Saint Peter’s Parish was established in 1831 as Jersey City’s and Hudson County’s first Catholic parish. Prior to the establishment of St. Peter’s Parish and the subsequent construction of the original St. Peter’s Church in the late 1830s, Catholics living in Jersey City would celebrate ... » Learn More about St. Peter’s Grammar School
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Records Storage Building
The Records Storage Building, which sits at the northeast edge of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&WRR) rail yard in Hoboken, is a three-story, red brick building that has stylistic references to English Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. Features are also ... » Learn More about Records Storage Building
The Park Theater
The Park Theater was erected 1930-1932 as The Passion Play Theatre, named for the then popular annual Lenten performance put on by the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church featuring a mostly local German-American community cast of players, make-up artists, costume and set designers, ... » Learn More about The Park Theater
St. Lucy’s Roman Catholic Complex
First established as a mission of Saint Michael's Church on Hamilton Square, Saint Lucy's Parish was established with the construction of its first church edifice on June 22, 1884 in Jersey City's Horseshoe section. The Parish was formed to serve the burgeoning, but poor ... » Learn More about St. Lucy’s Roman Catholic Complex
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
DESCRIPTION: Originally constructed between 1869 and 1875, the Romanesque Revival style Church of St. Michael the Archangel was the work of the prolific Irish immigrant ecclesiastical architect Patrick Charles Keely, and was, for some time, the largest Roman Catholic house of worship in Hudson ... » Learn More about Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
Blue Chapel
UPDATES: 9/2010: Local advocates have started a Yahoo! group aimed at increasing communication and encouraging action toward preservation of the Blue Chapel: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/savethebluechapel/links/. They continue to work with local municipal leaders. 11/2010: Union City has ... » Learn More about Blue Chapel
Sacred Heart Church
UPDATES: 2/2009 - Since May 2008, the Archdiocese of Newark has made great strides in mothballing Sacred Heart Church. Most recently, they have completed exterior re-pointing to eliminate water infiltration. Late last year, a preliminary proposal that would rehabilitate the building into a ... » Learn More about Sacred Heart Church
Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem Embankment
UPDATES: 8/07: The Embankment Preservation Coalition won a major victory when the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ruled that Conrail should have obtained authorization (as stipulated by federal law) from the STB to abandon the Embankment before it was sold to the developer. Conrail will now have ... » Learn More about Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem Embankment
R. H. Simon Silk Mill
UPDATES: 07/2010 Update: The eminent domain and demolition threats are gone. The whole site remains as it did at the time of its listing, with no repair or restoration work completed. The building continues on though and houses several small businesses and artists. DESCRIPTION: This 1874 mill ... » Learn More about R. H. Simon Silk Mill
St. Johns Episcopal Church
UPDATES: 11/2015: Renderings for a redevelopment project, including restoration and adaptive reuse of the church are revealed. Related article: 145-year-old Jersey City church to become condo complex 2013: The building has been land marked by the City of Jersey City. 07/2010 Update: Three ... » Learn More about St. Johns Episcopal Church