Historic Design Guidelines Historic Preservation Commission Township of Montclair, New Jersey March, 2016 Historic Design Guidelines Art Deco style panel at 20 Church Street Prepared for the The Township of Montclair Thomason and Associates Preservation Planners Nashville, Tennessee ii Historic Design Guidelines, Township of Montclair, New Jersey TOWNSHIP OF MONTCLAIR HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Adoption of the Historic Design Guidelines February 25, 2016 WHEREAS, The Township of Montclair was awarded a 2014 Certified Local Government Grant-in-Aid in the amount of $23,500 for the enhancement and updating of preservation guidelines; and WHEREAS, The Township of Montclair advertised a request for proposals, RFP #14-05, to secure professional assistance for the enhancement and updating of preservation guidelines; and WHEREAS, The Township of Montclair entered into a contract in April 2014 with Thomason and Associates, P.O. Box 121225, Nashville, TN 37212, to prepare historic preservation design guidelines for the Township of Montclair; and WHEREAS, Thomason and Associates provided the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission with a final draft of the Historic Design Guidelines in July 2014; and WHEREAS, the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission drafted additions, edits and modifications to the document between July 2014 and January 2016; and WHEREAS, a final draft of the Historic Design Guidelines was reviewed by the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission at their regular meeting on February 25, 2016; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission hereby adopts the Historic Design Guidelines. ADOPTED this 25th day of February, 2016. Stephen Rooney Chair iii Historic Design Guidelines, Township of Montclair, New Jersey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MONTCLAIR TOWNSHIP Historic Preservation Commission Members Stephen Rooney, RA, AIA, Chair Kathleen M. Bennett, MA, Vice Chair Debra David, RA, AIA, Vice Chair Diane Scotland Grace Lynch, RA, AIA, PP, CID Christina Mayer This publication has been financed in part Elizabeth Ceccio, MA with federal funds from the National Park Eric Girven Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Ed Gaffney However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of Planning Department Staff the Department of the Interior. Janice Talley, PP, AICP, Director This program receives Federal financial Graham Petto, AICP, Assistant Planner assistance for identification and protection of historic properties, under Title VI of the CONSULTANT Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. The U.S. Thomason and Associates Department of the Interior prohibits Preservation Planners discrimination on the basis of race, color, Nashville, Tennessee national origin, age, or disability in its federally assisted programs. 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The mission of the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission is to identify, preserve, protect, and promote Montclair’s historic resources. iv Historic Design Guidelines, Township of Montclair, New Jersey Table of Contents 1.0 PRESERVATION IN MONTCLAIR....................................................................................... 1 1.1 INTENT AND PURPOSE .................................................................................................... 1 Why Preserve? ......................................................................................................................... 1 Montclair Historic Preservation Commission ......................................................................... 3 The Design Review Process .................................................................................................... 4 Overall Approach and Format ................................................................................................. 6 Role of the Design Guidelines Manual .................................................................................... 8 Enforcement ............................................................................................................................. 8 National Register and State Register Designation ................................................................... 9 1.2 HISTORIC RESERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY .................................................. 11 Embodied Energy .................................................................................................................. 11 Retro-fitting and Weatherization ........................................................................................... 12 Keep Your Old-Growth Wood Windows .............................................................................. 13 Use of Alternative Materials .................................................................................................. 13 1.3 HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF MONTCLAIR ..................................................................... 15 Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 26 1.4 HISTORIC DISTRICTS ..................................................................................................... 28 Town Center Historic District ............................................................................................... 28 Upper Montclair Historic District .......................................................................................... 31 Pine Street Historic District ................................................................................................... 33 Watchung Plaza Historic District .......................................................................................... 36 2.0 COMMERCIAL BUILDING TYPES AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLES ........................ 39 2.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDING TYPES ................................................................................ 39 One-Part Commercial Blocks ................................................................................................ 39 Two-Part Commercial Blocks ................................................................................................ 41 Temple Front ......................................................................................................................... 42 Neighborhood Shopping Commercial Centers, 1884-1960 ................................................... 43 2.2 ARCHITECTURAL STYLES ............................................................................................ 44 Architectural Overview .......................................................................................................... 44 Federal, 1780-1840 ................................................................................................................ 45 v Historic Design Guidelines, Township of Montclair, New Jersey Greek Revival, 1830-1870 ..................................................................................................... 46 Gothic Revival, 1840-1880 .................................................................................................... 47 Carpenter Gothic, 1840-1880................................................................................................. 48 Italianate, 1870-1910 ............................................................................................................. 49 Second Empire, 1865-1910 ................................................................................................... 50 Romanesque Revival, 1880-1900 .......................................................................................... 51 Queen Anne, 1880-1910 ........................................................................................................ 52 Vernacular Commercial, 1900-1930 ...................................................................................... 53 Colonial Revival, 1900-1955 ................................................................................................. 54 Dutch Colonial Revival, 1900-1940 ...................................................................................... 55 Neoclassical/Classical Revival, 1895-1950 ........................................................................... 56 Beaux Arts, 1890-1920 .......................................................................................................... 57 Georgian Revival, 1890-1930 ................................................................................................ 58 Tudor Revival, 1900-1940 ..................................................................................................... 59 English Cottage, 1920-1940 .................................................................................................. 60 Collegiate Gothic, 1880-1930 ................................................................................................ 61 Mission, 1890-1920 ..............................................................................................................