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.
History
The congregation was formed in 1717. The church building was constructed in 1812. In 1971 the church was set on fire.
Notable burials
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Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh
Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (22 February 1735/6 – 30 October 1790) was an American Dutch Reformed clergyman, colonial and state legislator, and educator. Hardenbergh was a founder of Queen's College—now Rutgers, The State University of New J ...
, first President of Queen's College (now
Rutgers University)
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Ira Condict
Ira Condict (February 21, 1764 – June 1, 1811) was an American Presbyterian and Dutch Reformed minister who served as the third president of Queen's College (now Rutgers University) in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
A 1784 graduate of the Colleg ...
, third President of Queen's College (now
Rutgers University)
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Theodore Frelinghuysen,
United States Senator from New Jersey, seventh President of Queen's College (now
Rutgers University)
Gallery
File:FirstReformedNewBrunswickNJHABS.tiff, The church in March 1960.
File:March 1960 INTERIOR TOWARD THE PULPIT - First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, Neilson Street, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ HABS NJ,12-NEBRU,2-7.tif, The church interior, March 1960.
File:First Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJ - information sign.jpg, New Brunswick historical information
File:First Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJ - Church house.jpg, March 2018
References
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Reformed Church in America churches in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey
Cemeteries in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Churches in New Brunswick, New Jersey
1812 establishments in New Jersey
1717 establishments in New Jersey
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