New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grants Available

Posted on: 09/28/2022

Funding Available for Historic Preservation, Planning, and Capital Grants and Special Initiatives

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of $15,758,315 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Sixty-five preservation planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects are included in this year’s list of recommendations.

“The New Jersey Historic Trust is committed to its mission of saving and telling New Jersey’s history,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “This round of grant recommendations for preservation planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects will help to preserve historic structures, documents, and artifacts that tell the stories of New Jersey’s history to future generations.”

Of the 65 grant award recommendations, 27 will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents; one grant will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites; and 37 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 $649,789 in support of two special projects to fund a master plan for the Delaware and Raritan Canal as well as a survey of civil rights sites in Camden. Also included is $2,922,000 for the next tranche of funding for the following multi-year projects: Lambert Castle in Passaic County, Hoboken Public Library in Hudson County, East Trenton Library in Mercer County, and the Seward House in Morris County.

“I am grateful that we were able to fund so many worthy projects this year, especially when you consider the challenges our historic sites have endured over the past few years,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “These projects will create jobs to bolster the economy and sustain our heritage for years to come.”

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 referendums that have committed over $180 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
City of Atlantic City	Atlantic City Fire Station #4	Atlantic City	Atlantic	$50,000
Borough of Oradell	Oradell Railroad Station	Oradell Borough	Bergen	$34,958
Palisades Interstate Park Commission	Palisades Interstate Park	Alpine Borough	Bergen	$71,686
Community House of Moorestown	Moorestown Community House	Moorestown Township	Burlington	$34,163
New Jersey Pinelands Commission	Fenwick Manor	Pemberton Township	Burlington	$31,387
Friends of White Hill Mansion	White Hill Mansion	Fieldsboro Borough	Burlington	$35,131
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Cape May MAC)	Emlen Physick Estate	Cape May City	Cape May	$61,845
Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society	John Holmes House	Middle Township	Cape May	$7,014
Cape May Point Science Center	St. Mary’s by the Sea (fka Shoreham Hotel)	Cape May Point Borough	Cape May	$59,955
Millville Army Airfield Museum	Millville Army Air Field Historic District	Millville City	Cumberland	$22,500
Cumberland County Historical Society	Greenwich Historic District (Log Granary)	Greenwich Township	Cumberland	$11,750
Van Riper House, Inc.	Van Riper House	Nutley Township	Essex	$64,080
Borough of High Bridge	Solitude House	High Bridge Borough	Hunterdon	$6,375
Delaware River Mill Society	Prallsville District	Stockton Borough	Hunterdon	$8,250
120 East State	First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery	Trenton City	Mercer	$75,000
City of Trenton	Mansion House (Ellarslie, McCall House)	Trenton City	Mercer	$75,000
SLTCC Landmark Friends, Inc.	Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club	Rumson Borough	Monmouth	$18,337
Monmouth County Historical Association	Allen House	Shrewsbury Borough	Monmouth	$41,578
Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc.	German Valley Historic District (Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill)	Washington Township	Morris	$21,000
Long Beach Island Historical Association	Beach Haven Historic District (LBI Historical Association)	Beach Haven Borough	Ocean	$25,181
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach	Tower Cottage	Point Pleasant Beach Borough	Ocean	$72,750
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum	True Farmstead	Montgomery Township	Somerset	$75,000
Liberty Hall Museum, Inc.	Liberty Hall (Governor William Livingston House)	Union Township	Union	$75,000
Borough of Fanwood	Central Railroad of New Jersey Main Line Corridor Historic District	Fanwood Borough	Union	$75,000
Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F&AM	Plainfield Masonic Temple, Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F & AM	Plainfield City	Union	$75,000
Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Frazee House, Inc.	Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House	Scotch Plains Township	Union	$33,263
Town of Westfield	Westfield Fire Headquarters	Westfield Town	Union	$45,000

Total: $1,206,212

Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism (up to $75,000)

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Inc.	Great Falls of the Passaic	Paterson City	Passaic	$75,000

Total: $75,000

Level I Capital Preservation Grants ($50,000 – $150,000)

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
Fernbrook Environmental Education Center, Inc.	Fernbrook Farm Historic District	Chesterfield Township	Burlington	$150,000
Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library	Vincentown Historic District	Southampton Township	Burlington	$85,622
Historical Society of Haddonfield	Greenfield Hall	Haddonfield Borough	Camden	$150,000
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Cape May MAC)	Emlen Physick Estate	Cape May City	Cape May	$110,475
Historic Cold Spring Village (HCSV) Foundation	Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District	Lower Township	Cape May	$88,415
Friends of Locktown Stone Church, Inc.	Locktown Baptist Church	Delaware Township	Hunterdon	$148,869
Historical Society of Hamilton Township, Inc.	Isaac Pearson House	Hamilton Township	Mercer	$150,000
Piscataway Township	Metlar House (Knapp House/Bodine House)	Piscataway Township	Middlesex	$138,000
Allaire Village, Inc.	Deserted Village of Allaire Historic District	Farmingdale Borough	Monmouth	$150,000
Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association of Randolph Township	Friends Meetinghouse	Randolph Township	Morris	$74,525
Chester Historical Society	Chester’s Rockefeller Center	Chester Borough	Morris	$45,610
Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc.	German Valley Historic District (Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill)	Washington Township	Morris	$31,064
Morris County Historical Society	Acorn Hall	Morristown Town	Morris	$102,300
Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms	Craftsman Farms (White Cottage)	Parsippany-Troy Hills	Morris	$150,000
Township of Rockaway and Historical Society of Rockaway Township	Ford-Faesch Manor House	Rockaway Borough	Morris	$68,390
Township of Hanover	Township of Hanover	Hanover Township	Morris	$7,965
Sussex County Historical Society	Newton Town Plot Historic District (Old Newton Academy)	Newton Town	Sussex	$147,780
State of New Jersey, DEP, Division of Parks and Forestry	Boxwood Hall	Elizabeth City	Union	$128,140
Historical Society of Plainfield	Nathaniel Drake House	Plainfield City	Union	$135,240
Merchants & Drovers Tavern Museum	Merchants and Drovers Tavern	Rahway City	Union	$45,000

Total: $2,107,395

Level II Capital Preservation Grants ($150,001 - $750,000)

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
Save Lucy Committee, Inc.	Lucy, the Margate Elephant	Margate City	Atlantic	$669,133
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc.	USS New Jersey (BB-62)	Camden City	Camden	$750,000
Camden County Historical Society	Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern	Camden City	Camden	$750,000
Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Foundation	Hangar No. 1	Lower Township	Cape May	$473,780
Montclair Historical Society dba Montclair History Center	Israel Crane House	Montclair Township	Essex	$366,000
City of Newark	Newark City Hall	Newark City	Essex	$750,000
City of Hoboken	Hoboken City Hall	Hoboken City	Hudson	$598,726
Hunterdon Land Trust	Case-Dvoor Farmstead	Raritan Township	Hunterdon	$500,000
Trent House Association, Inc.	William Trent House	William Trent House	Mercer	$299,870
120 East State	First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery	Trenton City	Mercer	$750,000
Morris County Park Commission	Merchiston Farm (Bamboo Brook)	Chester Borough	Morris	$260,605
Historical Society of the Township of Chatham	Mount Vernon School	Chatham Borough	Morris	$266,050
City of Clifton	United States Animal Quarantine Station	City of Clifton	Passaic	$453,600
Passaic County	Lambert Castle (Belle Vista)	Passaic County	Passaic	$750,000
Borough of Somerville	Daniel Robert House	Borough of Somerville	Somerset	$218,907
Union County	Feltville Historic District	Union County	Union	$191,248

Total: $8,797,919

Multiphase Capital Preservation Grants ($500,000 - $750,000)

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
NJ Division of Parks & Forestry	Walt Whitman Neighborhood	Camden City	Camden	$750,000
Hoboken Public Library	Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School: Phase II Commitment	Hoboken City	Hudson	$750,000
New Jersey Community Capital (Community Loan Fund of NJ, Inc) and the City of Trenton	East Trenton Public Library: Phase II Commitment	Trenton City	Mercer	$750,000
Township of Mount Olive	Seward House: Phase II Commitment	Mount Olive Township	Morris	$672,000
County of Passaic	Lambert Castle (Belle Vista): Phase III Commitment	Paterson City	Passaic	$750,000

Total: $3,672,000

Special Projects

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
D & R Canal Commission	Master Plan for the Delaware and Raritan Canal	Princeton	Mercer	$550,000
New Beginnings	Survey of Civil Rights Sites in Camden	Camden City	Camden	$99,789

Total: $649,789

Total Recommended Grant Awards: $15,758,315

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.

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