National Register of Historic Places

Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church

Gouldtown, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Listed
September 28, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95001138

About this property

Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church located on New Jersey Route 49 (Bridgeton-Milltown Pike) in the Gouldtown section of Fairfield Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The current church was built in 1860, on the eve of the American Civil War. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1995, for its significance in religion and African-American history. Gouldtown is now just a crossroads with a few buildings, but it is one of the oldest settlements in America founded by free, land-owning African-Americans. The Rev. Ruben Cuff of Salem County organized a society of African Americans in 1818. In 1823 they bought an unused schoolhouse to use as a church, and in 1834 they bought a second schoolhouse and moved it to the site. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey

Location

Gouldtown, Cumberland County, New Jersey
39.42017, -75.18388

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church?

Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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