Old First Presbyterian Church (Newark, New Jersey)

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Built 1787 NJRHP # 1300 Opened 1787 Phone +1 973-642-0260		NRHP Reference # 72000781 Designated NJRHP August 2, 1972 Area 4,047 m² Added to NRHP 2 November 1972

Location 820 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey Address 827 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA Architectural styles Georgian architecture, American Colonial Similar Four Corners, First National State Ban, Trinity & St Philip's Cathedral, House of Prayer Episcopal, First Baptist Peddie Memorial

The Old First Presbyterian Church, also known as First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, is a church in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The grounds, located in the Four Corners Historic District, includes an old burial ground.

Notable burials

William Burnet (1730–1791), physician who represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781.

Silas Condit (1778–1861), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1833.

Thomas Ward (1759–1842), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817.

Thomas M. Woodruff (1804–1855), represented New York's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847.

References

Old First Presbyterian Church (Newark, New Jersey) Wikipedia

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