Westfield in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Meeting House

Westfield Historical Site

— 1740 - 1804 —

Meeting House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2010

1. Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Site of the first permanent frame house of worship, facing the Church Green, known as the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, organized 1728. Erected circa 1740, it was enlarged in 1758 and a bell added. British troops occupied and damaged the building in 1777. In 1805 it was succeeded by a larger building across “the road to the mountains” in front of the present church.

Researched By
Westfield Historical Society
Plaque Donated By
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
September, 1976

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1976.

Location. 40° 39.201′ N, 74° 20.854′ W. Marker is in Westfield, New Jersey, in Union County. It is on E Mountain Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Westfield NJ 07090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Men of Westfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Church in Westfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Downer Well Cap (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Revolutionary Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Westfield Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Westfield (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westfield.

Westfield Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2010

2. Westfield Marker

Marker on E Mountain Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2010

3. Marker on E Mountain Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 914 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.