St Mary's Episcopal Church - Burlington, NJ
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N 40° 04.615 W 074° 51.698
18T E 511797 N 4436303
In 1695, settlers of Burlington, New Jersey acquired land for a cemetery on the corner of West Broad and Wood Streets. St. Mary's Episcopal Church was built there in 1702, making it the oldest Episcopal church in New Jersey.
Waymark Code: WM67ED
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2009
Views: 5
The Old St. Mary's Church was built on the corner of West Broad and Wood Streets. During the Revolution, this church was headquarters for the American Loyalists. Reverend Jonathan O’Dell of St. Mary’s, also sympathized with the English, and tried to convince people that King George III was the rightful ruler of America. He was shortly thereafter expulsed.
By the mid-1800's, the original St Mary's became too small for the congregation. The New St. Mary's Episcopal Church, completed in 1854, was designed by Richard Upjohn, in a Gothic Revival style, and is one of the the earliest cruciform structures in America. The new church was built across the churchyard from the Old St. Mary's Church and was added to the National register of Historic Places on May 31, 1972, and declared a National Historic Landmark on June 24, 1986.
St. Mary’s churchyard is the resting place of many prominent citizens of Burlington.
Active Church: Yes
School on property: Yes
Date Built: 01/01/1702
Website: [Web Link]
Service Times: Not listed
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