Old Baptist Parsonage (Scotch Plains, New Jersey) Explained

Old Baptist Parsonage
Location:547 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.6517°N -74.3997°W
Added:January 18, 1973
Refnum:73001137
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:May 12, 1972
Designated Other1 Number:2721[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

Old Baptist Parsonage is a historic church parsonage at 547 Park Avenue in the township of Scotch Plains in Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is associated with the historic Scotch Plains Baptist Church and cemetery. The parsonage was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1973, for its significance in architecture.[2] In 2013, it was included in the Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Cemetery listing on the NRHP.[3]

History and description

It still stands on the original site where it was built in 1786. This structure was the first stone parsonage of Essex County, which included what is now Union County. The wood frame addition was added in 1810.[4]

See also

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 . 12 . September 11, 2023 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73001137}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Baptist Parsonage ]. National Park Service. Charles H. . Detwiller Jr. . March 1971 . With
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=13000386}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Parsonage and Cemetery ]. National Park Service. Vanessa . Zeoli . Jennifer B. . Leynes . April 2012 . With accompanying 36 photos
  4. Book: Bousquet . Richard . Bousquet . Suzanne . Images of America: Scotch Plains and Fanwood . Dover, NH . . 27 . 1995 . 0738563188.