Queen of Angels Church

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Queen of Angels Church
QUEEN OF ANGELS CHURCH, NEWARK, ESSEX COUNTY, NJ.jpg
Demolished in 2016
Queen of Angels Church is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Queen of Angels Church
LocationBelmont Avenue at Morton Street, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′1″N 74°11′21″W / 40.73361°N 74.18917°W / 40.73361; -74.18917Coordinates: 40°44′1″N 74°11′21″W / 40.73361°N 74.18917°W / 40.73361; -74.18917
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1854
ArchitectGsantner, Otto
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.72000783[1]
NJRHP No.[2]
Added to NRHPOctober 26, 1972

Queen of Angels Church (St. Peter's Church) was a historic church on Belmont Avenue (now Irving Turner Blvd) at Morton Street in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.

It was built between 1854 and 1861[3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The building was slated for demolition in 2014 and demolished in 2016.[4]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  3. ^ Newark Saint Peter's The New Jersey Churchscape
  4. ^ "Queen of Angels: Beloved Catholic church in Newark remains in limbo". NJ.com. October 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2017.


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