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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.[3] It is one of four churches of The Parish of Saint Monica in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
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  Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.  St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church (New Jersey)  St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church (the United States) | |
| Location | 1409 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°21′38″N 74°25′41″W / 39.36056°N 74.42806°W |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Edwin Forrest Durang, John McShain |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000039[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 395[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 2001 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 12, 2000 |
Description
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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
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#01000039)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Berkey, Joan (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church". National Park Service. With accompanying 12 photos