Historic Preservation

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

A new project in Clifton involves both new construction and adaptive reuse of a historic building to create affordable housing.

The former St. John’s Episcopal Church and a neighboring building on Palisade Avenue will soon contain 13 units.

A historic Mercer County building is slated to be renovated and converted into light fixture manufacturing.

The invention of celluloid camera film, which revolutionized the industry, occurred in Newark. However, the building in which it was invented, and the history behind the structure, might surprise you.

The industrial property, whose history dates to the 1800s, now has several plans that would all add 230 units of housing and restore the luster to the existing building.

As the West Bergen-East Lincoln Park historic district nears its one year anniversary, we dive into how the designation effects the neighborhood.

After the community lost a battle to save a prominent historical home in 2015, historic preservation has become a hot topic in Bayonne. But with only one official historic district and limited legal means to protect properties, preservationists are doing their best to ensure Bayonne's history survives.

Another historic but neglected building in one of New Jersey’s oldest stretches of downtown is getting a facelift, bringing more residential units plus some revitalized retail back to the heart of Newark.

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.