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Union County
These are the churches that have been recently photographed and are included on the photographic inventory. [partial list--not complete]
Municipality Church Sect Fnd Built Style Cranford First Presbyterian Pres shingle Elizabeth Central Baptist Bapt Gothic Revival Elizabeth East Baptist Bapt vernacular Elizabeth First Baptist Bapt Romanesque Revival Elizabeth First Presbyterian Pres Wren-Gibbs Elizabeth Second Presbyterian Pres Meetinghouse Elizabeth Third Presbyterian Pres Wren-Gibbs Elizabeth [Good Shephard Union] vernacular Elizabeth Grace Episcopal Epis Elizabeth Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Cath vernacular Elizabeth Madison Avenue Presbyterian Pres Elizabeth Our Lady of Fatima Cath Gothic Revival Elizabeth Park Methodist ME Elizabeth Saint Elizabeth's Church Epis Gothic Revival Elizabeth Saint James Methodist ME Elizabeth Saint John's Church Epis Gothic Revival Elizabeth Saint Mary of the Assumption Cath Gothic revival Elizabeth Saint Patrick's Cath Gothic Revival Elizabeth [Unification Chapel] vernacular New Providence First Presbyterian Pres meetinghouse New Providence Saint Luke's Church Epis Plainfield First Baptist Bapt Wren-Gibbs Plainfield Plainfield Meeting Quak meetinghouse Plainfield Cresent Avenue Presbyterian Pres Gothic Revival Plainfield Grace Episcopal Epis Gothic Revival Plainfield Seventh Day Baptist Bapt Romanesque revival Plainfield old Seventh Day Baptist Bapt Italianate Plainfield Saint Mary's Cath Gothic Revival Rahway First Presbyterian Pres Wren-Gibbs Rahway Saint Mary's Cath Gothic Revival Rahway Saint Paul's Church Epis early Gothic revival Springfield First Presbyterian Pres meetinghouse Springfield Emanuel Methodist ME meetinghouse Union Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Pres meetinghouse Westfield First Presbyterian Pres Wren-Gibbs Westfield First Congregational Cong
Some explanation is needed. Churches in boldface are either listed on the National Register or are otherwise of special interest. If the name of the church is in brackets [ ] I am in doubt as to the founding congregation. The Sect is the original religious denomination when the church was built. Fields left blank are those for which I have no solid information.
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