727 Franklin Street (Cape Island Baptist Church)

Building Name: Cape Island Baptist Church
Address:  727 Franklin Street 
Architect:  Brown, C. H.
Builder: Shaw, Charles
Year:  1879
Type:  Religious and Residential
Style: Gothic Revival
Current Status: Extant
Historic American Building Survey (HABS) number:  NJ-848
Material of Construction:  Frame
Shape and Dimensions of Structure:  Approximately 44′ x 74′; 1 story; entrance tov^r at northwest corner; gable roof
Exterior Features of Note:   variety of sized openings with pointed and lancet arches; large buttresses
Major Alterations and Additions:   Church spire removed after being struck by lightning in the early 20th century.

Congregation moved to Cape Island Baptist Church in 1916. This building became the Franklin Street United Methodist Church, and is now condominiums. One story built in the Gothic Revival style.