Tag: National Register of Historic Places
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Gourgaud Gallery features exhibit on notable Cranbury citizens from the past
The Gourgaud Gallery will feature an exhibit on 17 notable Cranbury citizens from the past. The exhibit titled, “Not to be Forgotten: Some of the People Who Helped to Make Cranbury What It Is Today” will run from Sept. 2-26 at the Gourgaud Gallery, 23 North Main St., Cranbury. The exhibit is a collaboration between The…
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Council approves Prospect Avenue Historic District centered on Princeton University’s undergraduate eating clubs
The Prospect Avenue Historic District, which is centered on Princeton University’s undergraduate eating clubs, has become Princeton’s 21st local historic district. The Princeton Council adopted an ordinance creating the district, following a public hearing at its July 11 meeting. The new historic district includes 15 undergraduate eating clubs – 11 of which are still used…
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Proposed Prospect Avenue Historic District includes Princeton University’s undergraduate eating clubs
The Princeton Council has introduced an ordinance to create the Prospect Avenue Historic District, which – if approved – would make it the town’s 21st historic district. A second reading and public hearing on the ordinance is set for the council’s July 11 meeting. The meeting, which is on Zoom, starts at 7 p.m. The…
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Federal funds continue to help preserve Short Hills-Metuchen Meeting House Battlefield; creation of Battle of Short Hills park in the works
EDISON – National recognition for where the Battle of Short Hills, also known as the Battle of Metuchen Meeting House, took place during the American Revolutionary War has been two decades in the making. Already on the National Register of Historic Places, federal funds over the years have helped acquire parcels in efforts to further…
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Metuchen Planning Board approves Historic Preservation Plan element to Master Plan
METUCHEN – With a Historic Preservation Plan element in the borough’s masterplan, it could very well prevent what happened to the historic Hester Poole house on Rose Street last year. “Everyone agreed it was a historic home,” said Robert Renaud, attorney for the Metuchen Planning Board. “Also, everyone agreed it had gotten to the point…
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Montgomery church listed on National Register of Historic Places
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, the home of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) in the village of Skillman, Montgomery Township, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by…
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Former Nathan Robins home, built in 1896, saved with a bit of luck
METUCHEN – Among the remnants of Dr. Peter Freis’ pediatric office from the 1970s and previous tenants as recent as last April is the interior historic beauty of what was once a single family dwelling built by Nathan Robins in 1896. Robins had lived in the home with his wife and family. His two daughters…
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Homeowners of Mary Wilkins Freeman home instrumental in preserving her literary legacy
METUCHEN – Little did they know when they moved into their new home on Lake Avenue in Metuchen in 2003, Robert and Rebeccah Seely would spend the following 16 years essentially living and breathing Mary Wilkins Freeman. Freeman at the turn of the century lived in the home and was one of the top two…