The Old Bergen Church in Jersey City
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2007-04-11
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In 1660, the settlers of the village of Bergen founded the First Dutch Reformed Church in Jersey City making it the longest continuous congregation in New Jersey
The third and present structure, now called the Old Bergen Church, was built in 1841. The Greek Revival style one-story structure features a full-length portico with a post supported by six columns in front of a brownstone fa�ade.. Atop the church is a wooden belfry. Below the wave is a wooden fascia around the roof line.
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The Old Bergen Church, Oldest Parish in New Jersey, Dutch Reform Church, Protestant Church, Greek Revival, Historic Church, Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, Gateway, The Gateway Region, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden
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