Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church

	Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location	New Jersey Route 49, Gouldtown, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°25′12″N 75°11′3″W / 39.42000°N 75.18417°W
Built	1860
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No.	95001138
NJRHP No.	2807
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 29, 1995
Designated NJRHP	July 17, 1995

Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church located on New Jersey Route 49 (Bridgeton-Milltown Pike) in the Gouldtown section of Fairfield Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The current church was built in 1860, on the eve of the American Civil War. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1995, for its significance in religion and African-American history.^[3]

History and description[edit]

Gouldtown is now just a crossroads with a few buildings, but it is one of the oldest settlements in America founded by free, land-owning African-Americans. The Rev. Ruben Cuff of Salem County organized a society of African Americans in 1818. In 1823 they bought an unused schoolhouse to use as a church, and in 1834 they bought a second schoolhouse and moved it to the site.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System – (#95001138)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 3.
^ Stokes Sr., Alvin M.; Wright, Carrie (May 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 14 photos
^ Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal (1997). America's religious architecture: sacred places for every community, Preservation Press Series. John Wiley and Sons. p. 465. ISBN 0471145025. p.84

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#95001138)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 3.

[nrhpdoc-3] Stokes Sr., Alvin M.; Wright, Carrie (May 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 14 photos

[chiat-4] Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal (1997). America's religious architecture: sacred places for every community, Preservation Press Series. John Wiley and Sons. p. 465. ISBN 0471145025. p.84

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Districts	Bridgeton Historic District Greenwich Historic District Maurice River Lighthouse and East Point Archeological District Mauricetown Historic District Siloam Cemetery
Places of worship	Beth Hillel Synagogue Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Deerfield Presbyterian Church Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery Old Stone Church Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church
Houses	Jeremiah Buck House Deerfield Pike Tollgate House Gen. James Giles House Caesar Hoskins Log Cabin Thomas Maskel House John and Elizabeth Remington House Samuel W. Seeley House Wood Mansion House
Buildings	Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks Landis Theatre–Mori Brothers Building Millville's First Bank Building Potter's Tavern Vineland High School
Sites	Indian Head Site
Structures	A. J. Meerwald Cashier Miah Maull Shoal Light Ship John Shoal Light Spindrift Sailing Yacht
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

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