Upper Meeting House of the Baptist Church of Middletown
Upper Meeting House of the Baptist Church of Middletown | |
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| Location | 40 Main Street, Holmdel Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′41″N 74°11′11″W / 40.34472°N 74.18639°W |
| Area | 4.8 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1809 |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002573[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1987[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 7, 1990 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 3, 1987 |
The Upper Meeting House of the Baptist Church of Middletown, also known as the Holmdel Community Church, is located at 40 Main Street in Holmdel Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It was the first Baptist church congregation in New Jersey. The historic church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 1990, for its significance in architecture.[1][3]
The Holmdel Community Church congregation was formed as a result of a twentieth century merger between the Middletown Baptist Church and the Dutch Reformed Congregation. The Baptist congregation was founded in 1688 by Baptists from Rhode Island and was known as Upper Meeting and it shared a minister with Lower Meeting, the other Baptist congregation in the area, which is now known as Old First Church in Middletown. The first church building on the current site of Holmdel Community Church was constructed by the Baptists in 1705. The current church building was constructed in 1809 (with later additions). The Dutch Reformed congregation was originally located nearby and was founded in 1699. It was previously known as the Middletown Church of the Navesink, and later as the Dutch Reformed Church of Freehold and Middletown.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#87002573)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2024. p. 7.
(Holmdel Community Church)
- ^ a b Duff, Marilyn K. (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Meeting House of the Baptist Church of Middletown". National Park Service. With accompanying 24 photos
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- Churches completed in 1809
- 19th-century Baptist churches in the United States
- Churches in Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Gothic Revival church buildings in New Jersey
- Holmdel Township, New Jersey
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- United Church of Christ churches in New Jersey
- Baptist churches in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Monmouth County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places