‘99 Annual Report New Jersey Historic Preservation Office Department of Environmental Protection • Division of Parks and Forestry H i g h l i g h t s Looking Back… ❖ 34 new listings were added to the New Jersey & National s I look back over previous four years, moved on to pri- Registers of Historic Places, this previous year, I vate sector employment last summer. now totaling 1388 listings. A find many noteworthy We hope to have this position filled ❖ 38 federal tax incentive events to report in this annual publi- by the time you read this article. applications, leveraging more cation. The Investment Tax Credit Formerly working with the passenger than $155 million in construc- program experienced a record num- facilities and rail operations projects, tion projects were received. ber of historic reinvestment projects Kinney Clark will be re-focusing his applying for pre-certification (For efforts on implementing HPO’s GIS ❖ 2 new Certified Local Govern- ment municipality joined the highlights see page 5). The dollars and tracking system and developing a program raising the total of par- leveraged in private sector invest- web page. We look forward to hiring ticipating communities to 29. ment will undoubtedly boost New his replacement in the coming year. Jersey into the top ten in the nation Sue Pringle has become the HPO ❖ 3 FY 1999 CLG grant projects in the year 2000. The NJ Historic survey coordinator and we will soon representing $59,910 in assis- Preservation Office experienced an be seeking her replacement for the tance were completed. overall 34% increase in workload this National Register program. Current ❖ 4 new FY 2000 CLG grant past year. In part, this was due to a survey projects and a re-evaluation of awards were made for $60,694 healthy economy and increase in how we track and store information for technical assistance, educa- publicly assisted capital projects. have necessitated creating new tion and planning projects. Secondarily, New Jersey is experienc- opportunities within the office. ❖ 40 SHPO Opinions of ing a proliferation of wireless commu- Last Spring, HPO unveiled our Eligibility were rendered. nication towers, all licensed by the first ever Guidelines for Architectural FCC, necessitating an assessment of Survey. With this document, NJ sets ❖ 1726 requests for Section 106 their impact on historic resources. consultation were logged. forth professional standards and (See page 9 for more details) guidelines for historic architectural ❖ 195 applications for project 1999 also brought staffing changes survey, complimenting our archaeo- authorization under the NJ to the HPO. Brian Geissler, who you logical survey and reporting guide- Register of Historic Places Act may remember worked on the light lines. The new system of survey were reviewed. rail transportation projects for the forms is designed to ensure uniformi- ❖ 23 projects funded were TEA-21 reviewed. ❖ 20,520 Customers received information in the mail in response to requests for technical assistance from HPO The HPO unveiled our first historic preservation staff. poster, “Forging links with our past, creating ❖ 260 orders filled for HPO free vision for our future”. The winner of our 1998 publications representing a total photography contest was selected for the image. of 6,760 items. The winning photograph was taken by Debra Natyzak from Johnsonburg. ❖ 38,000 telephone calls were Judges chose this image because it embodied the fielded by HPO staff. potential for historic preservation. The poster is available from the HPO for a $6 mailing fee. ❖ 514 researchers, consultants, agencies and organizations utilized the HPO library and Forging links with our past, project files. creating vision for our future ty and consistency in data collection Assembly in 1999. Any attempt to and to provide useful guidance for provide historic homeowner relief for communities, citizens, and consul- maintaining and enhancing their his- tants. Following several years of toric homes will have to begin anew intensive development, discussion, in 2000. numerous revisions and professional The Woman’s Heritage Trail bill peer review, we are relieved to see was signed by Governor Whitman this project finally completed and last October, allocating $70,000 to the will be scheduling training work- Historic Preservation Office to initi- shops in the coming year. ate a context study and comprehen- The Abel and Mary Nicholson sive survey of historic sites associated House, Elsinboro Township in Salem with NJ women in history. We will County was nominated for National be working in partnership with the Historic Landmark (NHL) designa- Alice Paul Centennial Foundation to tion by the NHL Committee of the produce a list of potential candidates National Park Service Advisory for the trail by this time next year. Board. If successful, the Nicholson The bill was sponsored by Senator house will join New Jersey’s fifty-two Diane Allen, Assemblywoman Rose existing Landmarks. The house was Marie Heck, former Assemblyman nominated because of its exceptional Gerald J. Luongo, and Senator James embodiment of patterned brickwork S. Cafiero. and for its 1720’s intact interior. Two The year 2000 promises to be a important downtown commercial his- very busy one for the NJ Historic toric districts were added to the NJ Preservation Office and we wish Register of Historic Places: the Four everyone a happy, healthy and Corners Historic District in Newark prosperous New Year. and the Downtown Commercial His- toric District in Paterson. Together these important listings added Sincerely, approximately 500 contributing resources to the State Register. The Historic Property Reinvestment Act, disappointingly, did not pass the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer

Outreach “Old Places - New Tools”, the 1999 Historic Preservation Annual Confer- Initiatives ence was held at the Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood on April 24, 1999. Over 200 attended the con- Another banner year, the NJ ference breakout sessions on: Down- Historic Preservation Office town Revitalization, The History of conducted a statewide conference, Commercial Architecture, Archaeolo- conducted five local workshops on gy, Traffic Calming, Main Street Pro- the CLG program, and participated gram, Design Guidelines & Zoning, in more than a dozen symposiums, and Brownfields. The keynote workshops and conferences. The NJ address was given by Norman Mintz, Historic Preservation Office teamed the original Main Street Manager up with Drew University to teach who initiated the Market Street classes as part of the new Certificate Restoration Project in Corning, New HPO Annual Conference in Historic Preservation program. York 25 years ago and co-authored Englewood, New Jersey Our staff contributed to articles in “Cities Back from the Edge: New Life for our Historic Preservation Bulletins, Downtown” with Roberta Gratz. produced four new technical assis- The Old Barracks Museum and NJ tance publications and Historic Preservation Office hosted revised/redesigned 25 existing publi- New Jersey’s second statewide con- cations. ference entitled “Putting Women in

2 Place: Historic Site Interpretation” on - TRB Annual Meeting March 13, 1999 in Trenton. Keynote - League of New Jersey Historical speaker, New Jersey Senator Diane Societies, Spring Meeting Allen provided an inspiring address - Roebling Chapter SIA Annual on the importance of recognizing the Conference contributions that women have made - Mount Hope Historical to New Jersey History. She further Conservancy Board of Directors discussed how passage of the “New - New Jersey League of Jersey Women’s Heritage Trail”, intro- Municipalities Annual Conference duced by Senator Allen, will assist - Advisory Council For Historic the State in identifying, recording Preservation Cultural Resource and promoting historic resources Management Workshop on the new Section 106 Regulations associated with prominent women in New Jersey’s history. - National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers In addition the NJ Historic Division Day Workshop on the Officer's Quarters Annual Meetings Rehabilitation, Fort Mott State Park. Preservation Office co-sponsored - TRANSACTION and or participated in the following - New Jersey Main Street Advisors programs: - New Jersey Historical Society - - NJ Division of Parks & Forestry Women’s History Month “Division Day” - Zonta Regional Conference - FY 1999 New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards Program - National Park Service, Endangered Landmarks Program - 6th Annual New Jersey History Issues Convention - Drew University Certificate in Historic Preservation Program - Local workshops on the Certified Local Government program in - NJ Department of Transportation Bloomfield, Mahwah, Cape May, TEA-21 Application Review South Brunswick and Hopewell. Committee

TEA-21, TE improvement projects; six (6) pedes- trian trails/access improvement Funded projects; and two (2) transportation related building rehabilitation pro- Projects jects. Examples of funded projects The Transportation Equity assisted by the HPO include: Act for the 21st Century, Transportation Enhancement (TEA- Merchants and 1❖ 21, TE) program (formerly ISTEA, 1❖ Drovers Tavern TE Program), provides New Jersey Rehabilitation, Rahway, with approximately $12,487,449 per Union County. year, which, over a six year period totals $74,895,314, for transportation Merchants and Drovers Tavern, enhancement funded projects. Dur- listed in the New Jersey Register of ing the calendar year 1999, the NJ Historic Places (NJRHP) and the Historic Preservation Office (HPO) National Register of Historic Places reviewed twenty three (23) TEA-21, (NRHP), is the oldest extant tavern TE funded projects for compliance in Rahway, and has played a signifi- with the National Historic Preserva- cant role in its early history as a rep- Merchants and Drovers TAvern tion Act (NHPA) of 1966, to deter- resentative example of a crossroads Rehabilitation, Rahway, mine that the projects are in community tavern. Constructed as a Union County conformance with the Secretary of two and one half (2 1/2) story build- the Interior’s Standards for Rehabili- ing in the 1780s, Merchants and tation. The reviews include: nine (9) Drovers Tavern was enlarged to a streetscape improvement projects, three and one half (3 1/2) story hotel including sidewalks, lighting, and around 1825. It was constructed street furnishings; six (6) railroad along a stagecoach route following station rehabilitation and/or site the American Revolution and contin- 3 ued to serve as an inn for approxi- Manufactures Historic District, listed 2❖ mately two hundred (200) years. in the NJRHP and the NRHP. The The tavern was rescued from Rodgers Locomotive and Machine destruction in the late 1960s by the Works, situated near the middle level newly formed Rahway Historical of the Great Falls raceway in one of Society, which has owned the build- Paterson’s oldest industrial areas, ing for the past twenty five (25) consists of five (5) structures erected years. Because of its size, location, during the firm’s heyday in the 1870s and imposing presence at a promi- and 1880s. The Frame Fitting Shop, nent location at a major intersection constructed in 1881 on the site of an (NJ 27 and Westfield Avenue), it has earlier Rogers office and storage Oradell Railroad Station REhabilitation, Oradell been considered a landmark by those building, is a three (3) story structure Borough, Bergen County who have passed it since its circa with pilaster brick walls resting on a 1825 vertical enlargement to its pre- brick foundation. In addition to the sent height. This project will restore pilasters, the exterior architectural and rehabilitate the Merchants and detail includes extensive brick cor- Drovers Tavern exterior and interior belling along the roofline, and win- spaces to their circa 1798-1825 dow surrounds. The structure is appearance in order to implement capped with a hipped roof. This planning goals for the interpretation building will be adaptively re-used as of the site as a museum of stagecoach a Transportation Opportunity Center, travel and early tavern and hotel life. providing residents of Paterson with Oradell Railroad Sta- the skills and services necessary to 2❖ tion Rehabilitation, become eligible for transportation related career opportunities. 3❖ Oradell Borough, Bergen County. 4❖ Dover Downtown Oradell Railroad Station, listed in Historic Lighting the NJRHP and the NRHP, is locat- Installation Project, Dover ed on a relatively open park-like site Town, Morris County. at the east edge of the Oradell Bor- Dover Downtown Lighting Instal- ough commercial district. It is a one lation Project, situated within the 1 and one half (1 /2) story frame station boundaries of Blackwell Historic Dis- with an adjoining freight house and trict, listed in the New Jersey and inbound platform west of the railroad National Registers, is the commercial Rogers Locomotive Works Frame tracks. It is a fine 1890 example of and civic heart of Dover Town, one Fitting Shop Rehabilitation, City the Queen Anne style of architecture of the most important 19th century of Paterson, Passaic County adapted to the functions of a late industrial towns in Morris County. 19th century suburban station. Of The institutions, businesses and particular note are the tower, steeple, architecture found within the district turned columns, veranda, and art illustrate the lifestyle of a working glass windows. Immediately west of class community from 1827 through the station is a loop drive from the first third of the 20th century. Oradell Avenue to Maple Avenue. From the beginning of its history, This project will restore the exterior Dover’s most important stores, banks, of the building including roof ridge hotels, theatres, churches, and public cresting, tower finials, art glass win- buildings have been found within the 4❖ dows, and the reconstruction of the district, a concentration resulting porte cochere extending from the from the planning efforts of the west elevation over the loop drive. town’s founders, New York entrepre- Rogers Locomotive neurs Blackwell and McFarlan. The 3❖ Works Frame Fitting project will provide the installation of Shop Rehabilitation, City of historical lighting fixtures within the Paterson, Passaic County. district to complement its rich con- centration of historic architecture. Rogers Locomotive Works Frame Fitting Shop is a contributing build- Dover Downtown Historic Lighting Installation Project, Dover Town, ing in Great Falls/Society of Useful Morris County.

4 tion plan along with the other 28 Ellis Island buildings on the south side of the island. The project was co-sponsored Work Weekend by the National Park Ser- vice, Cornell University, and the NJ Historic Preser- vation Office. the volun- everal months after the S teers were comprised of United States Supreme Cornell Historic Preserva- Court awarded jurisdiction of the tion Planning and City and south side of Ellis Island to New Regional Planning students, Jersey, 88 volunteers converged there Cornell Historic Preserva- to stabilize the Commissioner’s tion Planning Alumni, and House. Built in 1909, the two-and-a- alumni associated with the half story residence was a home to Cornell Club-New York high-level medical staff who treated Outreach Committee. immigrants with contagious diseases Materials used to accom- in the island’s hospital facilities. The Volunteers removing brush at the plish the project were large- four days of work last March on the Commissioner’s House on the south ly donated by local businesses and Neoclassical building included; side of Ellis Island. national chains. It is hoped that the removal of vegetation, the sealing of project will serve as a model for the windows and doors, and the protec- other groups to come forward and tion of ornamental and functional save other historic resources, both on metal details. As a result the building and off Ellis Island. is now preserved for another 15 years while it awaits a complete rehabilita-

Investment Tax Credit Program

During the past calendar year, the NJ Historic Preservation Office (HPO) has received 38 applications for the Historic Preservation Certification/ Investment Tax Credit Program. Of these, 16 were Part 1 applications seeking certification that the subject property was a certified historic structure. An additional 15 submit- Located within the Van Vorst Park National Register Historic District, this vacant building is one of many in Jersey City that is tals were Part 2 applications that being rehabilitated with an Investments Tax Credit. Photo by Gerry described the construction work that Bakirtjy, Architect. was being proposed for the building. Two amendments to previously sub- mitted Part 2s were also received, along with two preliminary Part 2 counties. To assist the owners, archi- applications. Four were Part 3 appli- tects, and preservation consultants cations that described the completed involved in this work, HPO staff construction work. made site visits to 14 of these con- struction projects, providing techni- Rehabilitation work was proposed cal advice to facilitate compliance in 15 municipalities covering 13 with the Secretary of the Interior’s

5 Standards for the Rehabilitation of not historic buildings. This resulted Historic Resources. The Part 2 in numerous projects being deemed applications indicate a private invest- infeasible due to this hardship (and ment of more than $155,276,900 in the delays and costs associated with those fifteen projects alone. Clearly variance requests). With the new the ITC program is an important code, the reuse of old buildings has incentive for the preservation of New jumped 60%, and the rehabilitation Jersey’s historic resources. costs have dropped as much as 50%. Greatly contributing to the success To encourage more of these build- of the tax credit program is the ing owners to participate in the ITC state’s new Rehabilitation Sub-Code. program while utilizing the Rehabili- Under the old code, if a rehabilita- tation sub-code, a Historic Preserva- tion project cost more than 50% of tion Bulletin focusing on the the building’s value, the entire struc- Rehabilitation Tax Credit is current- ture had to “be brought up to code,” ly being produced. a code written for new construction, The rehabilitated interior of Elizabeth’s Winfield Scott Tower. Photo by Giovanni Scalzulli.

ing understanding and appreciation Public Benefit between archaeologists and local resi- dents, including children. Archaeolo- to Archaeology gists gain insight into the interests and perspectives of community members. Visitors are exposed to the The NJ Historic Preservation physical labor and careful prove- Office reviews projects to nience recording involved in con- ensure important historic and prehis- trolled hand excavations of important toric archaeological information asso- artifact deposits, and how archaeolo- ciated with New Jersey history will gy can facilitate the discovery of his- not be destroyed as the result of pub- tory. This social and educational licly assisted construction projects. collaboration is vital in building a At the same time that we make cer- constituency on behalf of archaeolo- tain that scholarly information is not gy within the historic preservation lost, the NJ Historic Preservation movement and New Jersey citizenry Office encourages consultants and at large. project sponsors to incorporate public Ian Burrow of Hunter Research shows Gov- At the Bearley House in Lawrence ernor Whitman the archaeological remains involvement and public visitation days at excavations throughout the Township, Mercer County archaeo- of a building predating the 1761 Bearley logical investigation by Hunter House. The previously unknown building state. Public open house days at Research resulted in extensive visita- was discovered as the result of archaeological sites provide opportu- archaeological investigation. nities for students, inquiring citizens, tion by elementary school-age chil- and historic preservationists to wit- dren, an opportunity to learn ness discoveries as they are being archaeological techniques for older made. In this way local and New Jer- children, a visit by Governor Whit- sey history can come alive for com- man, and discovery of rich archaeo- munities and their children, helping logical remains associated with the to counter the cultural amnesia occupancy of the Bearley House and resulting from modern changes to the earlier buildings on site. Other landscape. Open house days also pro- archaeological site open houses/pub- vide a two-way avenue for broaden- lic visitation days held in 1999 include those associated with: Bever-

6 wyck Manor Historic Site in Parsip- Monmouth Battlefield and by pany-Troy Hills Township, Morris Monmouth University at Twin Lights County conducted by McCormick Historic Site, both State-owned his- Taylor and sponsored by NJDOT; toric sites in Monmouth County and Edwards Run Site in East Greenwich both conducted in cooperation with Township, Gloucester County the State’s Division of Parks and conducted by Richard Grubb and Forestry. Associates and sponsored by Karman Communities Corporation; Prehis- toric Archaeological Site 28 Gl 246 Middletown Township historic preservationists conducted by the Cultural Resource confer with Peter Primavera of the Cultural Consulting Group and sponsored by Resource Consulting Group during an open PG&E Generating; Ross Farmstead house for archaeological investigation of the Site in Frankford Township, Sussex Woolbriar Farm site (28MO270). Funding County conducted by Hunter came from K. Hovnanian as part of prepara- Research and sponsored by NJDOT; tions for its Laurel Avenue project. This site and the Woolbriar Farm Prehistoric along Mahoras Brook was used by Lenape families off-and-on for the past 7000 years. Site conducted by the Cultural Resource Consulting Group and Students at the Bearley House learn how to sponsored by K. Hovnanian. Field keep records from an archaeological schools have been conducted by excavation. Brookdale Community College at

tion 106 process as consulting parties; New Section 106 developing a public involvement Regulations plan that identifies how and when consulting parties and the public will be provided opportunities to partici- pate in the Section 106 process. n May 18, 1999 the O Immediately following the adoption Advisory Council on of the revised regulations, NJ His- Historic Preservation (ACHP) pub- toric Preservation Office (HPO) lished revised regulations imple- arranged ACHP training sessions and menting Section 106 of the National worked with the New Jersey Divi- Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), sion of the Federal Highway Admin- requiring that federal agencies “take istration (FHWA) and the New into account” the effect of federally Jersey Department of Transportation funded, licensed or permitted under- (NJDOT) to develop procedures for takings on historic properties. implementing the regulations during The revised regulations, published the FHWA and NJDOT project as 36 CFR Part 800, Protection of development process. A similar Historic Properties (Federal Register, effort to review the regulations with Volume 64, Number 95), place the Federal Transit Administration increased emphasis on federal agency and New Jersey Transit was initiated Copies of the New Regulations are available consultation with the State Historic in late 1999 and will be concluded from the Historic Preservation Office. Preservation Office (SHPO) in four early in 2000. Transportation and areas: delineating the Area of Poten- Planning Unit staff also participated tial Effects (APE), defined as the in the planning and presentation of a area where an undertaking may Section 106 workshop sponsored by directly or indirectly cause changes the North Jersey Transportation in the character or use of historic Planning Authority, one of three properties; compiling a list of indi- Metropolitan Planning Organizations viduals and groups who may have in New Jersey responsible for pro- information relevant to the evalua- gramming federal transportation tion of historic properties; identifying funds. those who will participate in the Sec-

7 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places

The New Jersey & National Registers of Historic Places are the official listings of registered historic properties in the state. The National Register was established in 1966 and the New Jersey Register of Historic Places was Palisades Interstate Parkway, created in 1970. Bergen County Thirty four nominations were added either to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places or the National Register *during the past year. Atlantic County

* Captain Francis Babcock House, Absecon City Bergen County

* Palisades Interstate Parkway, Alpine, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, & Tenafly Boroughs Burlington County Riverton Historic District, Burlington County * St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Beverly City *Riverton Historic District, Riverton Borough Camden County

Kay-Evans Farmstead, Cherry Hill Township and Haddonfield Borough Cape May County

* George Hildreth House, Lower Township * John W. Gandy House, Upper Township Cumberland County Kay-Evans Farmstead, Camden County * Bethel AME Church, Greenwich Township Essex County

Four Corners Historic District, Newark * Riverbank Park, Newark * St. Lucy’s Church, Newark Hudson County

* Jersey City YMCA, Jersey City Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Embankment, Jersey City Bethel AME Church, Cumberland County

8 Hunterdon County

* Peck’s Ferry Bridge, Delaware Township * Covered Bridge Historic District, Delaware Township Ringoes Historic District, East Amwell Township Mercer County

* University Cottage Club, Princeton Borough Riverbank Park, Essex County * Washington Road Elms Alee, West Windsor Township Middlesex County

*Randolphville Bridge, Piscataway Township Monmouth County

* North Long Branch School, Long Branch City * Middletown Historic District (named changed from the King’s Highway Historic District), Middletown Township * Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church, Millstone Township * Clarksburg School, Millstone Township Morris County Jersey City YMCA, Hudson County

* Silver Lake Historic District, Harding Township * Ralston Historic District boundary increase, Mendham Township * Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, Mt.Arlington Borough Illumination Gas Plant at the New Jersey State Asylum for the Insane (Greystone Psychiatric Hospital) Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Passaic County

* Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District, Clifton &Passaic Cities * John W Rea House, Hawthorne Borough * Downtown Commercial Historic District, Paterson City Pennsylvania Railroad Somerset County Harsimus Embankment, Hudson County * J. Harper Smith Mansion, Somerville Borough Sussex County

* Neldon-Hornbeck House, Montague Township Warren County

* Vass Homestead, Hardwick Township * Port Colden Historic District, Mansfield & Washington Townships * Perry-Petty Farmstead, Mansfield Township

Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, Morris County

9 Peck’s Ferry Bridge Hunterdon County

Four Corners Historic District Essex County St. Lucy’s Church Essex County

Historic View of Original Gasholder J. Harper Smith Mansion and 1876 Retort/Purification House Somerset County c. 1890 Greystone Scrapbook

Neldon Hornbeck Farm Vass Homestead Sussex County Warren County

10 tiate consultation. Through meetings Wireless and site visits the HPO has been suc- Communication cessful in having many carriers move their proposed communication equip- ment to locations more sympathetic n 1999, as a result of the to historic properties and the cultural I landscape. We have also been suc- Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the increase of wireless cessful in having balloon tests per- communication users, the NJ His- formed by the carriers to properly toric Preservation Office (HPO) has assess adverse visual impacts on his- experienced an astronomical increase toric properties in close proximity to of over 600 percent in the requests the proposed tower location. We for Section 106 consultation for wire- continue to encourage the construc- less communication equipment. This tion of “stealth” communication increase most likely represents only a facilities wherever appropriate. percentage of the actual number of The HPO has actively involved communication equipment that has local officials and interested public been constructed in the past year. in the Section 106 review process of Wireless communication carriers are these projects and have also provid- licensed by the Federal Communica- ed technical assistance to many HPO staff witnessing a ballon test for assessing visual impacts on historic properties. tion Commission (FCC) to construct organizations regarding the regula- equipment necessary to provide wire- tion of wireless communication less communication service. equipment. This licensing requires a review As the popularity of this technol- under Section 106 of the National ogy expands, the HPO expects to Historic Preservation Act. Much of receive an even larger number of the requests require an effects assess- consultation requests for the FCC ment for the construction of lattice licensed equipment that facilitates towers, monopoles, co-located anten- this service. In order to better man- nae on a previously existing struc- age the construction of new wireless ture, or cells-on-wheels (COW). communication equipment in New The NJ Historic Preservation Jersey, the HPO is in the process of Office met with many carriers to drafting a publication regarding the inform them of the their responsibili- potential impacts, both visually and ties under Section 106. Consulting archeologically, of this equipment on firms representing various carriers historic resources and ways that these attended monthly training sessions at impacts can be mitigated or avoided. the HPO which enabled them to ini-

Tropical Storm societies, and made immediate emer- gency site visits. Working with Floyd FEMA’s cultural resource specialist, HPO staff expedited the process through the use of e-mail with a As a result of the tropical storm response time of less than 24 hours. that blew through New Jersey on HPO staff worked closely with Coun- September 16, eight counties were ty and local officials to ensure that declared a presidential emergency, historic bridges were both repaired entitling them to federal assistance quickly, and without harm to their by the Federal Emergency Manage- historic character. ment Agency (FEMA). HPO staff worked closely with FEMA to expe- Through our close working rela- dite the Section 106 review, necessi- tionship with FEMA, many of the tated by the use of federal funds, to smaller historical organizations, as repair flood damage. To help FEMA well as the State Park Service, which Along the Delaware and Raritan Canal, the identify historic properties that may suffered damage, will receive needed Griggstown Bridge Tender’s Station and Outhouse have been affected, NJ Historic funds to return their historic sites into their “pre-storm” condition. were swept 100’upstream by floodwaters from the Preservation Office (HPO) provided Millstone River during Tropical Storm Floyd. lists of contacts for local historical 11 Permanent library-cataloging project. The SHPO opinion project was initiated Records and to create individual permanent record files for each opinion of National Library Register eligibility that has been authored by the HPO over the last Organization twenty years. Begun in 1997, this initiative has been the primary focus NJ Historic Preserva- of several interns. Completion will tion Office main- enable more efficient research, both tains a diverse collection of resource by the staff and by outside users. material pertaining to New Jersey’s Efforts also include completing his- historic and archaeological resources. toric property mapping as part of the The collection includes Historic groundwork for the GIS. Hudson Structure Reports, CRM reports, pro- and Morris counties, two of the ject files, technical reference data, largest in their number of historic county and thematic surveys, slides, properties, were completed during photographs, and National Register the 1999 calendar year. Only three Nominations. Because of the collec- counties remain to be processed tion’s diversity, using the HPO along with the mapping for several resources for project research was not historic resources. always a straightforward process. Based on a survey of similar, small With the advent of converting our library systems, the library cataloging data into a Geographic Information project was initiated this year to cre- System (GIS), HPO initiated an ate a catalogue database in Microsoft office wide re-organization of the col- Access for the HPO Reference lection with the ultimate goal toward Library. Fifty percent of the refer- reducing the time it presently takes ence section has been catalogued and to access data. progress has been made on cataloging During 1999, the HPO interns the accessioned CRM reports this focused their attention toward two year. Future plans include cataloging independent projects to streamline audiovisual and photographic materi- the retrieval of resource information; al, and re-organizing the slide collec- the SHPO opinion project and the tion.

Landmark Atlantic City Convention Hall was designated a National Historic Civil Convention Engineering Landmark in 1983 because, when it was built, it con- Hall Given tained the largest room with an unob- structed view in the history of New Life architecture. Upon its completion in 1929, the building could seat all of With the construction of a Atlantic City’s residents. new convention center in But fortunately the New Jersey Atlantic City, preservationists worried Sports and Exposition Authority about the fate of the historic Atlantic responded with plans to sensitively City Convention Hall, located on the turn the Landmark into a facility that boardwalk. could accommodate a minor league Without a new use to sustain itself, hockey arena by inserting a new seat- other than as the home for the Miss ing bowl. The top of the seating America Pageant, preservationists bowl was kept below the decorative feared that this building would loggia level. To mitigate the loss of quickly become obsolete and eventu- the first seating balcony that must be ally fall to the wrecker’s ball. The removed to insert the bowl seating, 12 the project will include the installa- 1/2 acres of ceiling, matching the his- tion of an updated version of the toric appearance is critical to preserv- original lighting system for the Hall. ing the Convention Hall’s historic The lighting system, which was in character. place for the first convention held in HPO assisted the Sports and the hall celebrating Edison’s achieve- Exposition Authority in finding equi- ments, allows for complex lighting ty sources for the project, and as a effects on the ceiling. Challenges result, the $85M+ project will benefit faced by the project team included from over $14M in tax credits matching the visual character of the through the Investment Tax Credit original pressed sugar cane ceiling program. The project plans have Atlantic City Convention Hall during removal of tiles (that were deteriorated, and con- recently been certified by HPO and the ceiling to remove asbestos. Each of the plat- taminated by the asbestos layer origi- the National Park Service as meeting forms visible in the photograph is 30’by 60’. The nally installed behind the tile) with the Secretary of the Interior’s Stan- platforms were constructed to move along steel tracks running the length of the ceiling new tiles that will also improve the dards for Rehabilitation. acoustics. Given that there is over 4

awards is to increase public aware- Ninth Annual ness of historic preservation and to recognize contributions by individu- Historic als, organizations and agencies, pro- jects of excellent quality and Preservation volunteer contributions to preserve Awards historic resources.

Ceremony The 1999 recipients include: Old Barracks Museum

The annual New Jersey Historic Deep Search Metal Detecting Preservation Awards Ceremony held in Affiliation with Monmouth on Saturday, May 8, 1999 at the Old Battlefield Barracks Museum, Trenton. Ralph Phillips and Daniel M. Sivilich, Co-chairs of the Archaeology Committee James F. Hall, Assistant Commissioner for Natural & Historic North Pemberton Train Station Resources, Department of Environ- mental Protection, read a proclama- Violet Cox tion from Governor Whitman commemorating the week of May 9- New Jerseytimes Radio Series, 15 as Historic Preservation Week. Rutgers Office of TV & Radio Guest Speaker Sally Lane, Direc- Violet Cox (right) received an award for her tor, Trenton Convention & Visitors Preservation and Restoration significant contributions to promotion, Bureau, provided the attendees with of the Georgian Court Bridge, enhanced appreciation and protection of insights into the politics of history Lakewood historic resources in New Jersey. and historic preservation in the Walt Whitman House, Camden We are sad to report that Violet Cox State's Capital. passed away in December. She will be Trenton War Memorial missed by her friends, family and the Each year since 1989 preservation- preservation community. ists have gathered together to kick- United States Senator off Historic Preservation Week by Frank Lautenberg honoring individuals, businesses, and organizations in New Jersey who have made important contributions to the preservation of the State's his- toric resources. The purpose of the

13 In addition, the HPO has commit- Local ted an additional $36,186 in FY 2000 Assistance funds to: - Burlington City, $24,000 over 2 years for a historic resource survey and His- The CLG program gained toric Preservation Master Plan ele- momentum in New Jersey, in 1999 ment. the NJ Historic Preservation Office - Middletown Township, $12,186 for a (HPO) received applications from local survey and designation project. five communities expressing interest in participating in the CLG program. For a second year the Historic During the year Fanwood Borough Preservation Office and Town of and Princeton Borough became the Newton promoted local and 30th and 31st communities to join statewide historic preservation pro- our program. The HPO provided grams and initiatives at a three day extensive technical assistance to the consultation session at the annual City of Cape May enabling them to meeting of the League of Municipali- adopt a new ordinance that will ties attended by over 11,000 local enable the community to participate officials. in the program. With our assistance Twenty-seven members from the City of Bayonne and Mahwah CLG Historic Preservation Commis- Township have developed and adopt- sions were provided free admission to ed historic preservation ordinances. our annual conference “Old Places We provided technical assistance to New Tools” held at the Dwight Mor- With CLG grant assistance the 54 communities by telephone, direct Township of Evesham and Historic row High School in Englewood. mail and at public meetings. In addi- Preservation Office developed new The CLG program is committed user friendly Procedural Guidelines tion, we responded to 1827 citizen requests for information on creating to assisting communities in develop- for applications related to local His- ment of ordinances and preservation toric Archaeological and Cultural historic preservation zoning, commis- tools that empower communities to Resources Ordinance. Copies are sions, preservation guidelines and available from the HPO upon request. review standards. Grant applications preserve their historic resources and were distributed to the Mayor and to enhance their unique sense of Historic Preservation Commission place for future generations. Chair in each of the 30 CLG commu- nities eligible to apply. The HPO awarded $60,694 in available match- ing grant funds for proposed projects to the following communities:

- Evesham Township, $12,825 for His- toric Preservation Commission Tech- nical Assistance and consulting booth at the League of Municipalities. - Newton Town, $12,800 for a statewide CLGand Historic Preserva- tion Commission workshop, Web page and educational brochure. - Princeton Township, $24,433 for a New Jersey and National Register A CLG grant to the Town of Newton enabled nomination for a portion of Kings them to revise and reprint one of their most Highway Routes 206 and 27. requested publications “Around the Green.” This publication was first developed and - Collingswood Borough, $10,636 for printed with Historic Preservation Office the Zane School Architectural Plans grant assistance in 1991. and Specifications.

14 New Jersey State Review Board for Historic Sites

Philetus Holt, Chair, A.I.A. Anthony Puniello Princeton, NJ, Highland Park, NJ, Supervising Partner, Holt Morgan and Russell Environmental Specialist, Division of Wastewater Assistance Program, David Abramson, A.I.A. NJDEP Newark, NJ David V. Abramson Associates Peter Wacker, Lillie J. Edwards Martinsville, NJ Montclair, NJ Professor of Geography Professor of History Rutgers University Drew University Robert Watson Ellen Fletcher Greenwich, NJ Frenchtown, NJ Robert Watson Architect Principal Connie Webster Vice-Chair The Right Word Highland Park, NJ, Howard Green Professor, Landscape Architecture, Rutgers University Highland Park, NJ Research Director, New Jersey Lorriane Williams Historical Commission Hamilton, NJ Nancy B. Felix Curator of Archaeology and Glen Ridge, NJ Ethnology, New Jersey State Museum Consultant Robert Zion Imlaystown, NJ Landscape Architect Zion & Breen Associates, Inc.

New Jersey Historic Sites Council

J. Mark Mutter, Esq., Chair Deborah M. Kelly Toms River, NJ Crosswicks, NJ Alan B. Buchan Margaret Nordstrom Mount Laurel, NJ Long Valley, NJ Lu Ann De Cunzo, Ph.D. Robert Preston Greenwich, NJ Atlantic City, NJ Curtis W. Harker Flavia Alaya Salem, NJ Paterson NJ Michael Henry Greenwich, NJ 15 State of New Jersey NJ Department of Environmental Protection Natural & Historic Resources Historic Preservation Office P.O. Box 404, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0404 Tel: (609) 984-0176 Fax: (609) 984-0578

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