September 19, 2018 - New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Award Recommendations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 19, 2018
More Than $1 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning Projects
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $1,037,621 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 33 preservation planning projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. The grant recommendations, approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting and require a legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are available.
“Historic preservation is an integral part of community and economic revitalization and I am excited to see a diverse list of grant recipients this year,” said Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs. “From historic homes, farms, libraries, train stations, and villages, the work that will be accomplished with the preservation grants will help to secure the future of our most treasured historic places in the Garden State.”
Twenty-nine of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents. The remaining four grants will help fund projects to improve visitors’ experience at historic sites by assessing heritage tourism potential and creating interpretive plans and signage. All the grants, awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state government, require a match from the recipient.
“We are pleased to recommend funding for preservation planning to so many worthy projects in this grant round, and particularly to support sites that wish to develop heritage tourism and improve the visitor experience,” said Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy P. Guzzo. “By saving our historic buildings, we can benefit from their impact on the tourism economy as well as encourage local pride.”
Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, which is supported by income from the corporate business tax and will receive an annual allocation in support of historic preservation. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referendums that have committed $145 million to more than 800 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed or eligible to be listed in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. The Trust became a DCA affiliate in 2002 in an effort to better realign the state's smart growth initiatives with historic revitalization. Its mission is to advance historic preservation in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save our heritage and strengthen our communities.
2018 Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recipients
Note: the project names are as listed on the National Register of Historic Places and may not reflect the current names of the property. Projects are listed in each category alphabetically by county.
Historic Site Management Grants for Planning Documents (up to $50,000)
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
Fire Station #8 |
Atlantic |
Atlantic City |
$50,000.00 |
James C. Rose Residence |
Bergen |
Ridgewood Village |
$37,224.00 |
Greenfield Hall |
Camden |
Haddonfield Borough |
$24,352.00 |
Hangar #1 |
Cape May |
Lower Township |
$29,813.00 |
Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District |
Cape May |
Lower Township |
$37,107.00 |
Judge Nathaniel Foster House |
Cape May |
Lower Township |
$38,850.00 |
Cumberland County Courthouse |
Cumberland |
Bridgeton City |
$50,000.00 |
Old Stone School |
Cumberland |
Greenwich Township |
$11,109.00 |
Moravian Church |
Gloucester |
Woolwich Township |
$43,186.00 |
West Jersey Depot Train Station (Glassboro Train Station) |
Gloucester |
Glassboro Borough |
$7,500.00 |
Hoboken Firehouses & Fireman's Monument |
Hudson |
Hoboken City |
$37,500.00 |
Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School |
Hudson |
Hoboken City |
$50,000.00 |
Mahlon Fisher Residence (Doric House) |
Hunterdon |
Flemington Borough |
$20,625.00 |
William Lindsay White House |
Hunterdon |
Kingwood Township |
$30,000.00 |
Andrew and Hannah Drake Farmstead/Brookdale Farm |
Mercer |
Pennington Borough |
$49,090.00 |
In and Out Social Club |
Mercer |
Trenton City |
$22,500.00 |
Isaac Pearson House |
Mercer |
Hamilton Township |
$50,000.00 |
Buckelew/Austin/Webb/Pulda Farm Historic District |
Middlesex |
North Brunswick Township |
$21,375.00 |
Allen House |
Monmouth |
Shrewsbury Borough |
$47,550.00 |
Ayres' Farm |
Morris |
Denville Township |
$5,550.00 |
Jacob Ford Powder Mill Site |
Morris |
Morristown Town |
$30,954.00 |
Lafayette School |
Morris |
Roxbury Township |
$14,156.00 |
Middle Valley Chapel |
Morris |
Washington Township |
$5,000.00 |
Lambert Castle |
Passaic |
Paterson City |
$50,000.00 |
Van Riper Hopper House & Van Duyne House |
Passaic |
Wayne Township |
$28,500.00 |
Daniel Robert House |
Somerset |
Somerville Borough |
$23,535.00 |
Voorhees Dutch Barn |
Somerset |
Bedminster Township |
$50,000.00 |
Old Newton Academy |
Sussex |
Newton Town |
$34,225.00 |
Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge |
Union |
Clark Township |
$50,000.00 |
Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism Projects (up to $50,000)
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
Roebling Wire Company |
Burlington |
Florence Township |
$36,415.00 |
George Morgan Stone House |
Gloucester |
Mantua Township |
$5,001.00 |
Dey Mansion (Passaic County Interpretive Plan) |
Passaic |
Wayne Township |
$41,397.00 |
Black Creek Site |
Sussex |
Vernon Township |
$5,107.00 |
For more information on the New Jersey Historic Trust and its funding programs, visit www.njht.org.
CONTACT:
Tammori Petty
Lisa Ryan
Gina Trish
(609) 292-6055