The Grace Church Van Vorst, is located in
Jersey City
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.[Hudson County
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,
New Jersey
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, United States. The church was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on August 1, 1979. The church was built in 1853 and was named after the former
Van Vorst Township.
The church is an English Gothic-style
Episcopal church which was designed by
Detlef Lienau
Detlef Lienau (17 February 1818 – 29 August 1887) was a German architect born in Holstein. He is credited with having introduced the French style to American building construction, notably the mansard roof and all its decorative flourishes. Trai ...
. The building is constructed with
brownstone
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Type ...
and has a
slate
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roof. The church was expanded in 1864 with the addition of two bays to the west and a
baptistry added midway on the south side of the building. The 57-foot high square tower was added in 1912. Adjacent to the church is a
rectory
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Function
A clergy house is typically ow ...
that was also designed by Lienau in a similar style to the church.
Gallery
File:Grace Church Van Vorst2.jpg, View of southern side.
File:Grace Church Van Vorst3.jpg, View of eastern side.
File:Grace Church Van Vorst4.jpg, View of interior.
See also
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*
Paul Moore - former
rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of the church.
References
External links
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View of Grace Church Van Vorstvia
Google Street View
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