Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg explained

Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg
Location:424 County Route 518, Blawenburg, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.4083°N -74.6992°W
Built:1831
Builder:Richard Brown
Architecture:Georgian
Added:September 5, 1985
Refnum:85002004
Nrhp Type2:indcp
Designated Nrhp Type2:December 7, 1990
Partof Refnum:88000632
Partof:Blawenburg Historic District
Nocat:yes
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:July 22, 1985
Designated Other1 Number:2537[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg, now known as Blawenburg Reformed Church, is a historic church at 424 County Route 518 in the Blawenburg section of Montgomery Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. The Blawenburg Reformed Church Cemetery is located on County Route 601 near CR 518.[2] The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1985 for its significance in architecture and religion.[3] It was added as a contributing property to the Blawenburg Historic District in 1990.

History

Construction of the church building started in 1830 and was completed in 1831. Richard Brown was the chief carpenter. It was then known as the Second Dutch Reformed Church at Harlingen. It then became the Reformed Dutch Church at Blawenburg on March 4, 1832.[4] A schoolhouse was built in 1853 by the church. It is now the village preschool. The church cemetery is west of the church on land partly donated by John Van Zandt in 1859.[3]

Description

The church is a two story white building, an example of late Georgian architecture. It has a bell tower with a feather-shaped weathervane on top. The facade features an oculus and two pie-shaped windows. There are two entrance doors.[3]

Notable burials

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Somerset County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 10 . October 27, 2015 .
  2. Web site: Blawenburg Reformed Church Cemetery. Blawenburg Reformed Church.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002004}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg ]. . Turhune. Grace A. . September 1985 . With
  4. Web site: A Brief History of Blawenburg Reformed Church . Blawenburg Reformed Church.