National Register of Historic Places

Locktown Baptist Church

Stockton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Listed
February 15, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001166

About this property

The Locktown Baptist Church is a historic stone church located at 323 Locktown-Sergeantsville Road in the Locktown section of Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1819 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 1974, for its significance in architecture and religion. The Kingwood Baptist Congregation was organized on July 27, 1745, in Baptistown. The Locktown church was known as the Lower Church, as compared to the Baptistown church. In 1819, the congregation built this two-story fieldstone church south of the Wickecheoke Creek on land from Daniel Rittenhouse. The first pastor, David Bateman, died in 1832 and is buried under the church floor. National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Media related to Locktown Baptist Church at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Stockton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
40.48493, -74.97212

Categories

RELIGIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

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When was Locktown Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

Locktown Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Locktown Baptist Church?

Locktown Baptist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Locktown Baptist Church?

The period of significance for Locktown Baptist Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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