UPDATES: 07/2010: The city of Camden received a $460,513 grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust in 2004. The grant helped fund stabilization of the library and planning documents. The building is located within the Broadway Redevelopment District. The city has plans to restore the building ... » Learn More about Camden Free Public Library
1995 Ten Most Endangered Historic Places in NJ
Newark Symphony Hall
UPDATE: 01/2020: Now celebrating its 95th year, Newark Symphony Hall continues to serve as a performance hall and special events venue, but requires significant capital improvements to bring it back to its former glory. The hall will serve as the backdrop for the premiere of SAVED OR LOST ... » Learn More about Newark Symphony Hall
The Colt Mill
UPDATES: 03/2009: On March 30, President Obama signed the Omnibus Lands Management Act of 2009, which created the Great Falls National Historical Park. The park includes the Colt Mill. 07/2010: In late 1996, the site underwent a stabilization project through funding from a $359,000 New Jersey ... » Learn More about The Colt Mill
Christian Admiral Hotel
UPDATE: The Christian Admiral Hotel was demolished in 1996 for a new single-family development. DESCRIPTION: The Christian Admiral Hotel, originally known as the Hotel Cape May, was the centerpiece of the turn-of-the-century project to revive the tourist economy of Cape May. The massive ... » Learn More about Christian Admiral Hotel
Six Mile Run Historic District
DESCRIPTION: Currently the largest agricultural historic district in New Jersey on the National Register, this locale is a remnant of the cultural landscape of the Jersey Dutch who settled in lower Somerset County during the 18th century, and of their descendants who maintained its rural character. ... » Learn More about Six Mile Run Historic District
Fort Hancock
UPDATES: 7/2010: Congressmen Frank Pallone and Rush Holt have requested that the NPS appoint a staff person to oversee any potential further leasing (no plans for such have been introduced at this time), and more particularly, rehabilitation/restoration, of the historic buildings at Fort ... » Learn More about Fort Hancock
Truss Bridges of Hunterdon County
UPDATES: 1997 Trust grant to Higginsville Road Bridges, link Hunterdon and Somerset counties threatened by neglect, development pressures for replacement, deferred maintenance represent state industrial heritage, skill that developed and made skyscrapers possible 8/00 county rejected ... » Learn More about Truss Bridges of Hunterdon County
Revolutionary War Sites of New Jersey
DESCRIPTION: Since New Jersey suffered the greatest losses to persons and property in the Revolutionary War, some or most of New Jersey state-owned sites have a national significance in association with the War for Independence, notably Monmouth Battlefield, Washington’s Crossing, Hancock House, ... » Learn More about Revolutionary War Sites of New Jersey
NJ Manual Training School for Colored Youth
UPDATES: 02/2010: School is receiving renewed press courtesy of a 2009 documentary, A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School, which tells the story of the Bordentown school and African-American education during the segregated 19th and 20th centuries. Directed and co-produced by David Davidson, a ... » Learn More about NJ Manual Training School for Colored Youth
Eagle Tavern
UPDATES: 07/2010: The building underwent an exterior restoration by the city about five years ago. The building envelope, roof, and windows were all restored, and a handicap ramp was installed. The city has been trying to find someone to lease the building but has been unsuccessful. The interior ... » Learn More about Eagle Tavern