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Annual Report ‘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)
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