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BERGEN COUNTY ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2022 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

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Hackensack NJ, in celebration of 2022 National Preservation Month in May, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of County Commissioners are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards. The winners will be honored at the 2022 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 5th at 7 pm. The ceremony is invitation only and will be held at Valley Brook County Golf Course, 15 Rivervale Rd, River Vale, NJ. The 2022 Historic Preservation Awards are hosted by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs and the Historic Preservation Advisory Board.

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A Sense of Urgency Surrounding the Preservation of the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood’s Iconic Clubhouse

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Ridgewood NJ, there is a sense of urgency surrounding the preservation of the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood’s iconic clubhouse. The nearly one-hundred-year-old building is rapidly declining into disrepair and, as you can imagine, requires constant care. We simply do not have the funds to stay on top of its needs.

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New Jersey’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places – 2019

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TRENTON, NJ – In recognition of national Preservation Month, Preservation New Jersey, Inc. (PNJ) announced its annual list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in New Jersey at a press conference in the courtyard of the State House Annex in Trenton, New Jersey at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 16, 2019. PNJ was joined by the advocates for this year’s endangered historic places at a rally to support New Jersey’s threatened cultural and architectural heritage.

The 10 Most Endangered Historic Places program spotlights irreplaceable historic, architectural, cultural, and archaeological resources in New Jersey that are in imminent danger of being lost. The act of listing these resources acknowledges their importance to the heritage of New Jersey and draws attention to the predicaments that endanger their survival and the survival of historic resources statewide. The list, generated from nominations by the public, aims to attract new perspectives and ideas to sites in desperate need of creative solutions.

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Protest follows talk of demolishing Oradell mansion

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DECEMBER 4, 2015    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015, 1:21 AM
BY NICHOLAS PUGLIESE
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

ORADELL — A former owner of the Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion said Thursday that the property’s current owner has signaled that it intends to file for a permit to demolish the historic structure.

Jeffrey Wells, who owned the home until 2011, said that representatives of CareOne, one of the state’s largest nursing home operators, informed him this week that “they were looking to do a walk-through on the house because they were going to apply for a demo permit.” Supporters of efforts to preserve the mansion, which was built in the 1890s, responded by staging a small demonstration there on Thursday.

But Timothy Hodges, CareOne’s chief strategy officer, said Thursday that the fate of the building has not yet been decided.

“Ever since CareOne acquired the property at 699 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, it has continued to explore its development options for the property,” he said. “That process is still ongoing and no final decisions have been made.”

He added: “CareOne has not applied for a demolition permit from the Borough of Oradell.”

Borough Administrator Laura Graham confirmed that no such application had been filed as of Thursday afternoon.

Wells said the purpose for the walk-through would be to show CareOne’s construction professionals how the building receives utility services. The tour was scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, he said.

But when those professionals saw about a dozen people displaying a banner reading “SAVE the BLAUVELT” on the property’s front lawn, they canceled the appointment, Wells said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/education/talk-of-demolition-1.1467524

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Ridgewood should have preserved elements of old building

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Ridgewood should have preserved elements of old building

JANUARY 9, 2015    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015, 9:54 AM
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Building elements should have been preserved

To the editor:

I’m writing about your recent article “Ridgewood debate at Hudson Street lot was ‘past versus parking'” (The Ridgewood News, Dec. 26, page A1).

I’m a former Ridgewood resident who was too young in 1993 to be civically minded and involved in the parking garage debate.

In retrospect, my question for the town is why weren’t elements of the old fire house preserved? Even after the structure was torn down, parts of the original building could have been preserved, even if just a piece of a brick wall or the building’s cornerstone. Imagine how a dull, boring asphalt lot would look if cars passed through the building’s original arches to reach parking spaces.

I think there was a failure on the part of town leaders to think outside the box. If there is any follow-up article I would love to see similar questions asked.

Andrew Higdon

Roslindale, Mass.

https://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-letters-to-the-editor/letter-to-the-editor-ridgewood-should-have-preserved-elements-of-old-building-1.1189682