Site Number: 16  Central Tour

Weekend Events:
 -  Historical tour of the Church will be included in the tour of
    the Historic Court House and the Lord Memorial Fountain
 - Last interpreted public tour each day begins at 3:00 P.M.

Driving directions:
The Court House Green, with the Lord Memorial Fountain, and the First Dutch Reformed Church is located on Main Steet in the center of Somerville, between Grove and Bridge Streets.

Parking:
Free parking in lot behind Courthouse - off High Street

ADA Accessable: Yes

Normal Hours:
Mon - Fri building serves officially as the County's jurors' assembly room; to request a scheduled group tour call Amy Alonzo-Serrano / Ombudsman's Office at 908-231-7000, Ext 6131

Website: www.co.somerset.nj.us
Email: culturalHeritage@co.comerset.nj.us
Phone: 908- 231-7110
Map: Google Map
Historic Register: Yes
Additional Information:
Acquired by the County of Somerset in 1974, and saved from demolition in 1985 by a group of local historians and several freeholders, the church has served as the County's Jurors' Assembly Room since 1987.

Organization:
County of Somerset

First Dutch Reformed Church

The Dutch Reformed Church was the earliest Christian denomination to establish churches in Somerset County.

Designed by noted NY architect William Appleton Potter, renowned for his architecture on the Princeton University campus, this church was dedicated in June, 1897. It is a free interpretation of an English Gothic /Gothic Revival style, so popular during this period in history, as evidenced by its architectural features. This structure is distinguished by the broad and generous handling of interior spaces. Of the twenty stained glass windows that illuminate the interior, four are by Tiffany.