Mount Hope Miners' Church Explained

Mount Hope Miners' Church
Coordinates:	40.9283°N -74.5442°W
Architecture:	Italianate
Added:	August 20, 2012
Refnum:	12000530
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, 2012
Designated Other1 Number:	5097^[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom
Designated Other1 Color:	ffc94b

The Mount Hope Miners' Church, also known as the Mount Hope Methodist Episcopal Church, is located on Mount Hope Road in the Mount Hope section of Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The historic wood frame church was built in 1868 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2012, for its significance in architecture, social history, and religion. It features an octagonal bell tower with a dome cupola. The church was damaged on July 10, 1926, when lightning struck an ammunition building at the Picatinny Arsenal near Lake Denmark.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
• List of Methodist churches in the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 22 . March 25, 2024 . a.k.a. Mount Hope Methodist Episcopal Church.
2. none. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mount Hope Miners' Church . . Margaret M. . Hickey . March 2012 . With accompanying 19 photos. National Archives Catalog for New Jersey