All Souls Church (Plainfield, New Jersey) Explained

All Souls Church
Coordinates:40.6142°N -74.4161°W
Architect:Oscar Schutte Teale, Josiah T. Tubby, Harry Keith White
Architecture:Romanesque, Late Gothic Revival
Added:December 11, 2009
Refnum:09001078
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:June 25, 2007
Designated Other1 Number:2656[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

All Souls Church, also known as the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, is located at 724 Park Avenue in the city of Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1892, the historic stone church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 2009, for its significance in architecture and religion.[2] It is now the home of the Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC).[3]

The church was designed in 1892 by the architect and magician Oscar Schutte Teale and features Romanesque and Late Gothic Revival architecture. He also designed the Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook in 1896 and the Old Main at Centenary University in 1901. The Parish House was added in 1922, designed by the architect Josiah T. Tubby. The architect Harry Keith White redesigned the interior of the church in 1929.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Union County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 8 . March 25, 2024 . a.k.a. First Unitarian Society of Plainfield .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=09001078}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: All Souls Church ]. National Park Service. Stacy E. . Spies . September 2008 . With
  3. Web site: Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC) . City of Plainfield, New Jersey.