January 17, 2017 - New Jersey Historic Trust Announces “Bricks and Mortar” Preservation Grant Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Nearly $3 Million Awarded to 25 Projects
TRENTON - The New Jersey Historic Trust today announced $2,988,859 in grant awards through the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 25 “bricks and mortar” capital preservation projects located at historic sites. The grants, recently approved by the Garden State Preservation Trust, will require a Legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are available.
“These grants will help restore these sites and preserve their historic, architectural, and aesthetic character for generations to come,” said Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Charles A. Richman.
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. The Fund will receive an annual allocation in support of historic preservation projects for planning and construction. All grantees are nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state government. All funded projects are listed on the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter supported referendums that have committed $140 million to more than 750 historic preservation projects since 1990.
“Each grant round is highly competitive,” explained Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy P. Guzzo. “While we were able to fund almost half of the requested number of applications in this grant round, there is still tremendous need for financial support of historic preservation at the state, county and local levels. We are very pleased to have this ongoing source of funding to help meet those needs.”
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.
For more information on the New Jersey Historic Trust and its funding programs, visit njht.org.
Note: the project names are as listed on the National Register of Historic Places and may not reflect the current names of the property.
Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recipients
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Grant Award |
Red Dragon Canoe Club |
Edgewater Park |
Burlington |
$125,875.00 |
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington |
Burlington |
Burlington |
$150,000.00 |
White Hill Mansion |
Fieldsboro |
Burlington |
$45,000.00 |
Goshen School |
Middle Township |
Cape May |
$150,000.00 |
Joseph Falkenburge House |
Dennis Township |
Cape May |
$150,000.00 |
Bloomfield Cemetery: Receiving Vault |
Bloomfield |
Essex |
$66,000.00 |
Hoboken City Hall |
Hoboken |
Hudson |
$150,000.00 |
The Dr. Barrow Mansion |
Jersey City |
Hudson |
$150,000.00 |
Case-Dvoor Farmstead |
Raritan Township |
Hunterdon |
$150,000.00 |
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Trenton |
Trenton |
Mercer |
$45,000.00 |
All Saints' Memorial Church Complex, Navesink |
Middletown |
Monmouth |
$150,000.00 |
Carlton Theatre (Count Basie Theatre) |
Red Bank |
Monmouth |
$147,900.00 |
Major John Burrowes Mansion |
Matawan |
Monmouth |
$149,358.00 |
The Towers (Strauss Mansion) |
Atlantic Highlands |
Monmouth |
$133,448.00 |
Craftsman Farms: White Cottage |
Parsippany-Troy Hills |
Morris |
$150,000.00 |
First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon |
New Vernon |
Morris |
$150,000.00 |
Hartley Dodge Memorial |
Madison |
Morris |
$150,000.00 |
Landing Railroad Station |
Roxbury Township |
Morris |
$150,000.00 |
Nathan Cooper Grist Mill |
Chester Township |
Morris |
$13,200.00 |
Cedar Bridge Tavern |
Barnegat Township |
Ocean |
$150,000.00 |
Daniel Robert House (Somerville Borough Hall) |
Somerville |
Somerset |
$46,360.00 |
Christ Episcopal Church, Newton |
Newton |
Sussex |
$131,400.00 |
Evergreen Cemetery |
Hillside |
Union |
$150,000.00 |
George A. Strong Residence |
Plainfield |
Union |
$114,318.00 |
The Clearing (Reeves-Reed Arboretum) |
Summit |
Union |
$21,000.00 |
New Jersey Historic Trust advances 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. The Historic Trust seeks to achieve its mission by serving as a leading voice for preservation at the state level; 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.
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Tammori Petty
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