Richwood Methodist Church | |
Location: | 104 Richwood Road, Richwood, New Jersey |
Coordinates: | 39.7217°N -75.1669°W |
Architecture: | Late Victorian |
Added: | January 19, 1979 |
Refnum: | 79001490 |
Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Number: | 1390[1] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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The Richwood Methodist Church is located at 104 Richwood Road in the Richwood section of the township of Harrison in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The historic church was built around 1860 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 1979, for its significance in architecture. The listing includes the adjacent church cemetery.[2]
The church was organized on May 22, 1860.[3] The land for the church building was purchased on August 2. It was built later in the year or early in 1861. The Late Victorian style church also has Greek and Gothic features.[2] The church has also been known as Mount Pleasant and Five Points. Stained glass windows were installed in 1925.[3]