Built 1886 NJRHP # 592 Opened 1886 Added to NRHP 23 June 1988 | NRHP Reference # 88000928 Designated NJRHP May 1, 1988 Area 6,900 m² | |
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Address 66 Summit St, Norwood, NJ 07648, USA Similar Grace Episcopal Church, St Andrews, St John's Episcopal Church, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, St Paul Episcopal Church | ||
Church of the Holy Communion is a historic Episcopalian church building on Summit Avenue in Norwood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
It was designed by J. Cleaveland Cady in Late Gothic Revival style and Shingle Style and was built in 1886. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
History
Episcopal services service in Norwood began in the local Presbyterian Church about 1870. Norwood was a weekend and vacation resort for New Yorkers at the time, and the parish served these visitors throughout much of its history. Official consent to form a church parish was given on October 14, 1878 by Bishop Odenheimer of the Diocese of Newark.
Land for the church was donated Mr. and Mrs. George W Luckey. Construction began in 1876 and was completed in 1877. This building was destroyed by fire on November 6. 1886. Following the original plans, a new building, costing $8,229.69, was completed in 1888. A Carrera marble altar and a Tiffany window depicting the Resurrection were donated by the William H. Oakley family. An organ built by the J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ Builders was donated by the Suydam family.
A parish hall was built in 1930 and an education building in 1969. From 1980 to 1987 the church shared a rector and administrative services with nearby St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Harrington Park.