Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Fairfield Presbyterian "Old Stone" Church
Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund
Historic Site Management Grant
Capital Preservation Grant, Level II
Grant Award: $7,500 (2001); $112,734 (2004) Grant Recipient: Presbytery of West Jersey County: CumberlandMunicipality: Fairfield Township
Historic Site Management Grant
Capital Preservation Grant, Level II
Grant Award: $7,500 (2001); $112,734 (2004) Grant Recipient: Presbytery of West Jersey County: CumberlandMunicipality: Fairfield Township
Fairfield’s “Old Stone” Church is a finely preserved example of an early meetinghouse, which was constructed in 1780 by a Presbyterian congregation. The original Georgian interior, including the raised pulpit, remains intact. Without electricity and heated only by a stove, the only major exterior alteration is a change of roof cladding from wood shingle to slate.
The Trust grant funded the building’s structural stabilization, caused by the inappropriate installation of a slate roof in 1880. The Trust previously funded a preservation plan that identified the structural threat.
For more information, visit: http://www.pcanet.org/history/churches/fairfield.html