Wickliffe Presbyterian Church
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Wickliffe Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 111 13th Avenue in Newark, New Jersey
. It is in Richardsonian Romanesque
style and was designed by William Halsey Wood
It was built in 1889.
The 13th Avenue church replaced a church used previously by the congregation at 2 Wickliffe Street, in Newark. Wickliffe Street intersects 13th Avenue a block or two away.
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
It appears to have been demolished. Google Maps' satellite view shows no church at the given address.
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. It is in Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
style and was designed by William Halsey Wood
William Halsey Wood
William Halsey Wood was an American architect, born at the Village of Dansville, New York on April 24, 1855. He died at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 13, 1897.-Early life:...
It was built in 1889.
The 13th Avenue church replaced a church used previously by the congregation at 2 Wickliffe Street, in Newark. Wickliffe Street intersects 13th Avenue a block or two away.
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
It appears to have been demolished. Google Maps' satellite view shows no church at the given address.
External links
- Flickr photo showing a portion remaining of the church, in 2005, showing a portion remaining after demolition reportedly around 1990
- Wickliffe Presbyterian Church, at OldNewark.Com