Historic Preservation

The proposed $110 million Newark pedestrian bridge promises enhanced accessibility and safety, yet it faces criticism for bypassing city landmarks commission approval and missing opportunities for artistic involvement.

A local school district has new plans for a recently acquired house at 455 Fairview Avenue in the city's Seven Oaks neighborhood.

In 1890, the Kastners bought a plot of land in what was then the German district, and hired a talented, but lost-in-time architect to build them a "beer-baron mansion" with Franz’s initials – FJK – etched over the doorway, a feature that came crashing down earlier this year.

“People think my interest in gravestones comes from a place that’s morbid, but it’s really about history.”

A group of preservationists is trying to buy the former home of a freed slave that is for sale in Montclair.

Follow Jersey Digs inside the historic renovation and conversion of downtown's beloved church on Mercer Street.

A plan is underway that could rebuild Newark's historic Kastner Mansion. The effort would restore the facade, keep the brownstone turret and signature portico, and eventually expand the building into the neighboring lot.

The revamped project, dubbed Hoboken Connect, calls for a 20-story office building, 389 residential units, and an overhaul of Lackawanna Plaza into a two-story market and public space.

Following the demolition of Newark’s Queen of Angels Church residents are relieved to learn that the church's stained-glass windows were not destroyed and will soon find a home at another one of the city’s religious landmarks.

Towering over Jersey City’s Hilltop neighborhood, the Hudson County Courthouse is a building many locals hope they never have to enter. But the hulking Beaux-Arts structure isn’t just home to plaintiffs and defendants; it’s a reminder of the city’s past and a symbol of what can happen when historical preservation is done right.