St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Passaic, New Jersey)

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located at 153 Washington Place in the city of Passaic in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The parish is in the Diocese of Paterson. It should not be confused with St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, also located in Passaic. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1979, for its significance in architecture and religion.^[1][3]

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
The church in 2016
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Location	153 Washington Place, Passaic, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°51′43″N 74°7′24″W
Built	1889 (1889)
Architect	William Schickel
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001517[1]
NJRHP No.	2355[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1979
Designated NJRHP	February 16, 1979

History and description

The parish was founded in the 1860s by Franciscans from St. Bonaventure's in Paterson. In 1868, Bishop Bayley designated the community a parish and appointed a pastor, and a church and school were built on Prospect Street. The church was destroyed by fire in 1875 and replaced on the same site.^[4]

Construction on the current church on Washington, State and Ann Streets began in 1885 and was completed around 1889. It was designed by architect William Schickel with High Victorian Gothic style. According to the nomination form, it is "one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture" in the city.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#79001517)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 5.
3. Ulan, Nick (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
4. Bishop celebrates Palm Sunday Mass at St. Nicholas Parish, Diocese of Paterson, April 2, 2015, retrieved December 6, 2016

External links

• Media related to Saint Nicholas Church (Passaic, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons