New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Christ Church

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

1. Christ Church Marker

Inscription. Christ Church, founded in 1742, was entered onto the National Register of Historic Places in July 28, 1989. In 1776, the third public reading of the Declaration of Independence was made from the foot of the church tower. Funding for the Exterior Restoration of the parish building, beginning 2002, was made possible in part by the Garden State Preservation Trust administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust, State of New Jersey

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 29.75′ N, 74° 26.571′ W. Marker is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on Paterson Street. The marker is affixed to the exterior wall at the back entrance door of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Paterson Street, New Brunswick NJ 08901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in Greater Princeton,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the

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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: Christ Church Parish (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Anthony Walton White (here, next to this marker); Route Taken by Washington (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Classes of Queen's College (Rutgers University) (about 400 feet away); New Brunswick Inn Site (about 400 feet away); Innovation (about 600 feet away); New Brunswick (about 700 feet away); College Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Brunswick.

Christ Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

2. Christ Church

The marker is located on the church wall on the right side of the entrance door.

Christ Church Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

3. Christ Church Tower

Christ Church Tower-close up of the entrance doors image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

4. Christ Church Tower-close up of the entrance doors

Christ Church-Tower tablet-Left side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

5. Christ Church-Tower tablet-Left side

(Partial wording)-Meeting on the relief of widows and children of clergymen held in this church May 11th, 1784.

Christ Church Tower Tablet- Right side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

6. Christ Church Tower Tablet- Right side

(Partial wording)To commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the consecration of first bishop of the church in New Jersey, the Right Reverend John Croes,

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 18, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.