National Register of Historic Places

Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting

Imlaystown, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Listed
April 20, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001147

About this property

Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting, also known as Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House, is a historic church located on Yellow Meetinghouse and Red Valley roads in the Red Valley section of Upper Freehold Township near Imlaystown in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is the oldest Baptist meetinghouse in the state. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 21, 1975 for its significance in religion and exploration/settlement. An earlier building for the area Baptists was erected in 1720 on land donated by Thomas and Rachel Salter. The current meeting house was built in 1737. It is oriented so that the gable ends are facing due east and west, to maximize sunlight on the southern side. The first resident minister for the congregation was David Jones (1736–1820). The parsonage was built c. 1830. The oldest dated grave in the Yellow Meeting House Cemetery is Salter's son, John, who died August 29, 1723. The 5-acre (2.0 ha) cemetery has about two hundred graves. James Cox (1753–1810), member of the United States House of Representatives (from New Jersey) Joseph Holmes (1736-1809), member of the New Jersey Legislative Council Elisha Lawrence (1746–1799), Federalist Party politician and acting governor of New Jersey in 1790 National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County, New Jersey Media related to Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting at Wikimedia Commons "Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House". Historical Marker Database. "Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House – The Cemetery and Grounds". Historical Marker Database.

Location

Imlaystown, Monmouth County, New Jersey
40.16923, -74.47380

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTRELIGION
Sources

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Nearby Battles

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Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1975.

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