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Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood
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Old Stone Church, 2018
Old Stone Church is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Old Stone Church
Old Stone Church
Location in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Old Stone Church is located in New Jersey
Old Stone Church
Old Stone Church
Location in New Jersey
Old Stone Church is located in the United States
Old Stone Church
Old Stone Church
Location in the United States
Location Corner of Oak Summit Road and County Route 519
Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1837 (1837)
NRHP reference No. 100002053
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Added to NRHP January 25, 2018

The Old Stone Church is a historic sandstone church located in Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1837 and is now owned by the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County. The church, described using its historic name, Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 2018 for its significance in architecture. The earlier church located here was a smaller stone building built in 1755, called the Old Stone Meetinghouse. The stones from this church were probably used to build the current one. The Kingwood congregation was established in 1728 and grew during the First Great Awakening, with Gilbert Tennent and George Whitefield preaching here in 1739.

The Oak Summit School, located next to the church, is a one-room schoolhouse that was established in 1849 and used until 1953. The building is not part of this NRHP listing.

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Oak Summit Cemetery

Oak Summit Cemetery
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Kingwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 2018
Details
Established 1754
Location
Oak Summit Road

The cemetery for the Presbyterian church was established on the south side of Oak Summit Road in 1754. It is not part of this NRHP listing.

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