St. Rocco's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic parish church located within the Archdiocese of Newark at 212—216 Hunterdon Street in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
St. Rocco's Roman Catholic Church | |
 Church in 2016 | |
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| Location | 212--216 Hunterdon Street, Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′15″N 74°11′35″W / 40.73750°N 74.19306°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | Founded on August 5, 1899 when Rev James Zuccarelli was appointed to open a new mission. The cornerstone of the church was laid on March 12, 1900 with the dedication occurring on May 30, 1900. The parish school was founded in 1906. |
| Architect | Convery, Neil J. |
| Architectural style | Italian/Mediterranean |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002487[1] |
| NJRHP No. | [2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 1980 |
History
editSt. Rocco's (Italian) Roman Catholic Church was founded on August 5, 1899, when Rev James Zuccarelli was appointed to open a new mission. The cornerstone of the church was laid on March 12, 1900, with the dedication occurring on May 30, 1900. The parish school was founded in 1906. It was added to the National Register in 1980.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
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