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First Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)
First Presbyterian Church is a historic church located at 120 East State Street in Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The church's first congregation got together in 1712 and their first church was built in 1726. The church building and churchyard cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places for their significance in architecture, politics, religion, and social history on September 9, 2005. With History and description The current church was built in 1839 and is the third one at this site. It was designed by architect Horatio Nelson Hotchkiss with Greek Revival style and features two Ionic columns. It has a high octagonal steeple. Cemetery plots are located to the east and west of the building. Former pastors * David Cowell, 1732–1760 * James Waddel Alexander, 1829–1832 * John William Yeomans, 1834–1841 * Henry Collin Minton, 1891–1902 Notable interments Colonel Johann Rall, commander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County. It was the federal capital, capital of the United States from November 1 until December 24, 1784.New Jersey County Map , New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton are the two principal cities of the Trenton–Princeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Mercer County for statistical purposes and constitutes part of the New York metropolitan area#Combined statistical area, New York combined statistical area by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
