Parsonage of the Montville Reformed Dutch Church, historic house in Montville, New Jersey
The Parsonage of the Montville Reformed Dutch Church is a historic residence built in the 1700s next to the church in Montville, New Jersey. The structure features thick stone and brick walls nearly three feet deep, tall ceilings, seven interior fireplaces, a gambrel roof, and later Greek Revival details including columns and moldings that reflect changes made during the 1800s.
The house was purchased in 1801 as a parsonage for the Reformed Dutch Church, which had been founded in 1756 and initially met in a log schoolhouse in Old Boonton. The congregation formalized as the First Reformed Dutch Congregation at Boonton in 1795, and when the church relocated to Montville in 1818, it strengthened its presence in the area.
The house served as the residence for the church's spiritual leaders and represents the religious roots of the community. Its connection to the Reformed Dutch Church made it a meaningful place where clergy shaped the spiritual life of local residents.
The property sits on about four and a half acres next to the church in Montville and appears on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992. The building is currently vacant and shows signs of wear from neglect, making exterior viewing the primary option for visitors interested in early architecture and community history.
The house was formerly known as the Cornelius Doremus House, named after a local family who lived there. This dual identity reveals how buildings shift in meaning over time and take on different significance through the generations that inhabit or visit them.
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