The New Jersey Historic Trust (Trust), an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $11,902,723 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund (Fund) for 67 preservation planning, heritage tourism and capital projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Implementing legislation signed by Governor Murphy in June increased the Trust’s portion of the corporate business tax dedication from 5% to 7%. The grant recommendations, approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting on October 8, 2019. The grants will then require a legislative appropriations bill and the governor’s approval before funds become available.
“Historic structures and places are a foundational part of our towns that serve as community gathering spaces, heritage and tourism attractions, and places of recreation and respite – they are the places we love and they are so vital to improving New Jersey’s economy and quality of life,” said Acting Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “Preserving our treasured historic places through these Trust grant awards will also help to ensure that future generations will benefit from knowing and experiencing their rich and storied past.”
Twenty-six of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents. Three grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve visitors’ experiences at historic sites. Thirty-eight grants will fund capital preservation projects on sites listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. All of the grants awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county, and state government require a recipient match.
New this year, the Trust accepted applications for large-scale, multi-phased projects. Five of the thirty-eight capital grants were approved for their first phase. Future phases will be allocated in subsequent appropriations.
“We are very excited to recommend so many worthwhile projects for funding. The increase in the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund has enabled the Trust to help many more historic sites” said Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy P. Guzzo. “Increasing access to our state’s historic places is a top priority for the Trust. Sites from every corner of the state are reflected in this list.”
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 over $156 million to more than 900 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are 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 align 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.
2019 Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recipients
Note: the project names are as listed in 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)
|
Applicant |
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
|
New Milford Borough |
French Huguenot Cemetery and Huguenot Church Site Historic District | Bergen |
New Milford Borough |
$11,250.00 |
| Alice Paul Institute | Alice Paul Birthplace (Paulsdale) | Burlington | Mt. Laurel Township | $27,263.00 |
| Shipman Mansion Foundation, Inc. | Red Dragon Canoe Club | Burlington | Edgewater Park Township | $15,150.00 |
| Doane Academy | Doane Academy Site | Burlington | Burlington City | $41,524.00 |
| John Woolman Memorial Association | John Woolman Memorial House | Burlington | Mount Holly Township | $38,445.00 |
| New Hanover Township | General Edward S. Godfrey House | Burlington | New Hanover Township | $30,000.00 |
| Haddonfield Friends School | Haddonfield Friends School | Camden | Haddonfield Borough | $50,000.00 |
| Camden County Historical Society | Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern | Camden | Camden City | $50,000.00 |
| City of Jersey City | Van Vorst Park Historic District | Hudson | Jersey City | $45,000.00 |
| Hudson County | Lincoln Park (West Side Park) | Hudson | Jersey City | $50,000.00 |
| City of Bayonne | Bayonne Truck (Hook and Ladder) House #1 | Hudson | Bayonne City | $22,500.00 |
| Trent House Association | William Trent House | Mercer | Trenton City | $46,950.00 |
| Edison Memorial Tower Corporation bda/ Thomas Edison Memorial Center at Menlo Park
|
Thomas A. Edison Memorial Tower | Middlesex |
Edison Township |
$26,688.00 |
| Allentown Public Library Association, Inc. | First Baptist Church and Parsonage | Monmouth | Allentown Borough | $18,750.00 |
| Town of Boonton | Boonton Ironworks | Morris | Boonton Town | $50,000.00 |
| Roxbury Township | Lafayette School | Morris | Roxbury Township | $12,815.00 |
| Morris County Park Commission | Merchiston Farm | Morris | Chester Township | $50,000.00 |
| Morris County Park Commission | Mount Hope Miners’ Church | Morris | Rockaway Township | $23,738.00 |
| Morris County Park Commission | Moses Estey House at The Speedwell Village Historic District | Morris | Morristown Township | $23,625.00 |
| County of Passaic | Passaic County Courthouse | Passaic | Paterson City | $50,000.00 |
| City of Paterson | Great Falls Historic District (Ivanhoe Mill Wheelhouse) | Passaic | Paterson City | $50,000.00 |
| Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Inc. | S.U.M. Auxiliary Steam Plant Foundation | Passaic | Paterson City | $24,000.00 |
| Friends of Passaic County Parks | Westrevelt-Vanderhoef House | Passaic | Clifton City | $14,049.00 |
| Friends of Long Pond Ironworks | Long Pond Iron Works (Hewitt Church) | Passaic | West Milford Township | $13,447.00 |
| City of Clifton | John and Anna Vreeland/Hamilton House | Passaic |
Clifton City |
$25,312.00 |
| Musconetcong Watershed Association | Hoffman Grist Mill | Warren | Franklin Township | $50,000.00 |
Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism Projects (up to $50,000)
| Applicant
|
Project Name | Property County | Property Municipality | Grant Award |
|
Old Barracks Association |
Old Barracks | Mercer | Trenton City | $16,239.00 |
| Trenton Downtown Association | Old Barracks | Mercer | Trenton City | $30,000.00 |
| Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms | Craftsman Farms | Morris | Morris Plains Borough | $43,875.00 |
Level I Capital Preservation Grants ($5,000 – $150,00)
| Applicant | Project Name | Property County | Property Municipality | Grant Award |
| Save Lucy Committee, Inc. | Lucy, the Margate elephant | Atlantic | Margate City | $20,400.00 |
|
City of Linwood |
Linwood Borough School #1 (Linwood Public Library) |
Atlantic |
City of Linwood |
$60,000.00 |
| The Shipman Mansion Foundation, Inc. | Red Dragon Canoe Club |
Burlington |
Edgewater Park |
$125,700.00 |
| Cherry Hill Township | Barclay Farmstead | Camden | Cherry Hill Township | $90,000.00 |
| Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities | The Cape May Lighthouse |
Cape May |
Lower Township |
$29,090.00 |
| HCSV Foundation | Spicer Leaming House (HCSV) | Cape may | Lower Township | $51,200.00 |
| Millville Army Air Field Museum, Inc. | Millville Army Air Field Historic District |
Cumberland |
Millville City |
$42,189.000 |
|
Gloucester County |
James and Ann Whitall House at Red Bank Battlefield |
Gloucester |
National Park Borough |
$142,500.00 |
| Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission
|
George Morgan Jr. Stone House |
Gloucester |
Washington Township |
$22,887.00 |
| Gloucester County Historical Society | Moravian Church | Gloucester | Woolwich Township | $90,000.00 |
| 1759 Vought House, Inc. | Christoffel Vought Farmstead | Hunterdon | Clinton Township | $15,000.00 |
| Historic Morven, Inc. | Morven | Mercer | Princeton Township | $53,550.00 |
| The Information Age Science and History Learning Center and Museum (InfoAge) |
Camp Evans Historic District |
Monmouth |
Wall Township |
$14,124.00 |
|
Allaire Village, Inc. |
Deserted Village of Allaire Historic District |
Monmouth |
Wall Township |
$20,000.00 |
| Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc. | Ayres (Knuth) Farm | Morris | Denville Township | $73,000.00 |
| Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery Association of Randolph Township |
Friends Meeting House |
Morris |
Randolph Township |
$143,844.00 |
|
Roxbury Township |
Morris Canal Inclined Plane 2 east | Morris | Ledgewood Township | $50,040.00 |
| Salem Old House Foundation | Abel Nicholson House | Salem | Elsinboro Township | $86,400.00 |
| Peters Valley School of Craft | Peters Valley Historic District | Sussex | Layton Township | $51,150.00 |
| Merchants and Drovers Museum | Merchants and Drovers Tavern | Union | City of Rahway | $150,000.00 |
| Township of Mansfield | Mount Bethel Methodist Church | Warren | Mansfield Township | $120,000.00 |
Level II Capital Preservation Grants ($150,001 – $750,000)
| Applicant | Project Name | Property County | Property Municipality | Grant Award |
| Friends of Historic Bernardsville | William R. Allen School | Burlington | Bernardsville Township | $746,250.00 |
| Bayshore Center at Bivalve | Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks |
Cumberland |
Commercial Township | $533,105.00 |
| City of Jersey City | Reservoir #3 | Hudson | Jersey City | $750,000.00 |
| Hunterdon Land Trust | Case-Dvoor Farmstead | Hunterdon | Raritan Township | $750,000.00 |
| Township of Piscataway/Fellowship for Metlar House | Metlar House (Knapp/Bodine House) |
Middlesex |
Piscataway Township |
$175,000.00 |
| Township of Rockaway | Ford-Faesch Manor House | Morris | Rockaway Township | $348,388.00 |
|
Borough of Seaside Heights |
Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel and Wurlitzer 146 Band Organ |
Ocean |
Seaside Heights Borough |
$750,000.00 |
| Township of Berkeley | Manitou Park School House | Ocean | Berkeley Township | $656,537.00 |
| City of Paterson | Van Houten House | Passaic | Paterson City | $250,000.00 |
| Friends of Historic Bernardsville | Dunster Squibb House | Somerset | Bernardsville Township | $222,349.00 |
| County of Union | Feltville Historic District | Union | Berkeley Heights Township | $450,000.00 |
| Knowlton Township Historic Commission | Ramsaysburg Homestead | Warren | Knowlton Township | $365,725.00 |
Multi-Phase Capital Level II Preservation Grants ($500,000 – $750,000)
| Applicant | Project Name | County | Property Municipality | Grant Award |
|
Hoboken Public Library |
Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School |
Hudson |
Hoboken City |
$750,000.00 |
|
Hunterdon county Board of Chosen Freeholders |
Flemington Historic District (Hunterdon County Courthouse) |
Hunterdon |
Flemington Borough |
$747,000.00 |
| New Jersey Community Capital (Community Loan Fund of NJ, Inc) and the City of Trenton |
East Trenton Library |
Mercer |
Trenton City |
$750,000.00 |
| Township of Mount Olive | Seward House | Morris | Mount Olive Township | $504,675.00 |
| County of Passaic | Lambert Castle (Belle Vista) | Passaic | Paterson City | $750,000.00 |
For more information on the New Jersey Historic Trust and its funding programs, visit www.njht.org.
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