First Reformed Church of New Brunswick

The First Reformed Church, historically known as the Dutch Reformed Church, is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey on 160 Neilson Street. It is adjacent to the First Reformed Church Cemetery in the churchyard. The education building is located next to the sanctuary building with the street address being 9 Bayard Street. The church building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1960.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 1988, for its significance in architecture and religion.^[1][4]

First Reformed Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
First Reformed Church, 2018
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Location	160 Neilson Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°29′42″N 74°26′32″W
Built	1812
Architectural style	Italianate, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	88001703[1]
NJRHP No.	1862[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 27, 1988
Designated NJRHP	August 15, 1988

History

The congregation was formed in 1717.^[5][6] The church building was constructed in 1812 and features Georgian and Federal architecture. The steeple was added in 1835.^[4] By 1867, three new churches had been formed by members of the church: Spotswood (1820), Middlebush Reformed Church (1834), and Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick (1843).^[7] In 1971 the church was set on fire.^[8]

First Reformed Church Cemetery
Details
Location	Churchyard

Notable burials

• Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, first President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University)
• Ira Condict, third President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University)
• Theodore Frelinghuysen, United States Senator from New Jersey, seventh President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University)

Gallery

• 
  HABS photo of church and cemetery from 1960.
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  The church interior, March 1960.
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  New Brunswick historical information
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  March 2018

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey