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PNJ Newsletters & Press Releases
Interviews with our Board Members: Steven Smolyn
Steven at the 2023 New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards event in Berkley Heights. Joining the Preservation New Jersey Board in 2024 is...
Dale Perry
11 hours ago2 min read
Westfield Fire Department’s 150th Anniversary Shines Spotlight on Historic Fire Station
Westfield’s fire station as it appeared in a postcard shortly after completion in 1911. The earlier alarm bell and lookout tower erected...
Jennifer Jaruzelski
12 hours ago3 min read
New Edition Book Highlights Ocean Grove Architecture with Historic Overview of Grassroots Advocacy
Thirty-five years ago, out of frustration to the indifference of preserving historic architecture, A Home Renovator’s Guide for Historic...
Maria Boyes
Jul 42 min read
The Controversial Role of DEP Officials in Managing the State Register
When the State Register was created in 1970, the task of administering it was place under the auspices of the Department of Environmental...
Darren Tobia
Jun 294 min read
PNJ on Tour: The Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse and Jail
Audience is engaged, as project architects James Giresi and Michael Hanrahan begin to discuss the Hunterdon County Court House...
James Giresi
Jun 173 min read
Preserve History at the Homesite of Thomas Mundy Peterson
Portrait of Thomas Mundy Peterson, likely taken after he was awarded the gold medal in honor of his vote in 1884, which is pinned to his...
Gordon Bond
Jun 173 min read
Advocacy Alert + Call to Action: Contact your members of Congress in support of the Historic Preservation Fund today!
Preservation New Jersey has engaged with every member of New Jersey’s Congressional Delegation to underscore the critical importance of...
Kelly C. Ruffel
Jun 62 min read
Community Objects to Wasteful Demolition of the Historic Sandlass House at Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook, NJ: May 6, 2025 — The Jersey Coast Heritage Museum, New Jersey elected officials, concerned citizens and the preservation...
Don Krueger
May 185 min read
Preservation New Jersey Announces the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places 2025Â
Camden, New Jersey — Preservation New Jersey announced the 2025 list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places , highlighting places...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 62 min read
10 Most 2025: Historic Preservation Funding Cuts
For the 30th anniversary of the 10 Most Program, Preservation New Jersey added an 11th nomination to the list. Historic preservation is...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 61 min read
10 Most 2025: Andrew Mershon Tavern, Titusville (Mercer County)
Known historically as Mershon’s Tavern , this site holds deep roots in colonial and Revolutionary War-era New Jersey. Numerous documents,...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 62 min read
10 Most 2025: Washington Wells Farm – Skillman (Somerset County)
The Washington Well Farm, located at 664 Route 518 in Skillman, New Jersey, is a historic property with deep Revolutionary War ties....
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 62 min read
10 Most 2025: Monmouth Boat Club – Red Bank (Monmouth County)
Monmouth Boat Club (MBC), listed on both the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places, is one of the oldest yacht clubs in...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 61 min read
10 Most 2025: Abbot Manor – Plainfield (Union County)
Abbott Manor built c. 1893 is located in the Van Wyck Brooks Historic District and listed on the local, state, and national historic...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 62 min read
10 Most 2025: Perth Amboy Police Headquarters – Perth Amboy (Middlesex County)
The Former Perth Amboy Police Headquarters, a two-story brick building with neoclassical limestone and terra cotta details, was built in...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 61 min read
10 Most 2025: Van Houten House – City of Paterson (Passaic County)
The Van Houten House, located within Paterson’s 26.6-acre Westside Park along the Passaic River, is a historically significant city-owned...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 61 min read
10 Most 2025: 202 & 210 West Main Street – Moorestown (Burlington County)
202 and 210 West Main Street sit at a key intersection in Moorestown's historic downtown, across from the Episcopal Church and near other...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 61 min read
10 Most 2025: Cornelius Doremus House – Montville (Morris County)
The Cornelius Doremus House holds significant historical value as one of Montville’s earliest designated historic sites and part of a...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 61 min read
10 Most 2025: The Universal Building – Jersey City (Hudson County)
The Universal Building, located at 50 Journal Square in Jersey City, is a significant architectural and cultural landmark now at risk of...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 62 min read
10 Most 2025: Boylan House – Bernardsville (Somerset County)
The Boylan House is the second-oldest building in downtown Bernardsville, surpassed only by the historic Vealtown Tavern. The Boylan...
Kelly C. Ruffel
May 61 min read
10 Most Update: Eagle Tavern
In 1995 & 2023, Preservation New Jersey included the Old Eagle Tavern in its "10 Most Endangered Historic Sites" list, highlighting its...
James Giresi
Apr 182 min read
Can Preservation and Economic Development Coexist?
The National Newark Building. Image Credit: Darren Tobia It was a strange time in Newark when Anthony Smith was named the chair of the...
Darren Tobia
Apr 184 min read
What Can the ‘Bamberger Ideal Home’ Teach Us About Home Ownership?
The Bamberger Ideal at 729 Elizabeth Avenue in Newark. Credit: Google Maps. In the 1920s, the U.S. government wanted to promote...
Darren Tobia
Apr 103 min read
Weequahic High School is Now Listed on the National Register, Can it Help Students Return to Past Academic Excellence?
Photo Courtesy of the National Trust for Historic Preservation It was no accident that Phil Yourish was wearing a bright orange shirt...
Darren Tobia
Mar 84 min read
Newsletter Archive
Preservation New Jersey has sent out regular newsletters to keep you updated on the latest news and events on historic preservation in the state. You can find a listing of our previous newsletters on our website below.
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