1877 - St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church - Hoboken, NJ
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N 40° 44.742 W 074° 01.639
18T E 582118 N 4510982
This Church is located at 57 Eighth Street, on the corner of Eighth & Hudson Street Hoboken, New Jersey 07030.
Waymark Code: WMEN9R
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2012
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The stone above this Church's entrance has a German inscription indicating that it was erected in 1877:
"Evangelisch Lutheranishe
St. Matthaus Kirche
Errichtet 1877"
The Church's history webpage (
visit link) has photos of the interior but just this brief entry:
"We celebrated our 150th Anniversary in 2008. Please come back to read about our history and our connection with the Hoboken community as well as a collection of photos, soon to appear ...
St Matthew Lutheran Church first worshipped on the corner of Washington & 3rd Streets in Hoboken until 1878 when they moved into their new sanctuary on Hudson & 8th Streets, the edge of town at the time. The original building still stands, although altered and is the present home of McDonald's."
This webpage has additional photos and detail's the site's 2007 restoration: (
visit link)
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