Bound Brook in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook
1896 - 2013
Photographed by Hannah Kerwin, October 27, 2013
1. The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook Marker
Inscription.
The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook. Founded in 1688 and the oldest congregation in Somerset County, this fifth sanctuary was designed by Oscar S. Teale in 1896 and dedicated in 1898. Unique features of this medieval revival style building include a semi-circular floor plan, innovative heavy timber trusses trimmed in chestnut and stained glass window by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
This beautiful church was among the first buildings in Bound Brook to utilize electric lighting and telephone service.
This significant work of architecture was placed on the New Jersey state and national registers of historic places in 2007.
Funding for the exterior restoration and preservation of this historic building has been made possible in part, by the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust, administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust / State of New Jersey.
Founded in 1688 and the oldest congregation in Somerset County, this fifth sanctuary was designed by Oscar S. Teale in 1896 and dedicated in 1898. Unique features of this medieval revival style building include a semi-circular floor plan, innovative heavy timber trusses trimmed in chestnut and stained glass window by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
This beautiful church was among the first buildings in Bound Brook to utilize electric lighting and telephone service.
This significant work of architecture was placed on the New Jersey state and national registers of historic places in 2007.
Funding for the exterior restoration and preservation of this historic building has been made possible in part, by the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust, administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust / State of New Jersey.
Erected 2013 by The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1688.
Location. 40° 34.001′ N, 74° 31.841′ W. Marker is in Bound Brook, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of East Union Avenue and Mountain Avenue on East Union Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bound Brook NJ 08805, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, 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.
3. Rededication of the Church's Historically Preserved Roof
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,092 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
