Congregational Church

42 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, New Jersey. County/parish: Essex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 01, 1988. NRIS 86003050.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • First Congregational Church of Montclair

From Wikipedia:

Congregational Church (Montclair, New Jersey)

The Congregational Church, also known as the First Congregational Church of Montclair, is a historic United Church of Christ church located at 42 South Fullerton Avenue in the township of Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The church was designed by the architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and features Perpendicular Gothic style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture. Eleanor Price notes in the nomination form that it is "one of the finest examples of Gothic church architecture in the country". It was listed in the Churches section of the Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

The British-born organist Mark Andrews served as the church's organist from 1917 to 1939.

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