National Register of Historic Places

Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse

Martinsville, Somerset County, New Jersey
Listed
June 2, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001187

About this property

The Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse is a historic church located at the intersection of County Route 651 (King George Road, Mount Bethel Road) and Mountainview Road in the village of Mount Bethel in Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1786, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1976, for its significance in architecture and religion. The meetinghouse, a plain two and one-half story frame building, was built in 1786. Previously thought to have been built in 1761, disassembled in 1785, and moved to this location, the meetinghouse is now thought to have been built using some of the structure from an earlier building. It was built by the Mount Bethel Baptist congregation, which had been established in 1767 from the Scotch Plains Baptist Church. This congregation was the first in Somerset County. In 1960, it dedicated a new church building and abandoned this one. National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey Media related to Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Martinsville, Somerset County, New Jersey
40.63806, -74.51428

Categories

ARCHITECTURERELIGION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse listed on the National Register?

Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse?

Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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