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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Buildings
Subject
The topic of the resource
buildings (structures)
Physical Object
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Use this for buildings, artworks and public spaces. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types.
State
Current state of the building or project (ex. demolished, unbuilt).
extant
Condition History
A brick octagonal auditorium was added to the church in 1884. The Belleville Congregational Church continued to use the building until 1927 when they sold the building to the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. It was sold again in 1929 to the Second Avenue Congregational Church, and then finally to The Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in 1930. Today, the building houses the latter church which is the oldest African American congregation in Newark.
Style
Architectural or artistic style(s) employed.
Victorian Gothic
Bibliography
"Belleville Avenue Congregational Church, Newark, NJ now in the process of erection", New-York sketch-book of architecture 1.10. (1874): 1, pl. 40.<br /><br />Cunningham, John T. <em>Newark</em>, Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Society, 1966. <br />
<p>Gordon, Mark W., and Anthony Schuman, editors. <em>Newark Landmark Treasures: A Guide to the Landmark Buildings, Parks, Public Art & Historic Districts in New Jersey’s Metropolis</em>. Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee, 2016, p. 50.</p>
Landau, Sarah Bradford. <em>Edward T. and William A. Potter: American Victorian Architects, 1855-1901</em>. New York: PHD Dissertation, New York university, June 1978. <br /><br />National Register of Historic Places, Belleville Avenue Congregational Church, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, National Register #86001505.<br /><br />Urquhart, F. J. <em>History of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 1666-1913</em>. 3 Volumes. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company,1913.<br /><br /><br />
Web Resources
Link to external web resources here
<a title="New Jersey Historic Trust" href="http://www.njht.org/dca/njht/funded/sitedetails/clintonmemorialamezionchurch.html" target="_blank">New Jersey Historic Trust<br /><br /></a><a href="http://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=556d4689-4f82-4b7f-a195-b25a0f820fe0" target="_blank">http://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=556d4689-4f82-4b7f-a195-b25a0f820fe0</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Belleville Avenue Congregational Church
Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
Subject
The topic of the resource
historic buildings
churches (buildings)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
William Appleton Potter
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1874
Description
An account of the resource
The Belleville Avenue Congregational Church, located in the Mount Pleasant area north of the Central Business District, was built in 1874. The building epitomizes High Victorian Gothic architecture in Newark through the use of such features as polychromy, fine proportions, rock-faced brownstone walls--among others.
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