More Than $14M in Awards Recommended for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism, and Capital Projects
TRENTON – The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today (Sept. 27) approved a total of $14,038,043 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Seventy-one preservation planning, municipal, county, and regional planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects are included in this year’s list of recommendations.
“As the state’s leading voice for historic preservation, the Trust has consistently advanced historic guardianship in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship, and financial investment programs that protect our traditions and strengthen our communities,” said DCA Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez. “This investment in historic resources will help to preserve New Jersey’s history for generations to come.”
Of the 71 grant award recommendations:
- 26 will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents;
- One grant will help fund a historic preservation ordinance and an update to an existing Master Plan Historic Preservation Element;
- Eight grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites; and
- 36 grants will fund capital preservation projects on sites listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.
All grants awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county, and state governments require a match from the recipient.
Included in the list of recommendations is $125,000 in support of two special initiatives: the Discover New Jersey History License Plate Fund and the Emergency Intervention Fund. Also included is $750,000 for the next tranche of funding for the multi-year project at Hoboken Public Library in Hudson County.
“We are pleased to be able to make the investment of more than $14 million in 16 counties throughout the state,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We will continue to assist new grantees through our grant programs to help preserve New Jersey’s historic legacy.”
The grant recommendations, which have been 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 made available. Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referenda that have committed over $190 million to more than 1,000 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed or certified eligible in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recommendations
Historic Site Management Grants (up to $75,000)
| Applicant | Project Name | Municipality | County | Recommended Award |
| The Borough of East Rutherford | Richard Outwater House | East Rutherford Borough | Bergen | $45,000 |
| Radburn Association | Grange Hall (Radburn Historic District) | Fair Lawn Borough | Bergen | $36,821 |
| Borough of Oakland | Vygeberg Farm office building | Oakland Borough | Bergen | $61,125 |
| Bergen County | New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company | Oradell Borough | Bergen | $75,000 |
| Roebling Main Gate Museum (DBA: Roebling Museum) | 101 Second Avenue (Roebling Historic District) | Florence Township | Burlington | $28,332 |
| Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society | Cresse-Holmes House (John Holmes House) | Middle Township | Cape May | $49,584 |
| Millville Army Air Field Museum Inc. | Millville Army Air Field Historic District | Millville City | Cumberland | $22,500 |
| Friends of the Van Ness House, Inc. | Van Ness House | Fairfield Township | Essex | $45,713 |
| The Montclair Foundation | Van Vleck House & Gardens (Mountain Historic District) | Montclair Township | Essex | $41,025 |
| Rowan University | Red Bank Battlefield | National Park Borough | Gloucester | $55,634 |
| Gloucester County Historical Society | Hunter-Lawrence-Jessup House | Woodbury City | Gloucester | $26,929 |
| Save Ellis Island, Inc. | Hospital Complex (Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island) | Jersey City | Hudson | $63,750 |
| 1759 Vought House | Christoffel Vought Farmstead | Clinton Township | Hunterdon | $13,650 |
| Borough of High Bridge | Solitude House | High Bridge Borough | Hunterdon | $26,550 |
| The College of New Jersey | William Green House | Ewing Township | Mercer | $47,775 |
| Howell Living History Farm | Hunter Road Bridge (Pleasant Valley Historic District) | Hopewell Township | Mercer | $35,250 |
| American Battlefield Trust | Princeton Battlefield (Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Historic District) | Princeton | Mercer | $74,925 |
| City of Perth Amboy | Perth Amboy City Hall and Surveyor General’s Office | Perth Amboy City | Middlesex | $71,250 |
| Middlesex County, Division of History and Historic Preservation | Cornelius Low House | Piscataway Township | Middlesex | $75,000 |
| Borough of Matawan | Major John Burrowes Mansion | Matawan Borough | Monmouth | $33,964 |
| Morris County Historical Society | Acorn Hall | Morristown Town | Morris | $15,330 |
| Town of Morristown | Morristown Post Office (Morristown Historic District Extension) | Morristown Town | Morris | $75,000 |
| Borough of Mountain Lakes | Mountain Lakes Train Station (Mountain Lakes Historic District) | Mountain Lakes Borough | Morris | $7,670 |
| Little Falls Historical Society | Little Falls Old Town Hall | Little Falls Township | Passaic | $13,725 |
| County of Passaic, Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs | Westside Park Pedestrian Bridge | Paterson City | Passaic | $69,451 |
| Town of Newton | Newton Town Plot Historic District | Newton Town | Sussex | $32,813 |
Municipal, County, and Regional Planning (up to $75,000)
| Applicant | Project Name | Municipality | County | Recommended Award |
| Township of Moorestown | Moorestown Historic District | Moorestown Township | Burlington | $75,000 |
Heritage Tourism (up to $75,000)
| Applicant | Project Name | Municipality | County | Recommended Award |
| The Whitesbog Preservation Trust, Inc. | Whitesbog Historic District | Pemberton Township (Brown Mills) | Burlington | $30,000 |
| South Mountain TheaterWorks, Inc. d/b/a South Mountain TV | Greenwich Historic District | Greenwich Township | Cumberland | $75,000 |
| Millville Army Air Field Museum | Millville Army Air Field Historic District | Millville City | Cumberland | $8,163 |
| Historic Morven, Inc. | Morven | Princeton | Mercer | $75,000 |
| St. Michael’s Episcopal Church | St. Michael’s Episcopal Church | Trenton City | Mercer | $24,390 |
| Borough of Freehold | General Clinton’s Headquarters | Freehold Borough | Monmouth | $15,000 |
| Millstone Township Historical Preservation Commission | Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church | Millstone Township | Monmouth | $71,250 |
| Friends of Passaic County | Belle Vista (Lambert Castle) | Paterson City | Passaic | $75,000 |
Capital Level I ($5,000 – $150,000)
| Applicant | Project Name | Municipality | County | Recommended Award |
| Perkins Center for the Arts | Carriage house (Perkins House) | Moorestown Township | Burlington | $150,000 |
| New Hanover Township | General Edward S. Godfrey House | New Hanover Township | Burlington | $149,489 |
| Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (trading as Cape May MAC) | Emlen Physick Estate | Cape May City | Cape May | $32,308 |
| Cape May Maritime Museum and Education Center | U.S. Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG-36538 | Lower Township | Cape May | $45,017 |
| Bayshore Center at Bivalve | A.J. Meerwald Schooner and Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks | Commercial Township | Cumberland | $82,728 |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery | Mount Pleasant Cemetery | Newark City | Essex | $21,600 |
| Gloucester County Historical Society | Moravian Church | Woolwich Township | Gloucester | $23,582 |
| Historic Morven, Inc. | Morven | Princeton | Mercer | $72,300 |
| Twin Lights Historical Society | Navesink Lighthouse(Twin Lights) (Navesink Light Station) | Highlands Borough | Monmouth | $15,000 |
| Borough of Matawan | Major John Burrowes Mansion | Matawan Borough | Monmouth | $149,377 |
| The Morristown & Morris Township Library Foundation | Morristown Public Library (Morristown Historic District Extension) | Morristown Town | Morris | $37,911 |
| The Growing Stage Theatre for Young Audiences, Inc. | Palace Theatre | Netcong Borough | Morris | $140,502 |
| Skylands Association, NJ Botanical Garden | Carriage House (Skylands) | Ringwood Borough | Passaic | $150,000 |
| Liberty Hall Museum | Carriage House Liberty Hall (Governor William Livingston House) | Union Township | Union | $90,000 |
Capital Level II ($150,001 – $750,000)
| Applicant | Project Name | Municipality | County | Recommended Award |
| New Jersey Pinelands Commission | Fenwick Manor | Pemberton Township | Burlington | $575,000 |
| Camden County Historical Society | Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern | Camden City | Camden | $611,340 |
| Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc. | USS New Jersey (BB-62) | Camden City | Camden | $750,000 |
| Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (trading as Cape May MAC) | Emlen Physick Estate | Cape May City | Cape May | $404,611 |
| HCSV Foundation, t/a Historic Cold Spring Village | Cold Spring Grange Hall | Lower Township | Cape May | $156,266 |
| City of Jersey City | Reservoir #3 | Jersey City | Hudson | $750,000 |
| Hudson County Division of Parks | North and South Summer Houses(West Bergen-East Lincoln Park Historic District) | Jersey City | Hudson | $713,550 |
| Dorothea van Dyke McLane Association | Dorothea van Dyke McLane House (Princeton Historic District) | Princeton | Mercer | $475,718 |
| Historic Morven, Inc. | Morven | Princeton | Mercer | $500,000 |
| Old Barracks Association | Old Barracks | Trenton City | Mercer | $152,622 |
| City of Trenton | Trenton City Hall | Trenton City | Mercer | $749,644 |
| SLT & CC Landmark Friends, Inc. | Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club | Rumson Borough | Monmouth | $304,000 |
| Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc. | Ayres Farm (Knuth Farm) | Denville Township | Morris | $194,150 |
| Township of Hanover | Joseph Tuttle House | Hanover Township | Morris | $539,250 |
| Borough of Mendham | Phoenix House Mendham Historic District | Mendam Borough | Morris | $214,029 |
| Township of Mine Hill | Bridget Smith House | Mine Hill Township | Morris | $259,600 |
| Morris County Park Commission | General Joseph W. Revere House (The Willows, Fosterfields) | Morris Township | Morris | $245,430 |
| Mount Olive Township | (Barn Seward House) | Mount Olive Township | Morris | $261,205 |
| Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc. | Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill (German Valley Historic District) | Washington Township | Morris | $470,500 |
| City of Clifton | Morris Canal | Clifton City | Passaic | $444,995 |
Capital Level II: Multi-phase ($500,000 – $750,000)
| 120 East State Street | First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | Trenton City | Mercer | $750,000 |
| County of Passaic | Passaic County Court House, and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District | Paterson City | Passaic | $750,000 |
Miscellaneous
| Applicant | Project Name | Municipality | County | Recommended Award |
| Hoboken Public Library | Hoboken Public Library | Hoboken City | Hudson | $750,000 |
| New Jersey Historic Trust | Emergency Intervention Fund | Trenton City | Mercer | $100,000 |
| New Jersey Historic Trust | Discover NJ History License Plate Fund | Trenton City | Mercer | $25,000 |
Total Recommended Grant Awards: $14,038,043
Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust 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.
DCA offers a wide range of programs and services, including local government management and finance, affordable housing production, rental assistance, fire safety, building safety, community planning and development, disaster recovery and mitigation, and privacy protection.
For more information on the New Jersey Historic Trust and its funding programs, visit: http://www.njht.org.
For more information about DCA, visit nj.gov/dca/.
