Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church | |
Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church, April 2010 | |
Location | 1100 Church Rd., Newark, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°41′31″N 75°47′12″W / 39.69194°N 75.78667°W |
Area | 6.2 acres (2.5 ha) |
Built | 1859 |
MPS | White Clay Creek Hundred MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83001343 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 19, 1983 |
Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery at 1100 Church Road in Newark, Delaware. It was built in 1859 and is a one-story, four bay gable roofed brick building. Adjacent to the church is a four and a half acre church cemetery with burials dating back to the mid-18th century. The church congregation was established in 1708 by Scotch-Irish immigrants. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.