Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
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Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
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| Location: |
Broad and Lawrence Sts., Bridgeton, New Jersey |
| Area: |
9.8 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built: |
1792 |
| Architectural style: |
Federal |
| Governing body: |
Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
74001159[1] |
| NJRHP #: |
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| Added to NRHP: |
December 02, 1974 |
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic church on Broad (New Jersey Route 49) and Lawrence Streets in Bridgeton, New Jersey.[3] It was built in 1792 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The church and cemetery are also listed on both the New Jersey Register (ID #1029, since 1973)[4]
Notable burials
- Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1801-1807.[5]
- Jonathan Elmer (1745–1817), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1789-1791.[6]
- Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1843-1845.[7]
- James G. Hampton (1814–1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849.[8]
- John T. Nixon (1820–1889), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1859 to 1863.[9]
- Elias P. Seeley (1791–1846), 11th Governor of New Jersey, serving in 1833.[10]
- William G. Whiteley (1819–1886), represented Delaware in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861.[11]
- Joseph Archibald Clark (1822–1914), one of the founders of Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co.
- Clement Waters Shoemaker (1848–1914), one of the founders of Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co. and generous philanthropist.
- Hessian soldier from the American Revolutionary war
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cumberland County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 12. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/cumberland.pdf. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114. http://books.google.com/books?id=uDfIJt5RFWgC&dq=&pg=PP1&ots=auks4TKY6W&sig=SZl5W1s0xzASDS2kY9a9srYICb0&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3DOld%2BBurial%2BGrounds%2Bof%2BNew%2BJersey%26sourceid%3Dnavclient-ff%26ie%3DUTF-8%26rls%3DGGGL,GGGL:2006-11,GGGL:en&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title.
- ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.
- ^ Ebenezer Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ James Giles Hampton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2007.
- ^ John Thompson Nixon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley, National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ William Gustavus Whiteley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
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