Paramus Reformed Church Historic District is a historic district bounded by Franklin Turnpike, Route 17, Saddle River, south side of Valleau Cemetery, and E Glen Avenue in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Paramus Reformed Church Historic District | |
Location | Bounded by Franklin Turnpike, NJ 17, Saddle River, South side of cemetery, and Glen Avenue Ridgewood, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°59′9.38″N 74°5′38.68″W / 40.9859389°N 74.0940778°W |
Area | 39.4 acres (15.9 ha) |
Built | 1776 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 75001121 |
NJRHP No. | 644[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 25, 1975 |
Designated NJRHP | November 13, 1974 |
The congregation was established in 1725 by Dutch settlers. The stone church was built in 1800, replacing an earlier building from 1735[2] and using the bricks of the old church.[3] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1975. The church also has a small gated cemetery with graves of Dutch ancestors and a path that leads to a nearby residential street.
The church was used as a hospital, barrack and prison in the Revolutionary War.[3] The church is currently still in use.
On November 16 and December 26, 2014, Joseph Galli of Somerville allegedly used a high powered AR-15 rifle to shoot inside the church. This led to the breaking of a stained glass window dating back to 1875. Him and Alexander Norell were charged with more than $2,000 in property damage and indicted for gun charges with an assault rifle.[4]
The congregation was organized in 1725 and this stone Reformed church erected in 1800, succeeding a previous one erected in 1735.