Mays Landing Presbyterian Church

Mays Landing Presbyterian Church is a historic church built in 1841 and located at Main Street and Cape May Avenue in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1938[3] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1982, for its significance in architecture and religion.[4] The church was added as a contributing property to the Mays Landing Historic District in 1990.[5]

Mays Landing Presbyterian Church
Mays Landing Presbyterian Church is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Mays Landing Presbyterian Church
Mays Landing Presbyterian Church is located in New Jersey
Mays Landing Presbyterian Church
Mays Landing Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Mays Landing Presbyterian Church
LocationMain Street and Cape May Avenue, Mays Landing, New Jersey
Coordinates39°27′9″N 74°43′40″W
Built1841 (1841)
Architectural styleVernacular Neo-Classical
Part ofMays Landing Historic District (ID90001245)
NRHP reference No.82003261[1]
NJRHP No.339[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1982
Designated CPAugust 23, 1990
Designated NJRHPApril 21, 1981

History and description

The church is a brick building using Flemish bond and designed using Greek Revival architecture. The front portico features Doric columns. The land was donated to the church by Samuel Richards, who owned the Weymouth Iron Furnace. The Reverend Allen H. Brown served as pastor 1846–1854 and 1862–1872.[4]

HABS photo from 1938

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#82003261)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 6.
  3. "Mays Landing Presbyterian Church". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1938.
  4. Ash, III, John T.; McGeary, Mary J. (January 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mays Landing Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 10 photos
  5. Thompson, Priscilla M. (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mays Landing Historic District". National Park Service.
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