October 17, 2017 - New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Nearly $5 Million Awarded for Planning and Capital Preservation Projects
TRENTON - The Board of the New Jersey Historic Trust approved $4,990,934 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 18 preservation planning projects and 34 “bricks and mortar” capital preservation projects located at historic sites throughout the state. The grants were presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its annual meeting on October 17, 2017. The action requires a Legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are available.
“We are pleased to offer preservation funding to so many worthy projects in this grant round,” said Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy P. Guzzo. “The projects represent a wide variety of building types in 18 counties. Each grant round is highly competitive, and we received requests totaling $11.5 million this year. There is still tremendous need for financial support of historic preservation at the state, county and local levels.”
Funding for the current grant round comes from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, which is supported by income from the corporate business tax. All grantees are nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county, and state government. The Preserve New Jersey Fund replaced the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund. To be eligible for an award from the New Jersey Preservation Fund projects must be listed or eligible to be listed on 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. 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 New Jersey’s heritage and strengthen the state’s communities. The Historic Trust seeks to achieve its mission by serving as a leading voice for preservation at the state level; a catalyst for preservation and community revitalization activities; a full partner in state policy development; and a technical and financial resource for the stewardship of historic properties. Since 1990, the Trust has committed $145 million to more than 750 preservation projects.
For more information on the New Jersey Historic Trust and its funding programs, visit www.njht.org.
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 (up to $50,000) |
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Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Recommended Award |
Fernbrook Farm Historic District |
Chesterfield |
Burlington |
$12,375.00 |
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Mount Holly |
Mount Holly |
Burlington |
$50,000.00 |
Pomona Hall |
Camden |
Camden |
$21,563.00 |
St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, Camden |
Camden |
Camden |
$5,000.00 |
Upton Log Cabin |
Gloucester Township |
Camden |
$6,750.00 |
First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield |
Haddonfield |
Camden |
$26,843.00 |
Borough of Caldwell |
Caldwell |
Essex |
$15,000.00 |
George Morgan Stone House |
Washington Township |
Gloucester |
$16,500.00 |
Old Stone Church |
Kingwood Township |
Hunterdon |
$25,500.00 |
Case-Dvoor Farmstead |
Raritan Township |
Hunterdon |
$15,192.00 |
Morven |
Princeton |
Mercer |
$37,500.00 |
Princeton Theological Seminary Stuart Hall |
Princeton |
Mercer |
$50,000.00 |
East Trenton Public Library |
Trenton |
Mercer |
$17,635.00 |
Acorn Hall |
Morristown |
Morris |
$18,525.00 |
First Presbyterian Church of Paterson |
Paterson |
Passaic |
$50,000.00 |
Symen Van Wickle House |
Franklin Township |
Somerset |
$48,126.00 |
Feltville Historic District (Deserted Village of Feltville) |
Berkeley Heights |
Union |
$50,000.00 |
Fire House Number 4, Plainfield |
Plainfield |
Union |
$26,250.00 |
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Total Recommended: |
$492,759.00 |
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Level I Capital Preservation Grants ($5,000 - $150,000) |
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Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Grant Request |
Van Allen House |
Oakland |
Bergen |
$118,765.00 |
Rutherford World War I Monument |
Rutherford |
Bergen |
$61,800.00 |
Bordentown Friends Meeting House |
Bordentown City |
Burlington |
$88,110.00 |
Christ Episcopal Church, Bordentown: Cemetery |
Bordentown City |
Burlington |
$18,000.00 |
Protestant Community Church of Medford Lakes |
Medford Lakes |
Burlington |
$113,640.00 |
Friends Meeting, Mount Holly |
Mount Holly |
Burlington |
$90,000.00 |
Joseph Cooper House |
Camden |
Camden |
$72,000.00 |
Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District |
Lower Township |
Cape May |
$68,040.00 |
Hangar #1 (Naval Air Station Wildwood) |
Lower Township |
Cape May |
$38,820.00 |
USCG Motor Lifeboat CG-36538 |
Lower Township |
Cape May |
$54,315.00 |
Cumberland Nail and Iron Works Site |
Bridgeton |
Cumberland |
$93,666.00 |
Free Public Library of the City of Newark |
Newark |
Essex |
$86,184.00 |
House of Prayer Episcopal Church and Rectory (Plume House) |
Newark |
Essex |
$150,000.00 |
Grace Church Van Vorst |
Jersey City |
Hudson |
$87,269.00 |
M.C. Mulligan & Sons' Quarry (The Red Mill) |
Clinton |
Hunterdon |
$107,400.00 |
A.H. Holcombe House (Lambertville City Hall) |
Lambertville |
Hunterdon |
$76,119.00 |
Mount Rose Distillery Site |
Hopewell Township |
Mercer |
$14,910.00 |
Jackson Street Bridge |
Trenton |
Mercer |
$150,000.00 |
John Van Buren Wicoff House |
Plainsboro |
Middlesex |
$150,000.00 |
First Baptist Church and Parsonage |
Allentown |
Monmouth |
$12,078.00 |
Church of the Presidents |
Long Branch |
Monmouth |
$150,000.00 |
Squan Beach Life Saving Station |
Manasquan |
Monmouth |
$75,000.00 |
Christ Church, Shrewbury |
Shrewsbury |
Monmouth |
$117,213.00 |
Acorn Hall |
Morristown |
Morris |
$139,020.00 |
Passaic County Courthouse & Annex: Gaetano Frederici Monuments |
Paterson |
Passaic |
$16,200.00 |
Van Duyne House |
Wayne |
Passaic |
$39,000.00 |
Six Mile Run Reformed Church, Franklin Township |
Franklin Township |
Somerset |
$83,598.00 |
Neshanic Reformed Church, Branchburg |
Branchburg |
Somerset |
$92,630.00 |
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Total Recommended: |
$2,363,777.00 |
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Level II Capital Preservation Grants ($150,001 - $500,000) |
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Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Grant Request |
Connett Memorial Library |
South Orange |
Essex |
$500,000.00 |
Church of the Redeemer |
Morristown |
Morris |
$386,300.00 |
Landing Railroad Station |
Roxbury Township |
Morris |
$259,775.00 |
J.C. Penney Building, Salem |
Salem City |
Salem |
$361,323.00 |
Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House |
Scotch Plains |
Union |
$257,000.00 |
Hoffman Grist Mill |
Franklin Township |
Warren |
$370,000.00 |
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Total Recommended: |
$2,134,398.00 |
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Grand Total: |
$4,990,934.00 |
CONTACT:
Lisa Ryan
Tammori Petty
(609) 292-6055