First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located at 600 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, one of the first townships established in the state at the end of the 17th century.

First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location600 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Area5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
ArchitectJonathan Freeman
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.08000363[1]
NJRHP No.4594[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2008
Designated NJRHPJanuary 25, 2008

It congregation was founded in 1675.[3] The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2008.

Cemetery
First Presbyterian Cemetery
Cemetery information sign
Details
Established1690
Find a GraveFirst Presbyterian Cemetery

The oldest headstone in the cemetery dates from 1690.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 21, 2017. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2014.
  3. Zerbe, Nancy L. (May 2, 2008). "NRHP Nomination: First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 25 photos, from 2005–7". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "The Cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge". First Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, New Jersey.


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