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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