Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg
Blawenburg Reformed Church in 2021
Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg
Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg is located in New Jersey
Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg
Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg is located in the United States
Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg
Location424 County Route 518, Blawenburg, New Jersey
Coordinates40°24′30″N 74°41′57″W / 40.40833°N 74.69917°W / 40.40833; -74.69917
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1831
Built byRichard Brown
Architectural styleGeorgian
Part ofBlawenburg Historic District (ID88000632)
NRHP reference No.85002004[1]
NJRHP No.2537[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1985
Designated CPDecember 7, 1990
Designated NJRHPJuly 22, 1985

Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg, now known as Blawenburg Reformed Church, is a historic church at 424 County Route 518 in the Blawenburg section of Montgomery Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. The Blawenburg Reformed Church Cemetery is located on County Route 601 near CR 518.[3] The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1985 for its significance in architecture and religion.[4] It was added as a contributing property to the Blawenburg Historic District in 1990.

History

Construction of the church building started in 1830 and was completed in 1831. Richard Brown was the chief carpenter. It was then known as the Second Dutch Reformed Church at Harlingen. It then became the Reformed Dutch Church at Blawenburg on March 4, 1832.[5] A schoolhouse was built in 1853 by the church. It is now the village preschool. The church cemetery is west of the church on land partly donated by John Van Zandt in 1859.[4]

Description

The church is a two story white building, an example of late Georgian architecture. It has a bell tower with a feather-shaped weathervane on top. The facade features an oculus and two pie-shaped windows. There are two entrance doors.[4]

Notable burials

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#85002004)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. October 27, 2015. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Blawenburg Reformed Church Cemetery". Blawenburg Reformed Church.
  4. 1 2 3 Turhune, Grace A. (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg". National Park Service. With accompanying 8 photos
  5. ↑ "A Brief History of Blawenburg Reformed Church". Blawenburg Reformed Church.
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