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The First Presbyterian Church is located at 57 E. Park Place in the town of Morristown in
Morris County, New Jersey Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county was the state's List of counties in New Jersey, tenth- ...
. The congregation started worship here in 1733. It received a royal charter from
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in 1756. The current church building was erected in 1894. The stone building features
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and works by
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. The church was added to the
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, listed as a
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of the
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, on October 30, 1973. With


History


Second Presbyterian Church

In 1840, the congregation decided to split in two, and formed the Second Presbyterian Church. In 1863, the name was changed to the South Street Presbyterian Church at Morristown. After a fire destroyed the original church building, a new stone church was built in 1878, designed by architect J. Cleaveland Cady in Romanesque Revival style. The building is also listed as a contributing property of the Morristown District. In 1925, the two congregations merged to form the Presbyterian Church in Morristown.


See also

* First Presbyterian Churchyard * List of Presbyterian churches in New Jersey *
National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey Mor ...


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