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Trinity Episcopal Church
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18. Trinity Episcopal Church HS/HG 650
Rahway Avenue at Trinity Lane Tel:
(973) 634-7422 Trinity Episcopal Church enjoys a rich heritage as one of the earliest established in New Jersey. Parish roots go back to 1698, when an English missionary named Edward Portlock took up residence in Perth Amboy and ventured into Woodbridge to conduct services. The announcement that the Independent Meeting House would become a Presbyterian Church caused a walkout by numerous people who wished to maintain their own denominational ties. By 1713, the Anglicans had begun to build their own church just north of the Meeting House site. The present church building, the third on this site, was consecrated on May 20th, 1861. In 1872, the historic Dunham Homestead was purchased to serve as the Rectory. The house had been constructed in 1670 by Jonathan Dunham, builder and operator of the first grist mill in New Jersey. Today,
Trinity Church is alive with activity, aimed both at the needs of its
Parishioners, as well as those of the community around it. In addition
to various parish organizations and community groups, the parish operates
a community Food Pantry and the township's only Soup Kitchen. The church
is also home to the 9/11 Memorial Labyrinth and Memorial Garden. |
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582
Rahway Ave Tel:
(732) 634-0413 On
the National Register of Historic Places, the Barron Art Center is a
public arts facility housed in a magnificent Romanesque Revival building.
Thomas Barron, a wealthy businessman and Woodbridge native, bequeathed
$50,000 for the establishment of a library and public reading room.
J. Cleveland Cady, a student of H. H. Richardson, served as the architect
for the structure, which was built in 1877 as the Barron Library. After
a century, the library closed and the property was deeded to Woodbridge
Township for use as an arts center. It serves the Central New Jersey
community providing exhibitions of fine art and craft, concert performances
in a variety of musical styles, and a poetry reading forum for readers
and audience alike. Events are free but donations are greatly appreciated. |
Barron Art Center |
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Cross Keys Tavern |
Upper
James Street Traveling by horse-drawn coach from Mount Vernon, Virginia to New York City for his inauguration as the first president of the United States, George Washington, with his wife Martha, stayed here the night of April 22, 1789. Among those
greeting the Washingtons were New Jersey's first governor, William Livingston
and Woodbridge Patriots: Ichabod Potter, Captain of the Woodbridge Cavalry;
General Nathaniel Heard, who had arrested Royal Governor William Franklin;
Samuel Parker, whose family had established the first printing press in
New Jersey at Woodbridge; Major Zebulon Pike and Patriot Janet Pike Gage;
Dr. Moses Bloomfield; The Reverend Dr. Azel Roe; Samuel Crow and David
Edgar. Sponsored
by Donald J. Peck. |
