Old Church, New Jersey

Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°17′29″N 74°27′47″W / 40.29139°N 74.46306°W / 40.29139; -74.46306Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Middlesex Township MonroeElevation

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125 ft (38 m)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID878954^[1]

Old Church is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] The settlement is named for a Presbyterian community that settled on the site but relocated to Cranbury c. 1740.^[3] Originally, the area was farmland.^[4] One of the farms in the area was the Dey Farm, in existence since the founding of Monroe Township in 1838 and the site of a command post used by George Washington during the Battle of Monmouth in 1778.^[5] Starting in 2004, the area experienced a major change from its agricultural roots to single-family residences on the south side of the area and age-restricted communities to the north.^[6] This redevelopment also caused the severing of the main north–south road, Old Church Road and the extension of Federal Road which formerly had its western end at Old Church Road to Applegarth Road.^[7] The a farmhouse named England House was moved 4,000 feet (1,200 m) to the Dey Farm site to preserve the area's history prior to the construction of the new houses in 2004.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Old Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 28, 2015.
^ "History of Cranbury". Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society. 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2015. In July 1739 James Rochead sold land adjoining the mill property "to be the use of the Elders and Deacons of the Presbyterian Church." The community had moved from Old Church in Monroe Township to Cranberry Town where they then erected the First Presbyterian Church in 1740.
^ "Aerial view of Old Church". Historic Aerials. 2002. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ Morrison, Stella (October 3, 2013). "Monroe's Dey Farm: A treasure trove of history". Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Dome, Jennifer (May 20, 2004). "Historical treasure saved from bulldozer". Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ Google (August 29, 2015). "Aerial view of Old Church" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 29, 2015.