Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

New Jersey Historic Trust Affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs

Moorestown Community House

Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund
Historic Site Management
Grant Award: $34,163 (2022)
Grant Recipient: Community House of Moorestown
County: Burlington
Municipality: Moorestown Township

The historic Community House of Moorestown was built in 1926 and designed by Philadelphia architects, Karcher & Smith, in the English Gothic style. Benefactor Eldridge Reeves Johnson, founder of the Victor Talking Machine Company, provided $250,000 for the building’s construction at the request of the Moorestown Women’s Club. Town residents simultaneously endowed a permanent maintenance fund by donating $106,000. The Moorestown Community House has been the community’s center for civic, social, and recreational activity since it opened in 1926.   

The Trust grant will help fund the preparation of a Preservation Plan. 


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