Congregational Church (Montclair, New Jersey) Explained

Congregational Church
Location:42 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.8122°N -74.2186°W
Built:1920
Architect:Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Added:July 1, 1988
Refnum:86003050
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:September 29, 1986
Designated Other1 Number:1126[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Congregational Church, also known as the First Congregational Church of Montclair, is a historic United Church of Christ church located at 42 South Fullerton Avenue in the township of Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The church was designed by the architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and features Perpendicular Gothic style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture. Eleanor Price notes in the nomination form that it is "one of the finest examples of Gothic church architecture in the country".[2] It was listed in the Churches section of the Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[3]

The British-born organist Mark Andrews served as the church's organist from 1917 to 1939.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 9 . December 27, 2023 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86003050}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Congregational Church ]. National Park Service. Eleanor . Price . September 1980 . With
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000493|title=}} Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Resources Area ]. . Eleanor . Price . November 1986 . [{{NRHP url|id=64000493|title=}}#page=9 9].
  4. https://archive.org/details/sim_diapason_1940-01-01_31_2 The Diapason, "Mark Andrews Dean; Famed as Composer"