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Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood
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Old Stone Church, 2018
Old Stone Church is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Old Stone Church
Old Stone Church
Location in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Old Stone Church is located in New Jersey
Old Stone Church
Old Stone Church
Location in New Jersey
Old Stone Church is located in the United States
Old Stone Church
Old Stone Church
Location in the United States
Location Corner of Oak Summit Road and County Route 519
Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1837 (1837)
NRHP reference No. 100002053
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Added to NRHP January 25, 2018

The Old Stone Church is a historic sandstone church located in Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1837 and is now owned by the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County. This church is special because it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 2018. This means it's recognized as an important historical building due to its architecture.

History of the Old Stone Church

The story of the Old Stone Church goes back a long way. The first church building on this spot was a smaller stone building. It was built in 1755 and was known as the Old Stone Meetinghouse. It's believed that the stones from this older building were used to construct the church we see today.

The church congregation, which is a group of people who worship together, started even earlier, in 1728. This community grew a lot during a special time called the First Great Awakening. Famous preachers like Gilbert Tennent and George Whitefield even gave sermons here in 1739.

The School Next Door

Right next to the Old Stone Church, you'll find the Oak Summit School. This was a one-room schoolhouse, which means all the students learned together in a single room. It was built in 1849 and was used as a school until 1953. Even though it's right next to the church, the school building is not part of the historic listing for the church.

Oak Summit Cemetery

Oak Summit Cemetery
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Kingwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 2018
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Established 1754
Location
Oak Summit Road

The cemetery for the Presbyterian church is located on the south side of Oak Summit Road. It was started in 1754, even before the current church building was constructed. This cemetery is a separate historical site and is not included in the same historic listing as the Old Stone Church.

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