Historic Site-Grace Church - Newark NJ
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 43.847 W 074° 10.478
18T E 569696 N 4509199
Newark’s second oldest Episcopal parish was founded in 1837. The architect of the present brown freestone building, completed in 1848, was the famed Richard Upjohn, a master of English Gothic style.
Waymark Code: WM12GKN
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2020
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Historic Site-Grace Church-Newark’s second oldest Episcopal parish was founded in 1837. The architect of the present brown freestone building, completed in 1848, was the famed Richard Upjohn, a master of English Gothic style. In 1882 Samuel A. Ward, a choir-master here, composed a hymn tune that later became the melody of “America the Beautiful.” Since the 19th century Grace Church has been noted for its choral music and Angelo-Catholic worship. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988.
Group that erected the marker: The Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee.
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Broad Street
Newark, NJ USA
07104
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