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Blue Chapel

1914 establishments in New JerseyCemeteries in Hudson County, New JerseyDominican monasteries in the United StatesGothic Revival architecture in New JerseyHistoric districts in Hudson County, New Jersey
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1914Religious buildings and structures in New JerseyUnion City, New Jersey
BlueChapel
BlueChapel

The Monastery of the Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary, known as the Blue Chapel, is a former monastery in Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey, in the United States. It takes its name from the blue tinted windows that were part of the original chapel. Since being abandoned in 2008, the structures and grounds of the complex, which include a cemetery, face an uncertain future.

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Saints Joseph and Michael Church

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07087
New Jersey, United States
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