Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location:	Broad and Lawrence Sts., Bridgeton, New Jersey
Coordinates:	39°25′45″N 75°14′3″W / 39.42917°N 75.23417°W / 39.42917; -75.23417Coordinates: 39°25′45″N 75°14′3″W / 39.42917°N 75.23417°W / 39.42917; -75.23417
Area:	9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built:	1792
Architectural style:	Federal
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	74001159[1]
NJRHP #:	[2]
Added to NRHP:	December 02, 1974

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic church on Broad (New Jersey Route 49) and Lawrence Streets in Bridgeton, New Jersey.^[3] It was built in 1792 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The church and cemetery are also listed on both the New Jersey Register (ID #1029, since 1973)^[4]

Notable burials

• Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1801-1807.^[5]
• Jonathan Elmer (1745–1817), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1789-1791.^[6]
• Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1843-1845.^[7]
• James G. Hampton (1814–1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849.^[8]
• John T. Nixon (1820–1889), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1859 to 1863.^[9]
• Elias P. Seeley (1791–1846), 11th Governor of New Jersey, serving in 1833.^[10]
• William G. Whiteley (1819–1886), represented Delaware in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861.^[11]
• Joseph Archibald Clark (1822–1914), one of the founders of Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co.
• Clement Waters Shoemaker (1848–1914), one of the founders of Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co. and generous philanthropist.
• Hessian soldier from the American Revolutionary war

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cumberland County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 12. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/cumberland.pdf. Retrieved October 13, 2010. 
3. ^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114. http://books.google.com/books?id=uDfIJt5RFWgC&dq=&pg=PP1&ots=auks4TKY6W&sig=SZl5W1s0xzASDS2kY9a9srYICb0&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3DOld%2BBurial%2BGrounds%2Bof%2BNew%2BJersey%26sourceid%3Dnavclient-ff%26ie%3DUTF-8%26rls%3DGGGL,GGGL:2006-11,GGGL:en&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title. 
4. ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.
5. ^ Ebenezer Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
6. ^ Jonathan Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
7. ^ Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
8. ^ James Giles Hampton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2007.
9. ^ John Thompson Nixon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
10. ^ New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley, National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007.
11. ^ William Gustavus Whiteley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.

External links

• Presbyterian Cemetery at The Political Graveyard
• Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Find A Grave