St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Passaic, New Jersey)

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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Passaic, New Jersey) is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Passaic, New Jersey)
Location140 Lexington Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey
Coordinates40°52′4″N 74°7′38″W / 40.86778°N 74.12722°W / 40.86778; -74.12722Coordinates: 40°52′4″N 74°7′38″W / 40.86778°N 74.12722°W / 40.86778; -74.12722
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1896
ArchitectBecker, Ludwig
Architectural styleHigh Victorian German
NRHP reference No.82003301[1]
NJRHP No.2353[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1982
Designated NJRHPSeptember 3, 1981

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (St. John Lutheran Church) is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It is noted for its historic church at 140 Lexington Avenue, which was built in 1896 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

St. John's was founded by German immigrants in 1891. The congregation met first at the Grand Army Hall, and later at Reisel's hall, and as membership grew rapidly, land was secured and a design developed by Ludwig Becker and executed by .[3]

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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 - Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. October 25, 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "Our History", StJohnPassaic.org, St. John Lutheran Church, retrieved 2019-04-06

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