Mount Hope Miners' Church

The Mount Hope Miners' Church, also known as the Mount Hope Methodist Episcopal Church, is located on Mount Hope Road in the Mount Hope section of Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The historic wood frame church was built in 1868 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2012, for its significance in architecture, social history, and religion.[1] It features an octagonal bell tower with a dome cupola. The church was damaged on July 10, 1926, when lightning struck an ammunition building at the Picatinny Arsenal near Lake Denmark.[3]

Mount Hope Miners' Church
Mount Hope Miners' Church in 2013
Mount Hope Miners' Church is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Mount Hope Miners' Church
Mount Hope Miners' Church is located in New Jersey
Mount Hope Miners' Church
Mount Hope Miners' Church is located in the United States
Mount Hope Miners' Church
LocationMount Hope Road, Mount Hope, New Jersey
Coordinates40°55′42″N 74°32′39″W / 40.92833°N 74.54417°W / 40.92833; -74.54417 (Mount Hope Miners' Church)
Built1868 (1868)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.12000530[1]
NJRHP No.5097[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 20, 2012
Designated NJRHPJune 25, 2012

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#12000530)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 22. a.k.a. Mount Hope Methodist Episcopal Church
  3. ^ Hickey, Margaret M. (March 2012). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mount Hope Miners' Church. National Park Service. With accompanying 19 photos. National Archives Catalog for New Jersey (Downloading may be slow.)
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