Six Mile Run Reformed Church

The Six Mile Run Reformed Church is in the Six Mile Run section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.[3] It takes its name from Six Mile Run, a tributary of the Millstone River that flows through the area.[4]

Six Mile Run Reformed Church
Location3037 New Jersey Route 27
Six Mile Run
Franklin Park, New Jersey
Coordinates40°26′19″N 74°32′10″W
Built1879
NRHP reference No.09001102[1]
NJRHP No.3527[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 2009
Designated NJRHPJanuary 9, 2009

History

The congregation met at the Church of the Three Mile Run, which was built in 1703.[5][6][3]

As the congregation grew, new churches were split off with a portion of the congregation. The Six Mile Run congregation emerged in 1710.[3][7]

In 1720, Reverend Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen became the permanent pastor. He was sent from Holland to take charge of the Dutch churches of Middlesex, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties.[3]

The first building on the present site was built in 1745.[3]

The first building was replaced by a new building in 1766 and was later replaced in 1817 by a third structure on the same site. The current building replaced the 1817 church that was destroyed by fire on January 7, 1879. Within a year the current building was erected and dedicated.[4]

The Frelinghuysen Memorial Chapel was added in 1907. Electricity was installed in 1926. In 1958 Fellowship Hall was dedicated and the Frelinghuysen Memorial Chapel was renovated.[3][8]

Pastors

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. October 27, 2015. p. 6.
  3. "Six Mile Run Reformed Church history". Six Mile Run Reformed Church. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. "Six Mile Run Reformed Church". Six Mile Run Reformed Church. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  5. "First Reformed Church of New Brunswick". First Reformed Church of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  6. "First Reformed Church". New Jersey Churchscape. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  7. "A Very Old Church". New York Times. November 18, 1885. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  8. Brahms, William B. (January 1, 1999). Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: a history. Franklin Township Public Library. p. 543. ISBN 978-0966858600.
  9. "In The Churches". The Central New Jersey Home News. September 10, 1983. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


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