Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex

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Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places

The main church building at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Plainfield.
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Location	Liberty and W. 6th Streets, Plainfield, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°36′39″N 74°25′26″W / 40.61083°N 74.42389°W / 40.61083; -74.42389
Area	3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	1875–1880
Architect	Jeremiah O'Rourke
Architectural style	Gothic, High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.	85000785^[1]
NJRHP No.	2706^[2]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1985
Designated NJRHP	January 28, 1985

Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex is a historic Roman Catholic parish church located within the Archdiocese of Newark at Liberty and W. 6th Streets in the city of Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The complex, including the church, rectory, convent and school, was added to the National Register on April 11, 1985, for its significance in architecture and religion.^[3]

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The church was designed featuring High Victorian Gothic architecture by Irish-American architect Jeremiah O'Rourke and built from 1875 to 1880 with red, yellow, and black brick. The rectory was built in 1880 and also features High Victorian Gothic architecture. The three-story Victorian Gothic convent was built in 1910. The two-story Collegiate Gothic school was designed by architect James S. Piggott and built in 1931.^[3]

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^ "National Register Information System – (#85000785)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. June 22, 2023. p. 10.
^ ^a ^b Ricketts, Thomas (November 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex". National Park Service. With accompanying 12 photos

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Media related to Saint Mary's Catholic Church (Plainfield, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
St. Mary's Church, Plainfield, New Jersey (New Jersey Churchscape)
St. Mary's Church, Plainfield, New Jersey (New Jersey Historic Trust)

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

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Abbey	St. Mary's Abbey Church

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Higher education	Seton Hall University Caldwell University Felician College Saint Peter's University
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Former	Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth Holy Family Academy, Bayonne Marist High School, Bayonne Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington St. Anthony High School, Jersey City St. Cecilia High School, Englewood
Grade schools	St. Anne School, Fair Lawn All Saints Catholic Academy, Bayonne

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey
Landmarks	Baltusrol Golf Club Boxwood Hall William Livingston House
Districts	Belcher–Ogden Mansion; Benjamin Price House; and Price–Brittan House Historic District Cedar Brook Park Crescent Area Historic District Fanwood Park Historic District Feltville Historic District Green Brook Park Hillside Avenue Historic District Mid-Town Historic District North Avenue Commercial District Plainfield Civic District Stoneleigh Park Historic District Summit Downtown Historic District Van Wyck Brooks Historic District
Places of worship	All Souls Church First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Springfield First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth First Presbyterian Congregation of Connecticut Farms Grace Episcopal Church Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Cemetery Wallace Chapel AME Zion Church
Houses	Badgley House and Site Belcher–Ogden House Caldwell Parsonage Crane-Phillips House John De Camp House Nathaniel Drake House Charles N. Fowler House Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House Deacon Andrew Hetfield House Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge Hutchings Homestead Littel-Lord Farmstead Miller-Cory House Oswald J. Nitschke House Old Baptist Parsonage William Edgar Reeve House Sayre Homestead Seventeenth Century Clark House Nathaniel Smith House St. John's Parsonage George A. Strong House James Townley House Twin Maples Orville T. Waring House Whyman House Woodruff House
Buildings	Droeschers Mill Elizabeth Station Fanwood Station Firehouse No. 4 Merchants' and Drovers' Tavern Murray Hill Station Netherwood Station Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters Plainfield Station Rahway Theatre Scotch Plains School Shady Rest Golf and Country Club Stage House Inn Summit Playhouse Union County Park Commission Administration Buildings Westfield Fire Headquarters Young Women's Christian Association of Plainfield and North Plainfield
Sites	Burial Ground of the Presbyterian Church in the West Fields of Elizabethtown Evergreen Cemetery Reeves-Reed Arboretum
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

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