St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey)

Coordinates: 40°43′40″N 74°9′20″W / 40.72778°N 74.15556°W / 40.72778; -74.15556
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St. Stephan's Church
St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey) is located in Essex County, New Jersey
St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey)
St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey) is located in New Jersey
St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey)
St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey) is located in the United States
St. Stephan's Church (Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey)
LocationFerry Street and Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°43′40″N 74°9′20″W / 40.72778°N 74.15556°W / 40.72778; -74.15556
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1874
ArchitectStahlin, G.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.72000792[1]
NJRHP No.[2]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1972

St. Stephan's Church is a historic church on Ferry Street and Wilson Avenue in the

Ironbound section of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
, United States.

It was built in 1874 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. This was also the site of the alien ship rising up from beneath the street in the 2005 film, War of the Worlds. The recreated church front facing onto Merchant Street was mechanically designed to shear off and move as the earth shook before the alien craft emerged.

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "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.