FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March
7, 2023
Historical
Commission presents
Preservation grants for
2023
15 projects share $71,215 in grant money
FREEHOLD, NJ – The
Monmouth County Historical Commission awarded historic preservation matching
grants totaling $71,215 for 15 restoration projects at the 2023 Grants
Presentation ceremony held on Feb. 27.
“It was an honor to
present the 15 grant awards to these admirable organizations for their commitment
to preserving historical structures in Monmouth County,” said Commissioner
Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the Historical Commission. “I believe the best way
to honor our rich County history is through the preservation of our historical
structures, and these historic preservation grants provide applicants with
means to restore and rehabilitate these structures for future generations to
enjoy.”
The Historical Commission
is committed to remembering the past and preserving history for residents and
visitors to learn about Monmouth County’s evolution. The projects eligible for
funding are preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation of historic
structures, which are owned by non-profit organizations or municipalities, and
are accessible to the public.
The 2023
Preservation Grant recipients are:
- Asbury
Park African American Music Project – Turf Club new roof
- Visiting
Nurses Association of Central Jersey – Asbury Station depot replace
soffits
- Monmouth
County Historical Association – Covenhoven repointing of foundation and
gutters
- Freehold
Twp. Historic Preservation Committee – Georgia Rd. Schoolhouse painting
and shutters
- Friends
of Monmouth Battlefield – Craig House barn doors replacement
- The
Parker Homestead-1665 – Parker House second-floor restoration
- Squan
Beach Lifesaving Station Preservation Committee – Boat room doors restoration
- Twp. of
Millstone – Baird House siding restoration and painting
- Historical
Society of Ocean Grove – Museum exterior façade restoration
- Twp. of
Ocean Historical Museum - Stucile Farm cow barn restoration
- Red
Bank Public Library – Eisner Memorial Library addition painting
- Woman’s
Club of Red Bank – Reckless House rear porch restoration
- Friends
of the Old Yellow Meeting House – Parsonage exterior painting
- InfoAge
Science and History Museums – Camp Evans fire doors restoration and paint
- Old Wall
Historical Society – Morris-Allgor-Kittel Wheelwright shop restoration
In addition, the Monmouth
County Historical Commission awarded history regrants to 21 applicants totaling
$48,500 through the New Jersey Historic Commission, a Division of the Department
of the State. This partnership program supports existing local history
organizations by providing grant funding for General Operating Support (GOS)
and Special Projects (SP) to those same organizations, as well as other
non-profit entities, such as municipalities, libraries and local cultural
organizations.
The 2023 History
Regrant recipients are:
·
Asbury Park African
American Music Project – catalog and curate historical photographs
·
Asbury Park Museum –
historic hotels and cottages exhibit
·
Atlantic Highlands
Historical Society – Strauss Mansion insurance and utility costs
·
Battleground
Historical Society – Village Inn insurance and utility costs
·
Freehold Twp. Heritage
Society – Oakley Farm insurance and historic garden maintenance
·
Jewish Heritage Museum
of Monmouth County – Executive Director’s salary
·
Twin Lights Historical
Society – Manager/historian salary
·
Howell Heritage and
Historical Society – MacKenzie Museum insurance, utilities and security
·
Keyport Public Library
– digitization of Keyport Weekly newspaper
·
Parker Homestead-1665
– utilities, insurance and outreach
·
Whale Pond Brook Watershed Association & Long Branch Historical Association- production of Seven Presidents trail map and sign
·
Friends of Monmouth
Battlefield – support for annual reenactment and printing
·
Middletown Twp.
Historical Society – support for speaker series
·
Middletown Twp. Public
Library – digitization of Courier newspaper
for patrons’ use
·
Daughters of the
American Revolution (Middletown Chapter) – Revolutionary War veterans' gravesites
signage
·
Friends of Millstone
Twp. Historic Properties – Baird House insurance and utility costs
·
Historical Society of
Ocean Grove – Museum liability insurance and utility costs
·
Twp. of Ocean
Historical Museum – Woolley House liability insurance and utility cost
·
Red Bank Public
Library – Hispanic community oral history
·
Woman’s Club of Red Bank
– history book publication
·
T. Thomas Fortune
Foundation – staff salaries and development consultant cost
“The Historical
Commission is excited to award 21 applicants funding through the New Jersey
Historical Commission County History Partnership Program,” said Commissioner
Burry. “This program is essential to assisting Monmouth County’s cultural
organizations educate residents about our history through their normal operations
and special projects.”
The Monmouth County Historical
Commission was created by the Board of County Commissioners for the
preservation and conservation of local history. Established in August 1988, its
principal program is the preservation grants, an undertaking that recognizes
the acute need for funds to preserve Monmouth County’s rich and diverse
historic legacy.
For information about the
County’s Historical Commission contact John Fabiano, Executive Director at john.fabiano@co.monmouth.nj.us
or visit the County’s website at www.visitmonmouth.com.
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