Grace_Church_Van_Vorst Knowpia

	Grace Church Van Vorst
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	Grace Church Van Vorst in 1967.
Location	268 2nd Street, Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°43′21.814″N 74°2′40.495″W / 40.72272611°N 74.04458194°W
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1853
Architect	Detlef Lienau
Architectural style	English Gothic
NRHP reference No.	79001492
NJRHP No.	1506
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 1, 1979
Designated NJRHP	May 24, 1979

The Grace Church Van Vorst, is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979. The church was built in 1853 and was named after the former Van Vorst Township.^[3] The church is an English Gothic-style Episcopal church which was designed by Detlef Lienau. The building is constructed with brownstone and has a slate roof. The church was expanded in 1864 with the addition of two bays to the west and a baptistry added midway on the south side of the building. The 57-foot high square tower was added in 1912. Adjacent to the church is a rectory that was also designed by Lienau in a similar style to the church.

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View of southern side.
View of eastern side.
View of interior.

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^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Retrieved 2010-02-25.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
^ www.njcu.edu http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/G_Pages/Grace_Church_Van_Vorst.htm. Retrieved November 28, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[title missing]}

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Official website
View of Grace Church Van Vorst via Google Street View

[nrhp-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Retrieved 2010-02-25.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2009.

[3] www.njcu.edu http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/G_Pages/Grace_Church_Van_Vorst.htm. Retrieved November 28, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[title missing]}

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