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1997 Ten Most Endangered Historic Places in NJ

Pine Street Historic District

February 10, 2017 by

DESCRIPTION: Pine Street is a small historic district composed of vernacular single-family homes and masonry apartment buildings anchored by a church, a school, and a community center. The district, historically and currently a multi-ethnic neighborhood of recent immigrants and ethnic minorities, ... » Learn More about Pine Street Historic District

John Mason House

February 10, 2017 by

UPDATE: 07/2010: The state sold the house to a private owner around 2000 with an agreement that the new owner must rehabilitate and live in the house. The new owner did this and still lives in the house. DESCRIPTION: For many years, historians both amateur and professional have speculated about ... » Learn More about John Mason House

Wanamaker Hall

February 10, 2017 by

DESCRIPTION: Located in Island Heights, where the Tom’s River and Barnegat Bay meet, Wanamaker Hall was built in 1904. Features of this vernacular neo-gothic revival structure are crenelated parapets and corner oriels. Between 1908 and 1913, the building underwent several additions, and, at its ... » Learn More about Wanamaker Hall

Louis Kahn – Bath House and Day Camp Buildings

February 10, 2017 by

UPDATES: 10/2011: The Kahn Bath House restoration has received the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2011 National Preservation Award. 7/2010: Delays have caused the restoration of the Bath House complex to miss its projected July 4 completion date. However, the entire complex is ... » Learn More about Louis Kahn – Bath House and Day Camp Buildings

Early Cemeteries

February 10, 2017 by

DESCRIPTION: No one knows precisely how many burial grounds there are in New Jersey, but hundreds lie neglected and forgotten. They represent tens of thousands of graves, and they embody an enormous amount of New Jersey history. The problem is most acute with small, out of the way graveyards that ... » Learn More about Early Cemeteries

Nipper Building RCA

February 10, 2017 by

DESCRIPTION: This structure is a grand vestige of Camden’s great industrial past. Given the important role the Victor Talking Machine Company, its successor the Radio Corporation of America and few other select industrial giants played in the rise of Camden, the likelihood of the structure’s ... » Learn More about Nipper Building RCA

Victory Bridge

February 10, 2017 by

DESCRIPTION: Demolished 2004-05 The significance and prominence of this majestic structure, whose swinging truss span creates a powerful image for traffic on both the river and the adjacent highways, is emphasized by a review of the written and visual documentation. Victory Bridge is both the ... » Learn More about Victory Bridge

Thomas Edison Memorial Tower

February 10, 2017 by

UPDATES: 2012: The Edison Memorial Tower Corporation, a 501(c)3 dba/ Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park, renovated the museum near the Tower, adding professionally designed exhibits that interpret the historic achievements of Thomas Edison at Menlo Park.  Annually the museum receives guests from ... » Learn More about Thomas Edison Memorial Tower

Early 20th Century Skyscrapers/Newark

February 10, 2017 by

UPDATES: 2010: National Newark building has been rehabbed and will be honored by a local preservation group. Discussions are underway for rehab of two other 1930s skyscrapers. DESCRIPTION: In the first third of this century, downtown Newark was a growing commercial center. The years between ... » Learn More about Early 20th Century Skyscrapers/Newark

Hinchliffe Stadium

February 10, 2017 by

UPDATES: February 2020: Paterson gets $1 million state grant for Hinchliffe Stadium restoration January 2020: Hinchliffe Stadium Funding Plan Revised  October 2019: Paterson’s City Council approved an agreement with developers for a renovation that could save the historic landmark during an ... » Learn More about Hinchliffe Stadium

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