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House of Prayer Episcopal Church and Rectory is a historic site at Broad and State Streets in Newark, Essex County, 
The parish was founded in 1849 and held its first services in the rectory on November 7. A few days later, construction began on the
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, United States. The house was built in prior to 1725 (c. 1710) and the church in 1849 and they were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
The rectory was the home of Hannibal Goodwin
Hannibal Williston Goodwin (April 30, 1822 – December 31, 1900), patented a method for making transparent, flexible roll film out of nitrocellulose film base, which was used in Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope, an early machine for viewing m ...
, priest and inventor. Known as the Plume House, the building is considered one of the most endangered landmarks in the state.
The parish was founded in 1849 and held its first services in the rectory on November 7. A few days later, construction began on the Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...
church building, designed by Frank Wills, which was consecrated a year later. A parish hall was added in several phases later in the 19th century.
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
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, New Jersey. Latitude ...
* List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
This article attempts to list the oldest wikt:extant, extant buildings surviving in the state of New Jersey in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate ...
References
Episcopal church buildings in New Jersey Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Gothic Revival church buildings in New Jersey Churches in Newark, New Jersey Stone houses in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places {{NewJersey-Anglican-church-stub