Built 1791 NRHP Reference # 83001546 Designated NJRHP April 8, 1983 Area 6,500 m² Added to NRHP 9 June 1983 | Architectural style Wrenn-Gibbs type NJRHP # 523 Opened 1791 Phone +1 201-342-7050 | |
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Location 42 Court Street Hackensack, New Jersey Address 53 Court St, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA Burials Enoch Poor, Peter Van Gaasbeck, George Cassedy Similar Reformed Dutch Church of, South Schraalenburgh Church, Bergen County Court Ho, Flatbush Reformed Dutch Ch, Reformed Dutch Church of | ||
First Dutch Reformed Church, also known as the "Old Church on the Green", is located in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
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History
It sits in the churchyard of the church by the same name, the current building being constructed in 1791. The east wall of the building is of particular interest because it incorporates several carved stones from the first church building erected on the site. These stones bear the monogram of several of the founding families. The Congregation was founded by Dutch Settlers in 1686. For the first ten years the congregation worshipped in various locations, and in 1696 the first building was built on the current site. In 1780 Colonial General Enoch Poor was buried in the Cemetery. George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette attended the funeral. The church is the oldest church in Bergen County.
The church is adjacent to the Hackensack Green, which was originally church land and is one of the oldest public squares in New Jersey.