Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting Explained

Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting
Nearest City:Imlaystown, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.1689°N -74.4744°W
Location:Yellow Meetinghouse and Red Valley roads, Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey
Built:1720
Added:April 21, 1975
Refnum:75001147
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:March 25, 1975
Designated Other1 Number:2069[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting, also known as Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House, is a historic church located on Yellow Meetinghouse and Red Valley roads in the Red Valley section of Upper Freehold Township near Imlaystown in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is the oldest Baptist meetinghouse in the state.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 21, 1975 for its significance in religion and exploration/settlement.[3]

History

An earlier building for the area Baptists was erected in 1720 on land donated by Thomas and Rachel Salter.[3] The current meeting house was built in 1737. It is oriented so that the gable ends are facing due east and west, to maximize sunlight on the southern side. The first resident minister for the congregation was David Jones (1736–1820).[3] The parsonage was built .[4]

Cemetery

The oldest dated grave in the Yellow Meeting House Cemetery is Salter's son, John, who died August 29, 1723.[4] The 5acres cemetery has about two hundred graves.[3]

Notable burials

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Monmouth County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 14 . March 1, 2011 . April 26, 2011.
  2. Web site: Upper Freehold Historic Farmland . Uftnj.com . 2013-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100131050409/http://www.uftnj.com/Historic%20Farmland%20Tour.htm . 2010-01-31 . dead .
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=75001147}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting ]. National Park Service. David N. . Poinsett . March 1975 . With
  4. Web site: Historical Information . Friends of the Old Yellow Meeting House.