Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 650 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township of Middlesex County,

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. The third church at this location, it was added to the

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on May 12, 2004, for its significance in architecture and religion. With

History

The congregation became active on December 29, 1703, and the first church was erected about 1717. The second church, erected on the same site in 1754, was granted a charter by

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on December 6, 1769. It was destroyed by fire in 1858. The cornerstone of the present church was laid on July 7, 1860. The building was consecrated May 20, 1861. The church remains active today, with regular services, as well as community involvement, including hosting

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meetings and running a food pantry.

Description

The church was designed by

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architect C. Harrison Condit in the

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often used by architect

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. It is a one-story brick building laid out in a

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with a slender

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and features a steeply pitched, gable, slate roof. St. Martha's House, formerly known as the Sexton House, and the rectory, known as the

Jonathan Singletary Dunham House Jonathan Singletary Dunham House, located in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, the state's first township, chartered on June 1, 1669, by King Charles II, is a house that was built around 1709 by Jonathan Singletary Dunham ( ...

, also contribute to this NRHP listing. The Dunham House features elaborate Flemish checker brickwork. File:Trinity Episcopal Church, Woodbridge, NJ - St. Martha's House.jpg, St. Martha's House File:Trinity Episcopal Church, Woodbridge, NJ - Rectory, west view.jpg, Rectory brickwork

Cemetery

The churchyard contains a cemetery with graves and tombstones dating back to 1715. File:Trinity Episcopal Church, Woodbridge, NJ - Tombstone, Sarah Jacques.jpg, 1758 tombstone

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History

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Cemetery

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