Red Bank Historic Preservation Commission Working Hard on Historic Preservation Element

The Red Bank Historic Preservation Commission has been working hard to complete their Historic Preservation Element for the new Red Bank Master Plan this year. Throughout the past two months, they have been researching and reviewing the existing master plan to see how it's provisions impact the preservation of historic sites in the Borough. They have compiled their inventory of historic sites, all 194 properties, that they review as part of their advisory role to the Mayor and City Council of Red Bank.

George Bowden, Edward Poplawski, Michaela Ferrigine, Mark Fitzsimmons, Mary Gilligan, and Ed Zipprich have been instrumental in the research and writing of their historic preservation element.

A preservation element is an optional portion of a Municipal Plan in New Jersey. The purpose of an historic preservation element, according to NJSA 40:55D-28b (10) “a historic preservation plan element: (a) indicates the location and significance of historic sites and historic districts; (b) identifies the standards used to assess worthiness for historic site or district identification; and (c) analyzes the impact of each component and element of the master plan on the preservation of historic sites and districts.”

Assistance for this work with Red Bank has been provided by Preservation New Jersey through a grant from the Department of Community Affairs.

I am now working or have worked with Tenafly, Metuchen, Independence, Mountain Lakes, Rutherford, Fanwood, Bridgeton and Highstown New Jersey on their Historic Preservation Elements. For more information, contact Ron Emrich at Preservation New Jersey at ron@preservationnj.org for more information to see if your town can receive this assistance at no cost.