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Central Presbyterian Church is a historic church located at 46 Park Street in
The schoolhouse already on the property was renovated. The church was made of wood and built over the schoolrooms. The church was in the center of town, on a triangular-shaped block bordered by Bloomfield Avenue, Park Street and Church Street. On August 9, 1838 the church was formally dedicated. Samuel Ware Fischer was the church's first pastor, from 1839 to 1849 and later served as President of Hamilton College.
In 1860 a new and larger building behind the original church was dedicated as The First Presbyterian Church of Montclair.
In 1867 the church bought the school next door and expanded to accommodate 700 people. In 1868, the new Township of Montclair's first board meeting was held in the church's lecture room.
In 1886, a split in the congregation concerning church policy led to the formation of the Trinity Presbyterian Church. On December 2, 1913, Trinity and Old First merged and officially became The Central Presbyterian Church of Montclair.
A new church building, at the corner of Park Street and Claremont Avenue, was dedicated on October 15, 1922.
In 1950 Central ordained its first women elders.
Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair is a Township (New Jersey), township in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a commercial and cultural hub of North Jersey and a diverse ...
, United States.
The church was built in 1921 and dedicated on Oct. 15, 1922. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
on November 14, 1986, for its significance in architecture. The building was designed by architecture firms Carrere & Hastings Carrère is a French surname coming from Occitan '' Carrera''. It was rendered as Carrere in Mexican Spanish. It may refer to:
As a name
* Georges Carrère (1897–1986), French classical violinist
* Edward Carrere (1906–1984), Mexican art d ...
and Shreve, Lamb & Harmon.
History
In 1837 a board of trustees and officers, elected at a meeting at the local schoolhouse, started planning for a Presbyterian society for West Bloomfield, the township informally known as Cranetown that later, in 1870, was officially recognized as Montclair.
The schoolhouse already on the property was renovated. The church was made of wood and built over the schoolrooms. The church was in the center of town, on a triangular-shaped block bordered by Bloomfield Avenue, Park Street and Church Street. On August 9, 1838 the church was formally dedicated. Samuel Ware Fischer was the church's first pastor, from 1839 to 1849 and later served as President of Hamilton College.
In 1860 a new and larger building behind the original church was dedicated as The First Presbyterian Church of Montclair.
In 1867 the church bought the school next door and expanded to accommodate 700 people. In 1868, the new Township of Montclair's first board meeting was held in the church's lecture room.
In 1886, a split in the congregation concerning church policy led to the formation of the Trinity Presbyterian Church. On December 2, 1913, Trinity and Old First merged and officially became The Central Presbyterian Church of Montclair.
A new church building, at the corner of Park Street and Claremont Avenue, was dedicated on October 15, 1922.
In 1950 Central ordained its first women elders.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
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References
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