| Middlebush Reformed Church | |
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  Middlebush Reformed Church | |
| 40°29′50″N 74°31′42″W / 40.4972°N 74.5284°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Reformed Church in America |
| Website | MiddlebushReformedChurch.com |
| History | |
| Founded | March 19, 1834 |
Middlebush Reformed Church | |
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| Location | 1 South Middlebush Road, Middlebush, New Jersey |
| Built | 1919 |
| Part of | Middlebush Village Historic District (ID07000354) |
| Designated CP | April 24, 2007 |
Middlebush Reformed Church, known as "the church with the red doors", is located at 1 South Middlebush Road at the corner of Amwell Road in the Middlebush section of Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2] It is the fourth oldest church in Franklin Township.[3][4] It was organized in 1834,[5][6][7] and the New York Times noted their first church was built in Colonial times and was one of the landmarks of the region.[8] The church is a contributing property of the Middlebush Village Historic District that was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 2007.[9]
The church is a part of the Reformed Church in America.
- ^ "Church celebrates 175th anniversary". MyCentralJersey.com. February 27, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
Middlebush Reformed Church, known as 'the church with the red doors,' is celebrating its 175th anniversary ... Middlebush Reformed Church is at Amwell and South Middlebush roads, Somerset.
- ^ Directory of churches in New Jersey, Volumes 14-21, New Jersey Historical Records Survey Project, 1941.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Through Tradition into Mission at Middlebush Reformed Church". Words from Wes. Reformed Church Press. March 23, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
This year, 2009, is the church's 175th anniversary. ... Anniversaries of congregations like Middlebush are deeply meaningful.
- ^ Centennial historical account of the Middlebush Reformed Church. 1934.
- ^ William B. Brahms (1997). Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-9668586-0-3.
- ^ "Lightning Destroys Historical Church", New York Times, 4 July 1917.
- ^ Keen, Ann M. (April 24, 2007). "NRHP Nomination: Middlebush Village Historic District". National Park Service.