2025-05-122025-05-122008-01-24https://hdl.handle.net/10929/146047A Byzantine granite structure inspired by the Baths of Pisa in Italy and built through gifts made by Thomas Baldwin Peddie, philanthropist and mayor of Newark in the 1860s, The church was erected in 1890 and features an unusual use of interior spaces, with rich paneling, 200 doors, 173 windows -- most of which are stained glass -- and a dome 80 feet above the main auditorium.Original file name First Baptist Church.jpg2735x3311First Baptist Peddie Memorial ChurchChurchBaptist ChurchByzantine ArchitectureThomas Baldwin PeddieBroad StreetNewarkEssex CountyU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesThe Gateway RegionNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State