Episode 2 of 2

First Presbyterian Church Lighting

When: unknown
Where: First Presbyterian Church, Roselle
Part of: First overhead-wire electric lighting system in Roselle, New Jersey

The First Presbyterian Church in Roselle was the first church in the United States to be lit by electricity and the second in the world after London's City Temple church.

The First Presbyterian Church, located on the corner of West 5th Avenue and Chestnut Street in Roselle, was the first church in the United States to be lit by electricity, and the second in the world after the City Temple church in London. The supplied passage does not date this lighting, so its timing relative to the January 1883 start of the Roselle overhead-wire system is not established.

Sources

Roselle, New Jersey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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