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Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	1409 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°21′38″N 74°25′41″W / 39.36056°N 74.42806°W / 39.36056; -74.42806
Built	1905
Architect	Edwin Forrest Durang, John McShain
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	01000039
NJRHP No.	395
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 2, 2001
Designated NJRHP	December 12, 2000

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church is a historic church in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1905 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 2001, for its significance in architecture. It is one of four churches of The Parish of Saint Monica in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

Description

St. Nicholas of Tolentine's 1916 Moller pipe organ (Opus 2138) was rebuilt by Peragallo in 2006 and will be restored over the course of the next several years. The organ at St. Nicholas is one of the busiest in the country, playing at all Masses, at several choir rehearsals per week, and at a host of weddings, funerals, and concerts.

At each of the eleven regularly scheduled Masses, the post-Vatican II Mass is celebrated with music.

John P. O'Neill, an American counter-terrorism expert, working for the FBI, and killed in the September 11 attacks, once served as an altar boy in this church His funeral was held at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Hamilton, NJ. He was buried on September 28, 2001

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Atlantic County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#01000039)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2021. p. 3.
3. Berkey, Joan (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 12 photos

External links

• The Parish of St. Monica Official Site

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
Ordinaries	Bishops Bartholomew J. Eustace Justin J. McCarthy Celestine Damiano George Henry Guilfoyle James T. McHugh Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Joseph Anthony Galante Dennis Joseph Sullivan Auxiliary bishop James Louis Schad
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden Parishes St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Atlantic City St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Camden St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church, Camden
Education	High schools Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, Pennsauken Township Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City Holy Spirit High School, Absecon Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Newfield Paul VI High School, Haddonfield St. Augustine Preparatory School, Richland Wildwood Catholic Academy, North Wildwood Closed Sacred Heart High School, Vineland Saint James High School, Carneys Point Township St. Joseph Academy, Hammonton (now independent of Diocese)
Priests	James F. Checchio Miguel Pedro Mundo
Miscellany	Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City St. Padre Pio Shrine, Landisville
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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Atlantic County, New Jersey
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Places of worship	Church of the Ascension Church of the Redeemer Head of the River Church Jacobus Evangelical Lutheran Church Mays Landing Presbyterian Church St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Atlantic County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

• Churches in Atlantic County, New Jersey
• Buildings and structures in Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Roman Catholic churches completed in 1905
• National Register of Historic Places in Atlantic County, New Jersey
• Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
• New Jersey Register of Historic Places
• 1905 establishments in New Jersey
• 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
• Romanesque Revival architecture in New Jersey