated NJRHPDecember 6, 2017

The Old Stone Church is a historic sandstone church located in Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1837 and is now owned by the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County. The church, described using its historic name, Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 2018 for its significance in architecture. The earlier church located here was a smaller stone building built in 1755, called the Old Stone Meetinghouse. The stones from this church were probably used to build the current one. The Kingwood congregation was established in 1728 and grew during the First Great Awakening, with Gilbert Tennent and George Whitefield preaching here in 1739.

The Oak Summit School, located next to the church, is a one-room schoolhouse that was established in 1849 and used until 1953. The building is not part of this NRHP listing.

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  • Kingwood Presbyterian Church, erected 1755 Kingwood Presbyterian Church, erected 1755
  • Oak Summit School Oak Summit School

Oak Summit Cemetery

Oak Summit Cemetery
Kingwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 2018
Details
Established1754
LocationOak Summit Road

The cemetery for the Presbyterian church was established on the south side of Oak Summit Road in 1754. It is not part of this NRHP listing.

References

  1. "National Register Information System – (#100002053)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 8.
  3. ^ Alderman, Christie (August 2017). "NRHP Nomination: Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood (Draft)" (PDF). National Park Service.
  4. Race, Henry (September 1895). "History of the Presbyterian Church of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey". The Jerseyman. A Quarterly Magazine of Local History. 3 (2). Flemington, N. J.: H. E. Deats: 13–23.
  5. "Kingwood Township History". Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey


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