Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting

Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting, also known as Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House, is a historic church located on Yellow Meetinghouse and Red Valley roads in the Red Valley section of Upper Freehold Township near Imlaystown in Monmouth County, New Jersey.[3] It is the oldest Baptist meetinghouse in the state.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 21, 1975 for its significance in religion and exploration/settlement.[3]

Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting
Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting is located in New Jersey
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting is located in the United States
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting
LocationYellow Meetinghouse and Red Valley roads, Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey
Nearest cityImlaystown, New Jersey
Coordinates40°10′8″N 74°28′28″W
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Built1720
NRHP reference No.75001147[1]
NJRHP No.2069[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1975
Designated NJRHPMarch 25, 1975

History

An earlier building for the area Baptists was erected in 1720 on land donated by Thomas and Rachel Salter.[3] The current meeting house was built in 1737.[5] It is oriented so that the gable ends are facing due east and west, to maximize sunlight on the southern side. The first resident minister for the congregation was David Jones (1736–1820).[3] The parsonage was built c. 1830.[5]

  • Parsonage
    Parsonage
  • Entrance gate, cemetery, and meeting house
    Entrance gate, cemetery, and meeting house

Cemetery

The oldest dated grave in the Yellow Meeting House Cemetery is Salter's son, John, who died August 29, 1723.[5] The 5-acre (2.0 ha) cemetery has about two hundred graves.[3]

Notable burials

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#75001147)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 14. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  3. Poinsett, David N. (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos
  4. "Upper Freehold Historic Farmland". Uftnj.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
  5. "Historical Information". Friends of the Old Yellow Meeting House.
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