Church of the Redeemer (Longport, New Jersey)

Church of the Redeemer
Location 20th and Atlantic Avenues, Longport, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°18′34″N 74°31′51″W / 39.30944°N 74.53083°WCoordinates: 39°18′34″N 74°31′51″W / 39.30944°N 74.53083°W
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1908
Architect Duhring, Okie & Ziegler
W. S. Higbee, builder
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 92001179[1]
NJRHP # [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 10, 1992
Designated NJRHP July 7, 1992

Church of the Redeemer, built in 1908, was a historic church at 20th and Atlantic Avenues in Longport, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It suffered a catastrophic fire in June 2012, and was demolished. A re-creation of the church is under construction and scheduled to open in June 2014.[3]

Designed by the firm of Duhring, Okie & Ziegler, the building likely was the work of architect H. Louis Duhring, Jr. Duhring's father was a prominent Episcopal minister in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a friend of Joseph P. Remington, the donor of the land for the church.[4]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It was heavily damaged in a fire on June 30, 2012.[5] The fire was thought to be started when the church was struck by lightning from a storm connected with the June 2012 North American derecho severe-weather event. The surviving structure was deemed unsafe and demolished on July 2, 2012.

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  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Atlantic County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 2, 2011. p. 5. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ Amy S. Rosenberg, "Bringing back landmark N.J. church brought low by storm," The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Karen DeRosa, NRHP Nomination, Church of the Redeemer, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 1992.
  5. ↑ Weekend storms cause fire at historic church in New Jersey from CBS3.