St. James Lutheran Church (Pohatcong Township, New Jersey)
St. James Lutheran Church and Cemetery | |
 St. James Lutheran Church in 2017 | |
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| Location | 1213 U.S. Route 22, Pohatcong Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′49″N 75°8′45″W / 40.68028°N 75.14583°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Architectural style | Early Republic (Federal) |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000737[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 5521[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 2016 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 25, 2016 |
St. James Lutheran Church, also known as Straw Church, is a historic church built in 1834 and located at 1213
History
The congregation was founded c. 1760 as a union church of
The first regular, resident pastor, starting in 1769, was
The cemetery is fronted by a low limestone wall with the date June 1790 engraved in a stone by the gateway. The earliest identified headstone is a brown sandstone, dated 1771, for the child David Metz. The obverse of the headstone for Peter Heintz, dated 1777, features a tree of life motif, carved by an anonymous German craftsman from Northampton County, Pennsylvania.[3]
Description
The church is a brick building designed with Federal architecture style and featuring Flemish bond on the front. The wooden cupola was added in 1960. It is the third church building at this location.[3]
Gallery
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Fellowship Hall and Church -
One-room schoolhouse, built 1858, by entrance to cemetery -
Cemetery and Church -
Headstone for David Metz, dated 1771 -
Obverse of headstone for Peter Heintz, dated 1777
See also
- German Palatines
- List of Lutheran churches in the United States
References
- ^ "St. James Lutheran Church and Cemetery". National Park Service.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d Carson, Chris (November 18, 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. James Lutheran Church and Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 37 photos.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 3.
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- ^ Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen (1895). "Appendix V: Later Lutheran Churches – The "Old Straw"". The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. Dover Printing Co. pp. 625–626.
- ^ a b Church, St James Lutheran. "St. James Lutheran Church". St. James Lutheran Church.
External links
Media related to St. James Lutheran Church (Pohatcong Township, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons- Saint James Lutheran Cemetery at Find a Grave
