TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (Trust), an affiliate agency of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), announced the retirement of its esteemed Executive Director, Dorothy P. Guzzo, who has been at the helm of the Trust since February 2008 and served for 13 years prior as the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of New Jersey. Under her leadership, the Trust has significantly contributed to the preservation of New Jersey’s historic resources. Succeeding her is Glenn Ceponis, a veteran in the field of cultural resource management and historic preservation.

“Dorothy Guzzo administered significant preservation initiatives that were crucial in implementing historic preservation programs at both the state and municipal levels. Her work leaves a legacy for generations to come providing insights into the history of our state and country. Our lives are enriched thanks to her dedicated service,” said DCA Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez.

Dorothy Guzzo's career spans more than three decades in government service, devoted to historic resource stewardship. "I will miss working with everyone at the Trust and with all the wonderful stewards of New Jersey’s resources. I am excited to see what’s next for me. With Glenn Ceponis taking over, I am confident that the Historic Trust will continue to excel in preserving our state's historic treasures," said Guzzo.

Before her tenure as Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Ms. Guzzo managed restoration and development projects for state-owned historic sites, showcasing her diverse experience in preserving a wide range of historic resources ranging from Revolutionary War Battlefields, agricultural villages, 18th and 19th century mansions, to lighthouses, ironworks, and sawmills.

Glenn Ceponis, with his extensive experience within the New Jersey Historic Trust and his commitment to historic preservation, is set to continue the impactful work of the Trust. “We are thrilled to have Glenn serve as our new Executive Director. His expertise ensures that the Historic Trust will continue to thrive and provide important leadership within the preservation community,” said NJ Historic Trust Board of Trustees Chairman, Peter Lindsay.

"I am thrilled to work with the Board of Trustees and the dedicated staff at the Trust. We will build upon Dorothy’s remarkable legacy and keep pushing forward the mission of the Trust in preserving New Jersey’s built heritage," said Ceponis.

The New Jersey Historic Trust, since its inception in 1967, has been pivotal in advancing historic preservation in New Jersey, a mission Dorothy Guzzo has significantly contributed to and one that Glenn Ceponis is committed to continuing.

The Board of Trustees and staff thank Dorothy P. Guzzo for her invaluable service and warmly welcome Glenn Ceponis as the new Executive Director.

•  Posted on: 09/27/2023

More Than $14 Million in Awards Recommended for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism, and Capital Projects

 

TRENTON - The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of $14,038,043 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Seventy-one preservation planning, municipal, county, and regional planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects are included in this year’s list of recommendations.

“As the state’s leading voice for historic preservation, the Trust has consistently advanced historic guardianship in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship, and financial investment programs that protect our traditions and strengthen our communities,” said DCA Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez. “This investment in historic resources will help to preserve New Jersey’s history for generations to come.”

Of the 71 grant award recommendations:

• 26 will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents;
• One grant will help fund a historic preservation ordinance and an update to an existing Master Plan Historic Preservation Element;
• Eight grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites; and
• 36 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 $125,000 in support of two special initiatives: the Discover New Jersey History License Plate Fund and the Emergency Intervention Fund. Also included is $750,000 for the next tranche of funding for the multi-year project at Hoboken Public Library in Hudson County.

“We are pleased to be able to make the investment of more than $14 million in 16 counties throughout the state,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We will continue to assist new grantees through our grant programs to help preserve New Jersey’s historic legacy.”

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 referenda that have committed over $190 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 Hoboken Public Library Hoboken Public Library Hoboken City Hudson $750,000 New Jersey Historic Trust Emergency Intervention Fund Trenton City Mercer $100,000 New Jersey Historic Trust Discover NJ History License Plate Fund Trenton City Mercer $25,000

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.

Posted: 08/31/2023

 

Introduction:

The New Jersey Historic Trust is in but not of the Department of Community Affairs. Its mission is to advance historic preservation through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save our heritage and strengthen our communities. In addition to its role as the primary provider of bricks and mortar grants to NJ’s historic properties, the Trust also administers the heritage tourism grant program and heritage tourism website Journey Through Jersey. Home | Journey Through Jersey.

 

Summary:

The Historic Trust seeks to promote www.journeythroughjersey.com through a targeted marketing campaign across multiple forms of media (digital, print, social media, web articles etc.) in order to reach a broad audience and promote heritage tourism in the state of New Jersey. The Historic Trust seeks a marketing/advertising consultant with five or more years of demonstrated expertise in content development, creative marketing, and managing a strategic advertising campaign with proven results of a significantly increased return on marketing investment. The successful consultant/team will propose a Statement of Work (SOW) that outlines your digital strategy, including research and analytics, pre- and post-launch data analytics, design approach, project milestones, performance strategy, account management plan, as well as a plan for long term performance monitoring. Please note that the campaign does not require re-branding.

 

Deadlines:

September 29, 2023, by 3pm

 

For more information, please contact:

Dorothy Guzzo, Executive Director
dorothy.guzzo@dca.nj.gov
(609) 913-4436

Bid Opp - Journey Through Jersey Marketing Campaign.pdf

Agency Request For Proposal 8.29.2023.pdf

 

Grant Funding Supports Capital Projects for Nonprofit Arts Organizations in NJ

 

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts today announced the FY23 Capital Arts – Historic Locations grant award recipients. This grant opportunity prioritized project proposals that will be used to halt and remediate the physical deterioration of historic locations. There were 13 grants awarded totaling more than $2.6 million, with a maximum award of $250,000.

The FY23 Capital Arts - Historic Locations grant program is presented through a new partnership between the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (Arts Council), a division of the New Jersey Department of State, and the New Jersey Historic Trust (the Trust), affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. The grant program is designed to assist New Jersey’s nonprofit arts organizations that are operating within buildings that are listed or eligible for listing in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. Funds may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and expansion to improve or enhance the facility. Grant funding is provided by the Arts Council and reviewed and administered by the Trust.

"Keeping history alive through preservation is key to building generational awareness and providing educational and recreational opportunities," said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. "We are pleased that the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Historic Trust are combining resources to preserve historic properties, which play a key role in increasing tourism and economic development at both the local and state level."

"The extraordinary partnership between the State Arts Council and the Historic Trust highlights the best of state government – two sister agencies working together to address the needs of our state’s arts sector," said Secretary of State Tahesha Way. "I’m honored to work closely with the Arts Council as they find new and innovative ways to support the arts in New Jersey, and I’m excited to see the expertise and dedication that the Trust will bring in helping preserve these organizations and buildings as crucial anchors in their communities."

"Funding these worthy projects will assist in providing for the continued growth and development of the arts in many communities in the state," said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. "These projects will also create jobs and bolster the economy for years to come."

"This program is in direct response to what we learned last year about the needs of arts organizations operating out of historic properties," said New Jersey State Council on the Arts Executive Director Allison Tratner. "By partnering with the Trust, we can simultaneously invest in the preservation of important historic spaces while we help build sustainability in our state’s arts industry."

FY23 Capital Arts - Historic Locations Grant Program Awards

Applicant	Project Name	County	Municipality	Award
Perkins Center for the Arts	Perkins House	Burlington	Moorestown	$250,000
Montclair Art Museum	Montclair Art Museum	Essex	Montclair	$248,488
Newark Public Radio, Inc. WBGO-FM	WBGO News (Military Park Commons HD)	Essex	Newark	$106,334
The Newark Museum Association	Ballantine Mansion, Newark Museum (James Street Commons HD)	Essex	Newark	$250,000
Hunterdon Art Museum	Hunterdon Art Museum (Dunham’s/ Parry’s Mill)	Hunterdon	Clinton	$250,000
CoLAB Arts	Fellowship Hall (First Dutch Reformed Church)	Middlesex	New Brunswick	$250,000
American Repertory Ballet Company	ARB Princeton (Cranbury HD)	Middlesex	Cranbury	$47,138
Ocean Grove Historic Preservation Society/Jersey Shore Arts Center	Old Neptune High School (Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association HD)	Monmouth	Ocean Grove	$175,000
Axelrod Performing Arts Center	Bell Labs	Monmouth	Holmdel	$250,000
Growing Stage/The Children’s Theatre of NJ	Palace Theatre	Morris	Netcong	$218,417
South Street Theatre/The Community Theatre	Community Theatre (Morristown HD)	Morris	Morristown	$250,000
Ocean Professional Theatre Company	Surflight Theatre (Beach Haven HD)	Ocean	Beach Haven	$250,000
Peters Valley Crafts Center Inc.	Munson House (Peters Valley HD)	Sussex	Layton	$126,496

 

ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State and a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Council was established to encourage and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. The Council believes the arts are central to every element we value most in a modern society including: human understanding; cultural and civic pride; strong communities; excellent schools; lifelong learning; creative expression; and economic opportunity. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov.

ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY HISTORIC TRUST

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 New Jersey’s heritage and strengthen its communities.

Application Period Open for $10 Million in Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism, Capital Grant Funding, and Municipal, County, and Regional Planning

 

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (the Trust) today announced that applications for the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund grants are now available. Applications must be submitted by April 19, 2023.

 

The Trust, which is affiliated with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), will this year offer preservation planning; municipal, county, and regional planning; and heritage tourism (Historic Site Management) grants, as well as ‘bricks and mortar’ (Capital Preservation) grants. Eligible applicants are 501c non-profit organizations and units of county, municipal, or state government. Properties must be certified eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places by August 1, 2023, to be eligible to receive funds.

 

“New Jersey has a rich history and we want to continue to preserve it for future generations,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “We are excited to make $10 million available to preserve historic properties, which play a key role in increasing tourism and economic development at both the local and state level.”

 

“This program is helping more sites become visitor ready,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “This in turn will bolster the state’s economic return from heritage tourism.”

 

Planning grants may be used for activities that assist in planning for the long-term stewardship, development, and successful management of historic sites, including developing preservation plans, engineering studies, or archaeological assessments. Heritage tourism initiatives may include visitor readiness surveys, wayfinding, and developing linkages between attractions. The Trust is also offering grants for municipal, county, and regional planning projects that are intended to foster sound planning and stewardship for New Jersey’s historic properties by developing local historic preservation ordinances, historic preservation components to a municipal or county master plan, architectural surveys, or design guidelines. The maximum grant request for planning grants is $75,000. The matching grant requires a $1 match for every $3 requested.

 

Capital preservation grants may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of a historic property and professional fees necessary to prepare and complete the construction project. There are two levels of capital requests.  At Level I, the maximum request is $150,000 and requires a match of $2 for every $3 requested. At Level II, the maximum request is $750,000 and requires a match of $1 for every $1 requested. All construction projects should be supported by previous investigations such as preservation plans or assessments. The Trust will again offer applicants the opportunity to apply for a multi-phase project to facilitate funding for substantially complex projects. In this category, the Trust may commit up to three years of funding at the $750,000 level, assuming all other requirements have been met.

 

Applications and guidelines are available on the Trust’s website: https://www.nj.gov/dca/njht/programs/preservenj/overview/

 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Grant Guidelines to determine if the proposed project is eligible for funding. Staff is available to answer questions at 609-984-0473 or njht@dca.nj.gov.

 

The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by legislation in 2016 after New Jersey voters approved a change to the state constitution to provide a stable source of funding for open space, farmland, and historic preservation by dedicating funds from the corporate business tax. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund (2000-2012) and the Historic Preservation Bond Program (1990-1997). Since 1990, more than $185 million in matching grants has been awarded to worthy historic preservation construction and planning projects throughout the state.

 

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 New Jersey’s heritage and strengthen its communities.

 

Study Commissioned by New Jersey Historic Trust Finds that More Than $3.6 Billion in Visitor Spending at NJ Historic Attractions Supports Nearly 50,000 Jobs

TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Historic Trust (the Trust), an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today announced the release of a new study “Heritage Tourism in New Jersey” commissioned by the Trust and completed by Tourism Economics, which conducts research for the State’s Office of Travel and Tourism. The study measured spending by visitors to heritage sites in New Jersey, the on-site spending at heritage sites and off-site spending at other businesses in the local community, as well as total economic impacts, including total GDP (gross domestic product), employment, labor income, and fiscal (tax) impacts. It found that heritage tourism generated nearly 10 million visits in 2019, resulting in $3.6 billion in visitor spending, which helped support nearly 50,000 jobs. The study can be found at Heritage Tourism Resources (nj.gov).

“This study supports the economic importance of heritage tourism in New Jersey,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “This data will assist the Trust in informing decisions regarding funding and prioritization of the sector’s development and carefully monitoring its successes and future needs.”

New Jersey has a wealth of historic and cultural resources including museums, archaeological sites, agricultural and industrial buildings, theaters, and residential neighborhoods that attract 9.9 million visitors, including 4.4 million out-of-town visitors and 5.4 million local residents, the study concluded. The highest concentration of heritage sites are in Bergen, Essex, and Morris counties, and the greatest number of visitors were to sites in Essex, Bergen, Cape May, and Morris counties.

“This study was intentionally designed to measure 2019 before Covid because, as we know, many historic establishments were closed due to the pandemic,” said Dorothy Guzzo, director of the Trust. “The report illustrates the tremendous positive impact that heritage tourism has on the state’s economy and demonstrates why we need to continue to invest and strengthen New Jersey’s historic sites.” 

The full economic importance of heritage tourism was first quantified in Tourism Economics’ 2013 economic impact analysis. Tourism Economics conducted an updated analysis of New Jersey’s heritage tourism economy, which included detailed economic and fiscal impacts for 2019 in order to capture the impacts of heritage tourism on the state economy prior to the effects of COVID-19 on the tourism industry.

Similar to its 2013 study, Tourism Economics prepared a comprehensive model to quantify the impacts arising from spending by visitors to heritage sites in New Jersey. The results of the updated study show the industry’s total GDP impact of $3.0 billion in 2019 represented more than 7% of the GDP impact of the entire New Jersey tourism industry and resulted in $357.5 million in state and local tax revenues.

Links to these studies can be downloaded from www.njht.org/touring/resources.

Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. 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: http://www.njht.org.

Request for Proposals for marketing and advertising consultant/firm to develop and implement a promotional campaign for NJHT’s heritage tourism website, Journey Through Jersey. www.journeythroughjersey.com

RFP/Bid Solicitation Number: HT2023-002  Department: New Jersey Historic Trust
Related Links: Bid_Opp-Journey_Through_Jersey_Marketing_Campaign.pdf, RFP Fiscal Form.pdf, RFP_Marketing_Solutions_for_JtJ_FY23.pdf,  NJ W9.pdf, NJ Standard Terms and Conditions.pdf, Waiver and DPA Contract Checklist.pdf 

 

Introduction:	The New Jersey Historic Trust is in but not of the Department of Community Affairs. Its mission is to advance historic preservation through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save our heritage and strengthen our communities. In addition to its role as the primary provider of bricks and mortar grants to NJ’s historic properties, the Trust also administers the heritage tourism grant program and heritage tourism website Journey Through Jersey. Home | Journey Through Jersey.
Summary:	The Historic Trust seeks to promote www.journeythroughjersey.com through a targeted marketing campaign across multiple forms of media (digital, print, social media, web articles etc.) in order to reach a broad audience and promote heritage tourism in the state of New Jersey. The Historic Trust seeks a marketing/advertising consultant with five or more years of demonstrated expertise in content development, creative marketing, and managing a strategic advertising campaign with proven results of a significantly increased return on marketing investment. The successful consultant/team will propose a Statement of Work (SOW) that outlines your digital strategy, including research and analytics, pre- and post-launch data analytics, design approach, project milestones, performance strategy, account management plan, as well as a plan for long term performance monitoring. Please note that the campaign does not require re-branding.   RFP Fiscal Form RFP Marketing Solutions for JtJ FY23
Deadline:	Submission of bid closes on November 11, 2023, by 3pm
	For Questions or More Information, Please Contact: Dorothy Guzzo, Executive Director dorothy.guzzo@dca.nj.gov (609) 913-4436

All bid submissions must include completed mandatory compliance forms.

Click on the links below for mandatory compliance documents:
NJ Standard Terms and Conditions.pdf
Waiver and DPA Contract Checklist.pdf 

Click on this link for the NJSTART Vendor Portal:
https://www.njstart.gov/bso/

TRENTON - 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	$41,587
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	Joseph Tuttle House	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	Trenton City	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 Township	Morris	$266,050
City of Clifton	United States Animal Quarantine Station	Clifton City	Passaic	$453,600
Passaic County	Lambert Castle (Belle Vista)	Paterson City	Passaic	$750,000
Borough of Somerville	Daniel Robert House	Somerville Borough	Somerset	$218,907
Union County	Feltville Historic District	Berkeley Heights Township	Union	$191,248
			Total:	$8,047,919

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.

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (the Trust) today announced that the applications for the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund grants are now available. Applications must be submitted by April 14, 2022.

This year, the Trust has committed to awarding $10 million in Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation funds and will offer both planning and heritage tourism (Historic Site Management) grants and ‘bricks and mortar’ (Capital Preservation) grants. Eligible applicants are 501c non-profit organizations, as well as units of county, municipal or state government. Properties must be certified eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places by August 1, 2022 to be eligible to receive funds.“Continuing to fund the preservation and restoration of historic places through these grants is essential to community and economic development in New Jersey,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). “Despite the ongoing challenges the pandemic has presented, Governor Murphy and I remain committed to supporting this important work to promote heritage tourism and save our historic cultural and educational places throughout the State.”

“Being able to help so many of New Jersey’s treasured historic resources is very rewarding,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We are looking forwarding to working with the new applicants.”

Planning grants may be used for activities that will assist in planning for the long-term stewardship, development, and successful management of historic sites, including developing preservation plans, engineering studies or archaeological assessments. The Trust is also offering grants to foster heritage tourism initiatives that may include visitor readiness surveys, wayfinding, and developing linkages between attractions. New for this year, the maximum grant request has been raised from $50,000 to $75,000. The matching grant requires a $1 match for every $3 requested.

Capital preservation grants may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of historic property and professional fees necessary to prepare and complete the construction project. There are two levels of capital request. At Level I, the maximum request is $150,000 and requires a match of $2 for every $3 requested. At Level II, the maximum request is $750,000 and requires a match of $1 for every $1 requested. All construction projects should be supported by previous investigations, such as preservation plans or assessments.

The Trust will again offer applicants the opportunity to apply for a multi-phase project to facilitate funding for substantially complex projects. In this category, the Trust may commit to up to three years of funding at the $750,000 level, assuming all other requirements have been met.

Applications and guidelines are available on the Trust’s website: https://www.nj.gov/dca/njht/programs/preservenj/overview/

Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Grant Guidelines to determine if the proposed project is eligible for funding. Staff is available to answer questions at 609-984-0473 or njht@dca.nj.gov.

The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by legislation in 2016 after New Jersey voters approved a change to the state constitution to provide a stable source of funding for open space, farmland, and historic preservation by dedicating funds from the corporate business tax.

The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund (2000-2012) and the Historic Preservation Bond Program (1990-1997). Since 1990, more than $156 million in matching grants has been awarded to worthy historic preservation construction and planning projects throughout the state.

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 New Jersey’s heritage and strengthen its communities.

The DCA offers a wide range of programs and services, including local government management and finance, affordable housing production, fire safety, building safety, community planning and development, and disaster recovery and mitigation.

More Than $14 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism and Capital Projects and Special Initiatives

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $14,305,959 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 69 preservation planning, heritage tourism and capital projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Of note this year, the Trust received the highest number of applications requesting funding for heritage tourism initiatives.

“I am pleased to see such a great response to this year’s grant round,” said Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund grants provide an opportunity for applicants to honor, preserve, and restore irreplaceable landmarks, which serve as a voice for historic preservation in New Jersey. I look forward to seeing these projects and special initiatives come to fruition.”

Nineteen of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents. Five grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites. Forty-four 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 this list is funding to create an emergency intervention fund that can be accessed when sites are threatened or endangered. Having the ability to quickly intervene in an emergency increases the Trust’s relevancy in the protection of New Jersey’s irreplaceable heritage.

Also included in this list is the second tranche of funding for the multi-year project to restore the Lambert Castle in Passaic County.

“We’re thrilled to recommend so many interesting projects for funding. We look forward to working with these applicants to preserve and restore some of New Jersey’s most loved treasures,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We are especially excited to see so many historic sites embrace heritage tourism. Creating an enriching experience for heritage travelers will benefit the New Jersey economy.”

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 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 $50,000)

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
The Radburn Association	Radburn Historic District	Fair Lawn Borough	Bergen	$50,000
Roebling Main Gate Museum [DBA: Roebling Museum]	Roebling Historic District	Florence Township	Burlington	$15,155
Borough of Gibbsboro	John Lucas House	Borough of Gibbsboro	Camden	$50,000
Camden County Parks Department	Ebenezer Hopkins House	Haddon Township	Camden	$50,000
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities	Emlen Physick Estate	City of Cape May	Cape May	$47,370
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities	Emlen Physick Estate	City of Cape May	Cape May	$50,000
Downe Township	Union Hall	Downe Township	Cumberland	$29,000
Newark Landmarks	Weequahic High School	City of Newark	Essex	$13,580
City of Jersey City	Fickens Warehouse	City of Jersey City	Hudson	$50,000
Borough of High Bridge	Solitude House	High Bridge Borough	Hunterdon	$7,500
Isles, Inc.	Elks - BPOE Building (Carver Center YMCA)	City of Trenton	Mercer	$50,000
Twin Lights Historical Society	Navesink Lighthouse (Twin Lights) (Navesink Light Station)	Highlands Borough	Monmouth	$27,072
Township of Middletown	Dempsey Pump House	Middletown Township	Monmouth	$15,000
Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc.	Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill (German Valley Historic District)	Washington Township	Morris	$36,000
Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc.	Morris Canal	City of Clifton	Passaic	$50,000
Town of Newton	Newton Town Plot Historic District	Town of Newton	Sussex	$30,000
The Plainfield Garden Club	Cedar Brook Park	City of Plainfield	Union	$9,000
Historical Society of Plainfield	Nathaniel Drake House	City of Plainfield	Union	$14,025
Westfield Historical Society	William Edgar Reeve House	Town of Westfield	Union	$45,600

Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism (up to $50,000) 

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
Crossroads of the American Revolution Association, Inc.	Palisades Interstate Park	Fort Lee Borough	Bergen	$50,000
South Mountain TheaterWorks, Inc. (d/b/a South Mountain TV)	Krueger Mansion	City of Newark	Essex	$50,000
Trent House Association	William Trent House	City of Trenton	Mercer	$37,403
Millstone Township Historic Preservation Commission	Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church	Millstone Township	Monmouth	$50,000
Musconetcong Watershed Association	Hoffman Grist Mill	Franklin Township	Warren	$50,000

Level I Capital Preservation Grants ($5,000 – $150,000) 

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
Friends of West Hill, Inc.	West Hill	Burlington Township	Burlington	$7,619
Evesham Historical Society	John Inskeep Homestead	Evesham Township	Burlington	$23,347
Doane Academy	St. Mary's Hall (Doane Academy)	City of Burlington	Burlington	$114,628
Bordentown Historical Society	Bordentown Historic District (Clara Barton School)	City of Bordentown	Burlington	$109,034
City of Burlington	Burlington Historic District (The Carriage House)	City of Burlington	Burlington	$142,164
Newton Monthly Meeting (NMN)	Newton Friends Meetinghouse	City of Camden	Camden	$104,388
Lawnside Historical Society, Inc.	Peter Mott House	Lawnside Borough	Camden	$60,607
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities	Emlen Physick Estate	City of Cape May	Cape May	$38,763
Historic Restoration Trust of the Town of Nutley, New Jersey	Kingsland Manor	Nutley Township	Essex	$23,910
Red Mill Museum Village	M.C. Mulligan & Sons Quarry [Red Mill, Hunt's Mill]	Town of Clinton	Hunterdon	$46,656
Historic Morven, Inc.	Morven	Municipality of Princeton	Mercer	$31,434
Historical Society of Hamilton Township, Inc.	Isaac Pearson House	Hamilton Township	Mercer	$126,531
The Growing Stage - Children's Theatre of New Jersey	Palace Theater	Netcong Borough	Morris	$87,728
Dover Area Historical Society	Condict House/ Presbyterian Church House	Town of Dover	Morris	$38,618
Skylands Association	Skylands (Pump House)	Ringwood Borough	Passaic	$43,200
Friends of Long Pond Ironworks	Long Pond Iron Works (Hewitt Church)	West Milford Township	Passaic	$56,730
Liberty Hall Museum, Inc.	Liberty Hall	Union Township	Union	$110,004
Township of Berkeley Heights	Littel-Lord Farmstead	Berkeley Heights Township	Union	$60,000
Allamuchy Township School District	Rutherfurd Hall (Rutherfurd Mansion)	Allamuchy Township	Warren	$122,000
Township of Harmony	Van Nest-Hoff-Vannatta Farm	Harmony Township	Warren	$25,000

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

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	County	Recommended Award
City of Atlantic City	Fire Station #8 (Fire Department 4 and Drill School)	City of Atlantic City	Atlantic	$750,000
Village of Ridgewood	John A. L. Zabriskie House	Ridgewood Village	Bergen	$499,166
Riverton Steamboat Landing Foundation	Riverton Steamboat Landing (Riverton Yacht Club)	Riverton Borough	Burlington	$322,500
Alice Paul Institute	Alice Paul Birthplace (Paulsdale)	Mount Laurel Township	Burlington	$304,500
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc.	USS New Jersey (BB-62)	City of Camden	Camden	$750,000
Haddonfield Friends School	Haddonfield Friends School	Haddonfield Borough	Camden	$725,000
NASW Foundation	Hangar No. 1	Lower Township	Cape May	$362,880
County of Cumberland	Bridgeton Historic District Cumberland County Courthouse)	City of Bridgeton	Cumberland	$545,557
Township of Bloomfield	Collins House	Bloomfield Township	Essex	$450,000
Township of Livingston	Theophilus Ward/Thomas Force House and Condit Family Cook House	Livingston Township	Essex	$403,052
City of Jersey City	Reservoir #3	City of Jersey City	Hudson	$750,000
Kingwood Township	William Lindsay White House	Kingwood Township	Hunterdon	$247,121
City of Trenton	Trenton City Hall	City of Trenton	Mercer	$749,909
The Watershed Institute	Andrew and Hannah Drake Farmstead/ Brookdale Farm	Pennington Borough	Mercer	$320,570
Municipality of Princeton	Princeton Ice Company (Mountain Lakes Preserve)	Municipality of Princeton	Mercer	$395,218
SLTCC Landmark Friends, Inc.	Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club	Rumson Borough	Monmouth	$304,070
Borough of Mendham	Phoenix House	Mendham Borough	Morris	$348,565
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts	Madison Public Library and the James Building	Madison Borough	Morris	$303,933
Borough of Madison	Madison Masonic Lodge	Madison Borough	Morris	$488,100
Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms	Craftsman Farms	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	Morris	$750,000
Morris Museum	Normandy Park Historic District (Twin Oaks)	Town of Morristown	Morris	$472,893
Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association of Randolph Township, New Jersey	Friends Meetinghouse	Randolph Township	Morris	$221,500
Morris County Historical Society	Acorn Hall	Town of Morristown	Morris	$248,350
County of Ocean	Mary Etta Cox House	Barnegat Township	Ocean	$518,645

Additional Funding Commitments
Multiphase Phase II Commitment: Lambert Castle	$750,000
Multiphase Phase II Commitment: Flemington Historic District: Hunterdon County Courthouse	$750,000
Emergency Intervention Fund	$75,000

 

TRENTON - The New Jersey Historic Trust announces that applications for the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund are now available.  Applications must be submitted by April 29, 2021.

 

This year the Historic Trust will offer both planning and heritage tourism (Historic Site Management) grants and ‘bricks and mortar’ (Capital Preservation) grants.  Eligible applicants are 501©3 non-profit organizations, as well as units of county, municipal or state government.  Eligible properties must be certified eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places by August 2, 2021.

“We anticipate a highly competitive grant round,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo.  “There is a very strong need for planning money, but even more so for construction funds that will help save our historic resources for new and continued uses.”

Planning grants may be used for activities that will assist in planning for the long-term stewardship, development and successful management of historic sites, including developing preservation plans, engineering studies or archaeological assessments. The Trust is also offering grants to foster heritage tourism initiatives that may include visitor readiness surveys, wayfinding, and developing linkages between attractions. The maximum grant request is $50,000 and requires a $1 match for every $3 in request. 

Capital preservation grants may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of historic property and professional fees necessary to prepare and complete the construction project. There are two levels of capital request:  At Level I, the maximum request is $150,000 and required a match of $2 for every $3 requested. At Level II, the maximum request is $750,000 and requires a match of $1 for every $1 requested. All construction projects should be supported by previous investigations, such as preservation plans or assessments. The Trust will again offer applicants the opportunity to apply for a multi-phase project to facilitate funding for substantially complex projects. In this category, the Trust may commit to up to three years of funding at the $750,000 level, assuming all other requirements have been met.

Applications and guidelines are available on the Trust’s web site: http://njht.org/dca/njht/applguid/

Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Grant Guidelines to determine if the proposed project is eligible for funding.  Staff is available to answer questions at 609 984 0473 or njht@dca.nj.gov.  

The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by legislation in 2016 after New Jersey voters approved a change to the state constitution to provide a stable source of funding for open space, farmland and historic preservation by dedicating funds from the corporate business tax. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund (2000-2012) and the Historic Preservation Bond Program (1990-1997). Since 1990, more than $156 million in matching grants has been awarded to worthy historic preservation construction and planning projects throughout the state.

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.

 

New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Award Recommendations

 

More Than $10.7 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism and Capital Projects and Special Initiatives

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $10,227,499 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 50 preservation planning, heritage tourism and capital projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. In addition to the Preserve New Jersey grant applications, two special initiatives have also been included for funding, the Passaic County Regrant Program and an allocation of funds to the Discover New Jersey License Plate Fund. Together, these special initiatives total $550,000, which brings the total amount of funds recommended for the 2020 round to $10,777,499.

“Investing in historic properties is key to preserving our past, present and future,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “Each project represents a piece of New Jersey’s rich history. Restoring and preserving these properties will allow for the continued use of these structures and ensure that they continue to enrich and benefit the communities in which they are located.”

Twenty-three of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents. Four grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites. Twenty-three 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.

“We’re happy to recommend this year’s grants, which will help to provide the financial and technical support needed to stabilize and revitalize historic properties throughout the state,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We will continue to advance historic preservation and ensure that our historic treasures are available for future generations.”

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 $166 million to more than 950 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.

Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recommendations

Note: the project names are as listed on the National Register of Historic Places and may not reflect the current or common name of the property. Projects are listed in each category alphabetically by county.

Historic Site Management Grants (up to $50,000)

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	Property County	Recommended Award
Palisades Parks Conservancy	Palisades Interstate Park	Fort Lee Borough	Bergen	$50,000
The Radburn Association	Radburn	Fair Lawn Borough	Bergen	$42,255
Woman's Club of Englewood	Brinckerhoff Carriage House	Englewood City	Bergen	$39,600
Newton Monthly Meeting	Newton Friends Meetinghouse	Camden City	Camden	$21,390
Siloam Cemetery Association	Siloam Cemetery Historic District	Vineland City	Cumberland	$30,000
Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society	Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society Building	Vineland City	Cumberland	$20,790
Montclair History Center	Israel Crane House	Montclair Township	Essex	$45,150
Borough of High Bridge	Solitude House	High Bridge Borough	Hunterdon	$25,500
Trent House Association	William Trent House	Trenton City	Mercer	$42,360
Mercer County Park Commission	Pleasant Valley Historic District	Hopewell Township	Mercer	$46,937
City of Trenton	Mercer Cemetery	Trenton City	Mercer	$50,000
First Presbyterian Church of Trenton	First Presbyterian Church	Trenton City	Mercer	$44,482
Borough of Jamesburg	Ensley-Mount-Buckalew House	Jamesburg Borough	Middlesex	$48,750
Borough of Metuchen	Middlesex Avenue / Woodwild Park Historic District	Metuchen Borough	Middlesex	$15,000
SLTCC Landmark Friends, Inc.	Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club	Rumson Borough	Monmouth	$17,738
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts	Madison Public Library and the James Building	Madison Borough	Morris	$50,000
Morris Museum	Twin Oaks (Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Residence)	Morristown Town	Morris	$30,180
Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc.	Ayres’ Farm (Ayres Knuth Farmstead)	Denville Township	Morris	$29,738
Borough of Mendham	Phoenix House	Mendham Borough	Morris	$12,000
City of Paterson	Great Falls / S.U.M. Historic District (ATP Site)	Paterson City	Passaic	$50,000
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum	Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church	Montgomery Township	Somerset	$50,000
NJ State Park Service	Six Mile Run Historic District	Franklin Township	Somerset	$23,531
Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F & AM	Plainfield Masonic Temple	Plainfield City	Union	$45,000

Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism (up to $50,000) 

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	Property County	Recommended Award
City of Camden	Camden City Hall	Camden City	Camden	$50,000
Rutgers University	Queen’s Campus	New Brunswick City	Middlesex	$22,275
Navesink Maritime Heritage Association	Grover House	Middletown Township	Monmouth	$22,291
County of Passaic	Dey Mansion	Wayne  Township	Passaic	$19,443

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

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	Property County	Recommended Award
NJ State Park Service	Absecon Lighthouse	Atlantic City	Atlantic	$88,560
Borough of Fieldsboro	White Hill Mansion	Fieldsboro  Borough	Burlington	$24,000
Cape May MAC	Emlen Physick Estate	Cape May City	Cape May	$81,620
Llewellyn Park Preservation Foundation, Inc.	Llewellyn Park Historic District	West Orange Township	Essex	$150,000
Morris County Park Commission	Speedwell Village	Morristown Town	Morris	$115,000

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

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	Property County	Recommended Award
Save Lucy Committee, Inc.	Lucy, the Margate Elephant	Margate City	Atlantic	$673,668
County of Burlington	Burlington County Prison	Mt. Holly Township	Burlington	$526,500
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc.	USS New Jersey	Camden City	Camden	$500,000
Newark Performing Arts Corp.	Salaam Temple (Symphony Hall)	Newark City	Essex	$750,000
Borough of Hopewell	Hopewell Railroad Station	Hopewell Borough	Mercer	$249,907
Lake Hopatcong Foundation	Landing Railroad Station	Roxbury Township	Morris	$254,879
Roxbury Historic Trust, Inc.	King Store and Homestead	Roxbury Township	Morris	$177,127
Town of Boonton	Stone Arch Bridge	Boonton Town	Morris	$320,000
Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders	Mary Etta Cox House	Barnegat  Township	Ocean	$750,000
NJ State Park Service	Ringwood Manor	Ringwood  Borough	Passaic	$550,000
New Jersey Community Development Corporation	First Presbyterian Church of Paterson	Paterson City	Passaic	$750,000
City of Clifton	US Animal Quarantine Station	Clifton City	Passaic	$300,750
Stand Up For Salem	Broadway Historic District  (J. C. Penney)	Salem City	Salem	$630,000
Township of Warren	Mount Bethel Baptist Meeting House	Warren Township	Somerset	$218,495
Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Frazee House Inc.	Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House	Scotch Plains Township	Union	$337,161
Musconetcong Watershed Association	Hoffman Grist Mill	Franklin Township	Warren	$525,000

Multi-Phase Capital Level II Preservation Grants ($500,000 - $750,000)  

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	Property County	Recommended Award
Save Ellis Island Inc.	Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island	Jersey City	Hudson	$560,422
Monmouth University	Shadow Lawn	West Long Branch Borough	Monmouth	$750,000

Special Initiatives

 

Applicant	Project Name	Municipality	Property County	Recommended Award
County of Passaic	Passaic County Regrant Program	Paterson	Passaic	$500,000
New Jersey Historic Trust	Discover New Jersey License Plate Program	Trenton	Mercer	$50,000

 

In response to the COVID-19 health crisis sweeping the nation, the New Jersey Historic Trust is extending the 2020 Preserve New Jersey grant deadline until June 4, 2020 at 4:00pm.  We understand that our applicant organizations may be having difficulty completing the application by the original due date of April 23, 2020. As a result, all Preserve New Jersey grant applicants have until June 4, 2020 at 4:00pm to submit the online application. Additionally, all supporting documentation must be uploaded to a USB drive and received by the New Jersey Historic Trust no later than June 4, 2020 at 4:00pm.   

 

We appreciate your understanding. If you have any questions or concerns about your 2020 Preserve New Jersey grant application, please reach out to NJHT staff.   

 

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (Trust) today announced that applications for the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund are now available. Applications must be submitted by April 23, 2020.

 This year, the Trust will offer both planning and heritage tourism (Historic Site Management) grants and ‘bricks and mortar’ (Capital Preservation) grants. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, as well as units of county, municipal or state government. Eligible properties must be certified eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places by August 1, 2020.

 “Historic preservation can open the door for cultural enrichment, education, and revitalization opportunities in every single one of our communities, which is why our Administration is expanding ways to advance capital preservation and planning projects throughout New Jersey,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “Governor Murphy and I are encouraging all 565 municipalities to take advantage of the many revitalization and enhancement opportunities that are now available through the Trust by applying for these valuable grants.”

 Planning grants may be used for activities that will assist in planning for long-term stewardship, development and successful management of historic sites, including developing preservation plans, engineering studies or archaeological assessments. The Trust is also offering grants to foster heritage tourism initiatives that may include visitor readiness surveys, wayfinding, and developing linkages between attractions. The maximum grant request is $50,000 and requires a $1 match for every $3  requested. 

 “We anticipate a highly competitive grant round,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo.  “There is a very strong need for planning money, but even more so for construction funds that will help save our historic resources for new and continued uses.”

 Capital preservation grants may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of historic property and professional fees necessary to prepare and complete the construction project. There are two levels of capital request. At Level I, the maximum request is $150,000 and requires a match of $2 for every $3 requested. At Level II, the maximum request is $750,000 and requires a match of $1 for every $1 requested. All construction projects should be supported by previous studies, such as preservation plans or assessments. The Trust will again offer applicants the opportunity to apply for a multi-phase project to facilitate funding for substantially complex projects. In this category, the Trust may commit up to three years of funding at the $750,000 level, assuming all other requirements have been met.

 Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the grant guidelines to determine if the proposed project is eligible for funding and may contact Trust staff with questions at 609-984-0473.

 The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by legislation in 2016 after New Jersey voters approved a change to the state constitution to provide a stable source of funding for open space, farmland and historic preservation by dedicating funds from the corporate business tax. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund (2000-2012) and the Historic Preservation Bond Program (1990-1997). Since 1990, more than $156 million in matching grants has been awarded to worthy historic preservation construction and planning projects throughout the state.

 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.

New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Award Recommendations

Nearly $12 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism and Capital Projects

TRENTON, NJ – 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	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	$28,688.00
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	Westervelt-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	Linwood City	$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
City of Burlington	William R. Allen School	Burlington	Burlington City	$746,250.00
Bayshore Center at Bivalve	Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks, and "AJ Meerwald" Schooner	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 Borough	$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

The New Jersey Historic Trust is proud to present a short-form documentary produced by On Demand with Rob Lowe highlighting the important preservation work the Trust undertakes throughout the state of New Jersey. Dorothy Guzzo, Executive Director of the New Jersey Historic Trust, was joined by Vonda Givens from the Stickley Museum, and Linda Caldwell Epps from Sankofa Collaborative, in this short-form documentary featuring Craftsman Farms. The segment discusses the role of historic preservation in saving New Jersey’s history and the positive impact the Trust’s grant programs have on hundreds of historic sites across the state.

 

Click here to see the full five minute short-form documentary.

Click here to see the one-minute short.

 

Look for us on prime-time television! Our commercial will be featured on nearly 200 television stations throughout the U.S. and broadcasted in the NYC and Philadelphia tri-state areas between 7:00 am-11:45 am and 6:00 pm-11:45 pm on the following networks: CNN, Headline News, CNBC, MSNBC, The History Channel, The Travel Channel, and The Discovery Channel! The short-form documentary will begin airing on PBS, with a special introduction by actor, producer, and director Rob Lowe, on May 27, 2019 and run approximately 10 times per month for one year. It’s an exciting time to promote historic preservation and heritage tourism in New jersey! 

September 28, 2018, TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Historic Trust is launching a new state-wide campaign, “Revolutionize. Revitalize. Rediscover. NJ History,” to help save New Jersey’s history through sales of the Discover NJ History license plates.

The New Jersey Historic Trust plays a key role in preserving New Jersey history for future generations. The Trust has helped restore and preserve hundreds of historic locations in every county in the state. Unfortunately, many historic sites are still threatened.

Proceeds from sales of the Discover NJ History license plates are used to provide grants to communities and non-profit organizations to preserve the state’s historic sites.

“Every New Jerseyan can support the Trust’s important work by purchasing a Discover NJ History license plate,” said Dorothy Guzzo, executive director of the New Jersey Historic Trust. “Buying and displaying the license plate helps save New Jersey’s history, now.”

Just a few sites aided by the New Jersey Historic Trust include:

• The Hunterdon County Courthouse is best-known as the site of the 1934 “Trial of the Century,” where Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted for the abduction and murder of the son of aviation hero Charles Lindberg. Grants from the New Jersey Historic Trust helped restore the courthouse and attached jail to its appearance during the Lindberg trial era.
  
  
• A major Jersey shore attraction for over a century and a National Historic Landmark, Lucy the Margate Elephant stands six stories high and is visited by more than 25,000 people a year. Lucy required a great deal of work to ensure her continued survival. New Jersey Historic Trust grants helped fund exterior repairs and painting, including the “Howdah” mounted on her back that is used as the observation deck.
  
  
• The Dey Mansion, located in Wayne, served twice as George Washington’s headquarters. Washington advisors Alexander Hamilton and James McHenry stayed at the mansion with him. Here Washington gave command of West Point to infamous traitor Benedict Arnold. It has served as a museum since 1934. The New Jersey Historic Trust helped fund interior and exterior restoration.
  
  
• The Peter Mott House is the oldest known house in the community of Lawnside, which was founded as a free African-American settlement. It was almost demolished, but local efforts helped save it. It is now a museum that highlights the connections between the house, Lawnside, and the Underground Railroad. New Jersey Historic Trust grants helped fund exterior restoration and interior rehabilitation of the house.

Another goal of this campaign is to support heritage tourism, a major reason visitors come to New Jersey.

About 11 million people visit New Jersey’s historic sites each year, almost half from out-of-state, resulting in $2.8 billion in spending, supporting almost 40,000 jobs and generating $715 million in federal, state and local taxes.*

You can learn more about The New Jersey Historic Trust, how to help save New Jersey’s history and how to purchase the Discover NJ History license plate by visiting https://www.preservenjhistory.com/.

*Source: The Economic & Fiscal Impacts of Heritage Tourism in New Jersey

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New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Award Recommendations

More Than $1 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning Projects

 

TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $1,037,621 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 33 preservation planning projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. The grant recommendations, 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 available.

“Historic preservation is an integral part of community and economic revitalization and I am excited to see a diverse list of grant recipients this year,” said Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs. “From historic homes, farms, libraries, train stations, and villages, the work that will be accomplished with the preservation grants will help to secure the future of our most treasured historic places in the Garden State.”

Twenty-nine of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents.  The remaining four grants will help fund projects to improve visitors’ experience at historic sites by assessing heritage tourism potential and creating interpretive plans and signage.  All the grants, awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state government, require a match from the recipient. 

“We are pleased to recommend funding for preservation planning to so many worthy projects in this grant round, and particularly to support sites that wish to develop heritage tourism and improve the visitor experience,” said Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy P. Guzzo. “By saving our historic buildings, we can benefit from their impact on the tourism economy as well as encourage local pride.”

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 $145 million to more than 800 historic preservation projects since 1990.  All funded resources are listed or eligible to be 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 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.

2018 Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recipients

Note: the project names are as listed on 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)

Project Name	Property County	Property Municipality	Grant Award
Fire Station #8	Atlantic	Atlantic City	$50,000.00
James C. Rose Residence	Bergen	Ridgewood Village	$37,224.00
Greenfield Hall	Camden	Haddonfield Borough	$24,352.00
Hangar #1	Cape May	Lower Township	$29,813.00
Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District	Cape May	Lower Township	$37,107.00
Judge Nathaniel Foster House	Cape May	Lower Township	$38,850.00
Cumberland County Courthouse	Cumberland	Bridgeton City	$50,000.00
Old Stone School	Cumberland	Greenwich Township	$11,109.00
Moravian Church	Gloucester	Woolwich Township	$43,186.00
West Jersey Depot Train Station (Glassboro Train Station)	Gloucester	Glassboro Borough	$7,500.00
Hoboken Firehouses & Fireman's Monument	Hudson	Hoboken City	$37,500.00
Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School	Hudson	Hoboken City	$50,000.00
Mahlon Fisher Residence (Doric House)	Hunterdon	Flemington Borough	$20,625.00
William Lindsay White House	Hunterdon	Kingwood Township	$30,000.00
Andrew and Hannah Drake Farmstead/Brookdale Farm	Mercer	Pennington Borough	$49,090.00
In and Out Social Club	Mercer	Trenton City	$22,500.00
Isaac Pearson House	Mercer	Hamilton Township	$50,000.00
Buckelew/Austin/Webb/Pulda Farm Historic District	Middlesex	North Brunswick Township	$21,375.00
Allen House	Monmouth	Shrewsbury Borough	$47,550.00
Ayres' Farm	Morris	Denville Township	$5,550.00
Jacob Ford Powder Mill Site	Morris	Morristown Town	$30,954.00
Lafayette School	Morris	Roxbury Township	$14,156.00
Middle Valley Chapel	Morris	Washington Township	$5,000.00
Lambert Castle	Passaic	Paterson City	$50,000.00
Van Riper Hopper House & Van Duyne House	Passaic	Wayne Township	$28,500.00
Daniel Robert House	Somerset	Somerville Borough	$23,535.00
Voorhees Dutch Barn	Somerset	Bedminster Township	$50,000.00
Old Newton Academy	Sussex	Newton Town	$34,225.00
Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge	Union	Clark Township	$50,000.00

 

Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism Projects (up to $50,000)

Project Name	Property County	Property Municipality	Grant Award
Roebling Wire Company	Burlington	Florence Township	$36,415.00
George Morgan Stone House	Gloucester	Mantua Township	$5,001.00
Dey Mansion (Passaic County Interpretive Plan)	Passaic	Wayne Township	$41,397.00
Black Creek Site	Sussex	Vernon Township	$5,107.00

May 29, 2018, NEWPORT, RI - The 1772 Foundation, partnering for the eighth year with the New Jersey Historic Trust, awarded historic preservation grants totaling $293,786 to 25 private nonprofit organizations in New Jersey. The grants ranged in amount from $3,175 to the grant maximum of $15,000. 12 of the 25 organizations received the maximum grant amount. Each grant recipient was required to have matching funds for its project. Grants also were awarded in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Grants were provided for exterior work: painting, surface restoration, fire/security systems, repairs to/restoration of porches, roofs and windows, repairs to foundations and sills, and chimney and masonry repointing.

President of The 1772 Foundation, B. Danforth Ely, commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. "They fund maintenance and restoration work that might otherwise be deferred. Funding for such work is often harder to come by than funding for programming. The requirement of a match means our dollars go further and also demonstrates to us community support and the recipients' commitment to preserving their buildings."

New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director, Dorothy Guzzo, added, “The Historic Trust is pleased to present these recommendations for funding assistance to The 1772 Foundation. We continue to see applications from historic sites that need our help and are new to the philanthropic community. These matching grants go a long way to preserving important places in New Jersey’s past."

Grant recipients were:
Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. (Cranbury Township)
Delaware River Mill Society (Stockton Borough)
The Friends of Millstone Township Historic Registered Property (Millstone Township)
Friends of the Loew's (Jersey City)
Gloucester County Historical Society (Woolwich Township)
The Heritage and Agriculture Association, Inc. (Wantage Township)
Historic Cold Spring Village (Cape May)
Historic Restoration Trust of the Township of Nutley (Nutley Township)
Historical Educational Lodge-Hall Preservatory (Swedesboro)
Hunterdon Art Museum (Clinton Town)
Long Beach Island Historical Association (Beach Haven Borough)
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Lower Township)
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum (Lower Township)
New Jersey Community Development Corporation (Paterson City)
Princeton AlumniCorps (Princeton)
Reeves-Reed Arboretum (Summit City)
Save Ellis Island (Ellis Island)
Sourland Conservancy (Montgomery Township)
Sparta Historical Society (Sparta Township)
Squan Beach Life Saving Station Preservation Committee (Manasquan Borough)
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (Pennington Borough)
Township of Ocean Historical Museum (Ocean Township)
The Union Township Historical Society (Union Township)
Westampton Township Historical Society (Westampton Township)
The GFWC Woman's Club of Rutherford (Rutherford Borough)

The 1772 Foundation was named in honor of its first restoration project, Liberty Hall in Union, NJ, which was built in 1772 and is the ancestral home of the Livingston and Kean families. The late Stewart B. Kean was the original benefactor of The 1772 Foundation. The 1772 Foundation works to ensure the safe passage of our historic buildings and farmland to future generations. More information about The 1772 Foundation may be found at www.1772foundation.org.

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A PDF of this announcement is available HERE.

A complete list of 1772 Foundation projects funded through the New Jersey Historic Trust is available HERE.

Awards to Support Diverse Improvement and Restoration Projects across New Jersey

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 - Advancing its ongoing commitment to preserving and protecting New Jersey’s rich and diverse historic resources, the New Jersey Cultural Trust (NJCT) has announced $304,655 in FY 2018 Capital Historic Preservation grant awards to 13 qualified organizations and projects statewide. With the FY 2018 grant awards, the Cultural Trust has now approved over $7 million in financial stabilization and historic preservation projects across New Jersey to date.

Pursuant to the Cultural Trust Act of 2000, annual NJCT grants are awarded following a third-party, independent peer review process and are based on recommendations from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New Jersey Historical Commission, and the New Jersey Historic Trust. For FY 2018, recommendations were made by the New Jersey Historic Trust.

“The work of the New Jersey Cultural Trust is unique and unlike any other agency across state government, and these FY 2018 awards illustrate how important its work remains to the state’s arts and history communities,” said Sara Cureton, executive director of the New Jersey Cultural Trust. “This year’s grants will facilitate important repairs and improvements to several historic properties and, in doing so, will help ensure their enduring historical legacy and appeal to visitors for years to come.”

For the FY 2018 round, awards of up to $25,000 were available for eligible activities including stabilization, repair, restoration, adaptive reuse and improvements to cultural or historic properties, including adapting for increased accessibility. In addition, all project proposals must be in conformance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. All history, arts, and humanities organizations with stewardship responsibility for historic resources that are listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, and qualified by the New Jersey Cultural Trust, were eligible to apply for FY 2018 capital historic preservation funding.

The FY 2018 NJHC Capital Historic Preservation grant awards are as follows (by County):

The Shipman Mansion Foundation - Red Dragon Canoe Club, Burlington, $25,000
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts - Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May, $25,000
Naval Air Station Wildwood Foundation - Hangar #1, Cape May, $25,000
Red Mill Museum Village - M.C. Mulligan & Sons' Quarry (The Red Mill), Hunterdon, $25,000
The 1759 Vought House, Inc. - Vought Farmstead, Hunterdon, $25,000
Hunterdon Land Trust - Case-Dvoor Farmstead, Hunterdon, $25,000
Howell Living History Farm - Pleasant Valley Historic District: Chicken Sheds, Mercer, $25,000
Old Barracks Museum - Old Barracks, Mercer, $20,355
Morris County Historical Society - Acorn Hall, Morris, $9,300
Growing Stage – The Children’s Theatre of NJ - Palace Theater, Morris, $25,000
Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association - Merchants and Drovers Tavern, Union, $25,000
duCret School of the Arts - George Strong Residence, Union, $25,000
Monmouth County Historical Association - Holmes-Hendrickson House, Monmouth, $25,000

TOTAL:$304,655

The New Jersey Cultural Trust (NJCT) was created in July 2000 as a public/private partnership to help ensure a stable and healthy nonprofit cultural industry in New Jersey that is sustainable even in the toughest of economic times. This is achieved through the establishment of a permanent, interest-generating fund to be an additional source of revenue to nonprofit arts, history, and humanities organizations. The NJCT provides grants to support capital projects, endowments, and institutional and financial stabilization of arts, history, and humanities organizations in New Jersey. Funding for the grants comes from interest earned on the Cultural Trust Fund, which is a permanent investment fund.

Original press release from NJCT

MAY 15, 2017 - Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1.c, the rules implementing the Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Program have been readopted without change and shall continue in effect for a seven-year period, ending May 15, 2024.

View the official announcement (PDF).

Learn more about the Revolving Loan Fund. 

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Nearly $3 Million Awarded to 25 Projects

JANUARY 17, 2017, TRENTON, NJ - 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:

(alphabetical by County)

Red Dragon Canoe Club, Edgewater Park, Burlington County, $125,875.00
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington City, Burlington County, $150,000.00
White Hill Mansion, Fieldsboro, Burlington County, $45,000.00
Goshen School, Middle Township, Cape May County, $150,000.00
Joseph Falkenburge House, Dennis Township, Cape May County, $150,000.00
Bloomfield Cemetery: Receiving Vault, Bloomfield, Essex County $66,000.00
Hoboken City Hall, Hoboken, Hudson County, $150,000.00
The Dr. Barrow Mansion, Jersey City, Hudson County, $150,000.00
Case-Dvoor Farmstead, Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, $150,000.00
St. Michael's Episcopal Church,Trenton, Mercer County, $45,000.00
All Saints' Memorial Church Complex, Navesink, Middletown, Monmouth County $150,000.00
Carlton Theatre (Count Basie Theatre), Red Bank, Monmouth County, $147,900.00
Major John Burrowes Mansion, Matawan, Monmouth County, $149,358.00
The Towers (Strauss Mansion), Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, $133,448.00
Craftsman Farms: White Cottage, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, $150,000.00
First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon, New Vernon, Morris County, $150,000.00
Hartley Dodge Memorial, Madison, Morris County, $150,000.00
Landing Railroad Station, Roxbury Township, Morris County, $150,000.00
Nathan Cooper Grist Mill, Chester Township, Morris County, $13,200.00
Cedar Bridge Tavern, Barnegat Township, Ocean County, $150,000.00
Daniel Robert House (Somerville Borough Hall), Somerville, Somerset County, $46,360.00
Christ Episcopal Church, Newton, Sussex County $131,400.00
Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, Union County, $150,000.00
George A. Strong Residence, Plainfield, Union County, $114,318.00
The Clearing (Reeves-Reed Arboretum), Summit, Union County, $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.

This announcement is also available on the NJ Department of Community Affairs website HERE. 

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The following resources provide information, news, and tips for those affected by Hurricane Sandy

New Jersey Office of Emergency Management:
http://ready.nj.gov/

New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office Hurricane Sandy Cultural Resources Recovery:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/hurricane_sandy.htm

Post-Sandy Revovery Tips (pdf - includes a variety of resources from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other preservation organizations)

More resources and information

 

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