Old Man Dinkelspiel's House – (Demolished)

Part of His Story: The Long Branch Historical Museum Association is a nonprofit 501 (C)3 organization founded in 1953 to preserve St. James Chapel in Long Branch, New Jersey, which is also known as the Church of the Presidents because of the seven presidents who worshipped there.

Local residents Edgar and Florence Dinkelspiel, Eugene C.F. McVeigh, J.D. and Bernard Sandler, Haslam Slocum, Rev. Christopher H. Snyder, and then mayor Alex Vineburg formed the organization to operate the church as a museum after saving it from certain demolition.

Presidents Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, and Woodrow Wilson all attended services at the church. Only one of them -- Grant -- was out of office when he worshipped there.

Listed on both the State of New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, the Church of the Presidents was designed by the New York firm of Potter and Robertson and built in 1879. It was established as a branch of St. James Episcopal Church, which was located in the western reaches of Long Branch, and officially registered as St. James Chapel. However, its growing congregation of chief executives led it to become widely known as the Church of the Presidents.

At the time the church was built, Long Branch was the premiere vacation resort in the country, catering to the wealthy, powerful, and famous of the day. Summer residents George Pullman, George W. Childs, and Anthony Drexel financed construction of the church to provide a house of worship closer to their vacation homes. In 1886, the congregation was estimated to have a collective worth of $120 to $250 million.

By 1940, membership in the church had fallen to about 40, and by the 1950s, attendance had dropped so low that the Episcopal Diocese deconsecrated the church and slated it for demolition. But a few local residents thought better of it.

The late Edgar Dinkelspiel and attorney Bernard Sandler discovered a clause in the original deed to save the church. The clause stipulated that if the building were no longer used as a church, then ownership reverted back to the original benefactors -- Pullman, Childs, and Drexel. Dinkelspiel and Sandler found their heirs and obtained ownership of the church in 1953 as the non-profit Long Branch Historical Museum Association.

The Long Branch Historical Museum
The Church of the Presidents was rededicated as the Long Branch Historical Museum in September 1955. Dinkelspiel and his wife, Florence, maintained and operated the museum. Artifacts on display included the following:

• President Grant's gun cabinet and game table.
• The flag placed over Garfield's casket during services conducted by the Long Branch Masonic Lodge.
• Memorial tablets to the presidents and benefactors George W. Childs and Anthony Drexel.
• The dining room table belonging to Garrett A. Hobart, U.S. Vice President under President McKinley. (Hobart was born in West Long Branch and died in office, predeceasing President McKinley.)
• Two Tiffany windows: One is dedicated to George Talbot, a summer resident, and is cataloged by Tiffany Studios. The other is dedicated to L.B. Brown, the founder of Elberon, which is named for him.
• The church's original pipe organ.
• The church's guest book of attendees.
• A horse-drawn engine from the Atlantic Fire Company.
• A horse-drawn sleigh.

After Dinkelspiel died in 1997, Mrs. Dinkelspiel operated the museum until 1999 when its contents and artifacts were removed because of the deteriorating condition of the church.

www.churchofthepresidents.org/About the LBHMA.htm

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Old Man Dinkelspiel's House - (Demolished)
Edgar Dinkelspiel died on April 6, 1997 at 82 years old.
851 Ocean Ave Long Branch, NJ 07740

Part of His Story: The Long Branch Historical Museum Association is a nonprofit 501 (C)3 organization founded in 1953 to preserve St. James Chapel in Long Branch, New Jersey, which is also known as the Church of the Presidents because of the seven presidents who worshipped there.

Local residents Edgar and Florence Dinkelspiel, Eugene C.F. McVeigh, J.D. and Bernard Sandler, Haslam Slocum, Rev. Christopher H. Snyder, and then mayor Alex Vineburg formed the organization to operate the church as a museum after saving it from certain demolition.

Presidents Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, and Woodrow Wilson all attended services at the church. Only one of them -- Grant -- was out of office when he worshipped there.

Listed on both the State of New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, the Church of the Presidents was designed by the New York firm of Potter and Robertson and built in 1879. It was established as a branch of St. James Episcopal Church, which was located in the western reaches of Long Branch, and officially registered as St. James Chapel. However, its growing congregation of chief executives led it to become widely known as the Church of the Presidents.

At the time the church was built, Long Branch was the premiere vacation resort in the country, catering to the wealthy, powerful, and famous of the day. Summer residents George Pullman, George W. Childs, and Anthony Drexel financed construction of the church to provide a house of worship closer to their vacation homes. In 1886, the congregation was estimated to have a collective worth of $120 to $250 million.

By 1940, membership in the church had fallen to about 40, and by the 1950s, attendance had dropped so low that the Episcopal Diocese deconsecrated the church and slated it for demolition. But a few local residents thought better of it.

The late Edgar Dinkelspiel and attorney Bernard Sandler discovered a clause in the original deed to save the church. The clause stipulated that if the building were no longer used as a church, then ownership reverted back to the original benefactors -- Pullman, Childs, and Drexel. Dinkelspiel and Sandler found their heirs and obtained ownership of the church in 1953 as the non-profit Long Branch Historical Museum Association.

The Long Branch Historical Museum
The Church of the Presidents was rededicated as the Long Branch Historical Museum in September 1955. Dinkelspiel and his wife, Florence, maintained and operated the museum. Artifacts on display included the following:

• President Grant's gun cabinet and game table.
• The flag placed over Garfield's casket during services conducted by the Long Branch Masonic Lodge.
• Memorial tablets to the presidents and benefactors George W. Childs and Anthony Drexel.
• The dining room table belonging to Garrett A. Hobart, U.S. Vice President under President McKinley. (Hobart was born in West Long Branch and died in office, predeceasing President McKinley.)
• Two Tiffany windows: One is dedicated to George Talbot, a summer resident, and is cataloged by Tiffany Studios. The other is dedicated to L.B. Brown, the founder of Elberon, which is named for him.
• The church's original pipe organ.
• The church's guest book of attendees.
• A horse-drawn engine from the Atlantic Fire Company.
• A horse-drawn sleigh.

After Dinkelspiel died in 1997, Mrs. Dinkelspiel operated the museum until 1999 when its contents and artifacts were removed because of the deteriorating condition of the church.

www.churchofthepresidents.org/About the LBHMA.htm

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Old Man Dinkelspiel's House - (Demolished)
Edgar Dinkelspiel died on April 6, 1997 at 82 years old.
851 Ocean Ave Long Branch, NJ 07740

Part of His Story: The Long Branch Historical Museum Association is a nonprofit 501 (C)3 organization founded in 1953 to preserve St. James Chapel in Long Branch, New Jersey, which is also known as the Church of the Presidents because of the seven presidents who worshipped there.

Local residents Edgar and Florence Dinkelspiel, Eugene C.F. McVeigh, J.D. and Bernard Sandler, Haslam Slocum, Rev. Christopher H. Snyder, and then mayor Alex Vineburg formed the organization to operate the church as a museum after saving it from certain demolition.

Presidents Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, and Woodrow Wilson all attended services at the church. Only one of them -- Grant -- was out of office when he worshipped there.

Listed on both the State of New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, the Church of the Presidents was designed by the New York firm of Potter and Robertson and built in 1879. It was established as a branch of St. James Episcopal Church, which was located in the western reaches of Long Branch, and officially registered as St. James Chapel. However, its growing congregation of chief executives led it to become widely known as the Church of the Presidents.

At the time the church was built, Long Branch was the premiere vacation resort in the country, catering to the wealthy, powerful, and famous of the day. Summer residents George Pullman, George W. Childs, and Anthony Drexel financed construction of the church to provide a house of worship closer to their vacation homes. In 1886, the congregation was estimated to have a collective worth of $120 to $250 million.

By 1940, membership in the church had fallen to about 40, and by the 1950s, attendance had dropped so low that the Episcopal Diocese deconsecrated the church and slated it for demolition. But a few local residents thought better of it.

The late Edgar Dinkelspiel and attorney Bernard Sandler discovered a clause in the original deed to save the church. The clause stipulated that if the building were no longer used as a church, then ownership reverted back to the original benefactors -- Pullman, Childs, and Drexel. Dinkelspiel and Sandler found their heirs and obtained ownership of the church in 1953 as the non-profit Long Branch Historical Museum Association.

The Long Branch Historical Museum
The Church of the Presidents was rededicated as the Long Branch Historical Museum in September 1955. Dinkelspiel and his wife, Florence, maintained and operated the museum. Artifacts on display included the following:

⢠President Grant's gun cabinet and game table.
⢠The flag placed over Garfield's casket during services conducted by the Long Branch Masonic Lodge.
⢠Memorial tablets to the presidents and benefactors George W. Childs and Anthony Drexel.
⢠The dining room table belonging to Garrett A. Hobart, U.S. Vice President under President McKinley. (Hobart was born in West Long Branch and died in office, predeceasing President McKinley.)
⢠Two Tiffany windows: One is dedicated to George Talbot, a summer resident, and is cataloged by Tiffany Studios. The other is dedicated to L.B. Brown, the founder of Elberon, which is named for him.
⢠The church's original pipe organ.
⢠The church's guest book of attendees.
⢠A horse-drawn engine from the Atlantic Fire Company.
⢠A horse-drawn sleigh.

After Dinkelspiel died in 1997, Mrs. Dinkelspiel operated the museum until 1999 when its contents and artifacts were removed because of the deteriorating condition of the church.

www.churchofthepresidents.org/About the LBHMA.htm

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Old Man Dinkelspiel's House - (Demolished)
Edgar Dinkelspiel died on April 6, 1997 at 82 years old.
851 Ocean Ave Long Branch, NJ 07740

Part of His Story: The Long Branch Historical Museum Association is a nonprofit 501 (C)3 organization founded in 1953 to preserve St. James Chapel in Long Branch, New Jersey, which is also known as the Church of the Presidents because of the seven presidents who worshipped there.

Local residents Edgar and Florence Dinkelspiel, Eugene C.F. McVeigh, J.D. and Bernard Sandler, Haslam Slocum, Rev. Christopher H. Snyder, and then mayor Alex Vineburg formed the organization to operate the church as a museum after saving it from certain demolition.

Presidents Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, and Woodrow Wilson all attended services at the church. Only one of them -- Grant -- was out of office when he worshipped there.

Listed on both the State of New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, the Church of the Presidents was designed by the New York firm of Potter and Robertson and built in 1879. It was established as a branch of St. James Episcopal Church, which was located in the western reaches of Long Branch, and officially registered as St. James Chapel. However, its growing congregation of chief executives led it to become widely known as the Church of the Presidents.

At the time the church was built, Long Branch was the premiere vacation resort in the country, catering to the wealthy, powerful, and famous of the day. Summer residents George Pullman, George W. Childs, and Anthony Drexel financed construction of the church to provide a house of worship closer to their vacation homes. In 1886, the congregation was estimated to have a collective worth of $120 to $250 million.

By 1940, membership in the church had fallen to about 40, and by the 1950s, attendance had dropped so low that the Episcopal Diocese deconsecrated the church and slated it for demolition. But a few loca

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Old Man Dinkelspiel's House - (Demolished)
Edgar Dinkelspiel died on April 6, 1997 at 82 years old.
851 Ocean Ave Long Branch, NJ 07740

Part of His Story: The Long Branch Historical Museum Association is a nonprofit 501 (C)3 organization founded in 1953 to preserve St. James Chapel in Long Branch, New Jersey, which is also known as the Church of the Presidents because of the seven presidents who worshipped there.

Local residents Edgar and Florence Dinkelspiel, Eugene C.F. McVeigh, J.D. and Bernard Sandler, Haslam Slocum, Rev. Christopher H. Snyder, and then mayor Alex Vineburg formed the organization to operate the church as a museum after saving it from certain demolition.

Presidents Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, and Woodrow Wilson all attended services at the church. Only one of them -- Grant -- was out of office when he worshipped there.

Listed on both the State of New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, the Church of the Presidents was designed by the New York firm of Potter and Robertson and built in 1879. It was established as a branch of St. James Episcopal Church, which was located in the western reaches of Long Branch, and officially registered as St. James Chapel. However, its growing congregation of chief executives led it to become widely known as the Church of the Presidents.

At the time the church was built, Long Branch was the premiere vacation resort in the country, catering to the wealthy, powerful, and famous of the day. Summer residents George Pullman, George W. Childs, and Anthony Drexel financed construction of the church to provide a house of worship closer to their vacation homes. In 1886, the congregation was estimated to have a collective worth of $120 to $250 million.

By 1940, membership in the church had fallen to about 40, and by the 1950s, attendance had dropped so low that the Episcopal Diocese deconsecrated the church and slated it for demolition. But a few local residents thought better of it.

The late Edgar Dinkelspiel and attorney Bernard Sandler discovered a clause in the original deed to save the church. The clause stipulated that if the building were no longer used as a church, then ownership reverted back to the original benefactors -- Pullman, Childs, and Drexel. Dinkelspiel and Sandler found their heirs and obtained ownership of the church in 1953 as the non-profit Long Branch Historical Museum Association.

The Long Branch Historical Museum
The Church of the Presidents was rededicated as the Long Branch Historical Museum in September 1955. Dinkelspiel and his wife, Florence, maintained and operated the museum. Artifacts on display included the following:

• President Grant's gun cabinet and game table.
• The flag placed over Garfield's casket during services conducted by the Long Branch Masonic Lodge.
• Memorial tablets to the presidents and benefactors George W. Childs and Anthony Drexel.
• The dining room table belonging to Garrett A. Hobart, U.S. Vice President under President McKinley. (Hobart was born in West Long Branch and died in office, predeceasing President McKinley.)
• Two Tiffany windows: One is dedicated to George Talbot, a summer resident, and is cataloged by Tiffany Studios. The other is dedicated to L.B. Brown, the founder of Elberon, which is named for him.
• The church's original pipe organ.
• The church's guest book of attendees.
• A horse-drawn engine from the Atlantic Fire Company.
• A horse-drawn sleigh.

After Dinkelspiel died in 1997, Mrs. Dinkelspiel operated the museum until 1999 when its contents and artifacts were removed because of the deteriorating condition of the church.

www.churchofthepresidents.org/About the LBHMA.htm

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