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Church of the Redeemer (Longport, New Jersey)

Coordinates: 39°18′34″N 74°31′51″W / 39.30944°N 74.53083°W / 39.30944; -74.53083
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Church of the Redeemer
In June 2011
Church of the Redeemer (Longport, New Jersey) is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Church of the Redeemer (Longport, New Jersey)
Church of the Redeemer (Longport, New Jersey) is located in New Jersey
Church of the Redeemer (Longport, New Jersey)
Church of the Redeemer (Longport, New Jersey) is located in the United States
Church of the Redeemer (Longport, New Jersey)
Location20th and Atlantic Avenues
Longport, New Jersey
Coordinates39°18′34″N 74°31′51″W / 39.30944°N 74.53083°W / 39.30944; -74.53083
Built1908 (1908)
Built byW. S. Higbee, builder
ArchitectDuhring, Okie & Ziegler
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.92001179[1]
NJRHP No.382[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1992
Designated NJRHPJuly 27, 1992

Church of the Redeemer, built in 1908, was a historic church located at 20th and Atlantic Avenues in the borough of Longport in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1992, for its significance in art. health/medicine and religion.[3] It suffered a catastrophic fire in June 2012, and was demolished. A re-creation of the church is under construction and scheduled to open in June 2014.[4]

History and description

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Designed by the firm of Duhring, Okie & Ziegler, the building likely was the work of architect H. Louis Duhring Jr. Duhring's father was a prominent Episcopal minister in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a friend of Joseph P. Remington, the donor of the land for the church.[3]

It was heavily damaged in a fire on June 30, 2012.[5] The fire was thought to be started when the church was struck by lightning from a storm connected with the June 2012 North American derecho severe-weather event. The surviving structure was deemed unsafe and demolished on July 2, 2012.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#92001179)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b DeRosa, Karen (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church of the Redeemer". National Park Service. With accompanying 23 photos
  4. ^ Amy S. Rosenberg, "Bringing back landmark N.J. church brought low by storm," The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Weekend storms cause fire at historic church in New Jersey from CBS3.