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Church of the Presidents

February 10, 2017 by

Year Listed: 1996
Status: Progress Made
City: Long Branch
County: Monmouth

Additional Features:


UPDATES:
12/2020: Restoration work on the Church of the Presidents is ongoing. The Long Branch Historical Museum Association continues to hold events and fundraise for the restoration of the building, with plans to open it to the public as a museum.

3/2010: The Church of the Presidents remains closed for restoration. Restoration progress is moving slowly, but the Long Branch Historical Museum Association is working hard, hosting fundraisers and soliciting donations.

2007: The Church has a new roof and rain gutters.

2005: The Church of the Presidents has received a Save America’s Treasures Grant for $98,611.

2003: The Long Branch Historical Museum Association has received a $342,410 grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust for the stabilization and the first phase of restoration of the building. A Stabilization project funded by this money was completed in 2003, saving the building from impending collapse.

Additional funds for the restoration of the church bell and belfry were received from the Monmouth County Historical Commission.

DESCRIPTION:
Constructed in 1879, this church is one of the last remaining structures from “The Gilded Age” in which Long Branch was a premier vacation spot for the elite. The most prominent architects of the time were commissioned to design the lavish summer homes, most of which are lost. The name itself gives attest to the seven U.S. Presidents who have visited the church.

Acquired in 1953 by the Long Branch Historical Museum Association (LBHMA), the building’s last use was as a small museum of local historical memorabilia and venue space for art shows.

Church has been left vacant since 1986. At that time, the building’s stained glass windows were removed and stored.

CONTACTS:
Michael Calafati, Historic Building Architects, LLC
312 W. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
609-393-3999

Joan Schnorbus, Long Branch Historical Museum Association
jnschn@earthlink.net
http://www.churchofthepresidents.org

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