St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey) Explained

St. Stephan's Church
Location:Ferry Street and Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.7278°N -74.1556°W
Built:1874
Architect:Stahlin, G.
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:October 5, 1972
Refnum:72000792
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:[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

St. Stephan's Church is a historic church on Ferry Street and Wilson Avenue in the Ironbound section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.

It was built in 1874 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. This was also the site of the alien ship rising up from beneath of the street in the 2005 film, War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise alongside with Rick Gonzalez and Yul Vazquez. The recreated church front facing onto Merchant Street was mechanically designed to shear off and move as the earth shook before the alien craft emerged.

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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 . 5 . April 1, 2010 . August 21, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327025729/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/essex.pdf . March 27, 2009 .