St. Mary's Abbey Church
St. Mary's Church (Newark Abbey church) | |
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| Location | 520 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and William Street, Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′9″N 74°17′13″W / 40.73583°N 74.28694°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architect | Henry Engelbert |
| Architectural style | German Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000790[1] |
| NJRHP No. | [2] |
| Added to NRHP | November 03, 1972 |
St. Mary's Abbey Church is a historic Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of Newark at 520 Martin Luther King Blvd (formerly High St.) and William St. in Newark, New Jersey.
History
The parish was established in 1842 to serve the needs of working-class German-speaking immigrants who worked in Newark's factories. It met originally in a wooden church, but this was destroyed in 1856 by anti-Catholic Know Nothing elements.[3]
The new church was entrusted to the monks of the
Construction was completed in 1857. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ About Our Church, St. Mary's Church, retrieved August 9, 2021
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