The Futuro House was conceived in 1968 as a “portable” ski chalet by Matti Suuronen, a pioneer in the processing of reinforced plastic for construction. Futuro structures are made of fiberglass reinforced plastic as to be light and easy to transport to remote locations, easy to construct ... » Learn More about Futuro Houses
20th Century (1900-1999)
New Jersey’s 1970’s Heritage
While the 1970s may not seem like that long ago, the decade officially reaches the 50-year benchmark as of 2020. This means that sites from the 1970s era are beginning to become eligible for listing in the State and National Registers of Historic Places, as one of the criteria for ... » Learn More about New Jersey’s 1970’s Heritage
Cranford Roundhouse
Constructed between 1913 and 1915 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Cranford roundhouse is one of three known surviving roundhouses in New Jersey. The other two are located in Hawthorne and Newark. Roundhouses were common during the first half of the twentieth century during ... » Learn More about Cranford Roundhouse
Roosevelt Public School
In response to The Great Depression, the Division of Subsistence Homesteads was created in 1933 to promote a “back to land” philosophy that would “relieve industrial workers and struggling farmers from complete dependence on factory or agricultural work”. Under this initiative, ... » Learn More about Roosevelt Public School
Elks Hall
Elks Hall, home to Elks Lodge #324, sits proudly on Livingston Avenue adjacent to the newly revitalized Cultural Arts District in downtown New Brunswick. Dedicated in 1926, Elks Hall is an example of classical revival architecture designed by local Highland Park architect Alexander ... » Learn More about Elks Hall
Records Storage Building
The Records Storage Building, which sits at the northeast edge of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&WRR) rail yard in Hoboken, is a three-story, red brick building that has stylistic references to English Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. Features are also ... » Learn More about Records Storage Building
Fort Lee Post Office
The Fort Lee Post Office was constructed using funds allocated by the Department of Treasury as a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program in 1938. In the late 1930’s, the US Postal Service dramatically expanded and improved its facilities across the country to ... » Learn More about Fort Lee Post Office
Lee Brothers Park Pavilion
The Lee Brothers Park Pavilion, located on Lake Hopatcong, is a unique surviving example of lake-style recreational architecture in New Jersey. Brothers, Clarence J. Lee and Edwin Lee, purchased the 10+-acre property in 1919, when Mount Arlington was a major tourist destination. They ... » Learn More about Lee Brothers Park Pavilion
The Park Theater
The Park Theater was erected 1930-1932 as The Passion Play Theatre, named for the then popular annual Lenten performance put on by the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church featuring a mostly local German-American community cast of players, make-up artists, costume and set designers, ... » Learn More about The Park Theater
United States Animal Quarantine Station
The United States Animal Quarantine Station, also known as the “Ellis Island for animals”, was developed by the US Department of Agriculture between 1900 and 1907 to handle the receipt and isolation of foreign animals along the entire East Coast of the US in order to safeguard the ... » Learn More about United States Animal Quarantine Station