Preservation New Jersey

Promoting the economic vitality, sustainability, and heritage of New Jersey’s diverse communities through advocacy and education.

Cumberland County

Futuro Houses

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  The Futuro House was conceived in 1968 as a “portable” ski chalet by Matti Suuronen, a pioneer in the processing of reinforced plastic for construction. Futuro structures are made of fiberglass reinforced plastic as to be light and easy to transport to remote locations, easy to construct ... » Learn More about Futuro Houses

East Point Lighthouse

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  East Point Lighthouse sits on an outcropping of land where the Nationally-designated Wild and Scenic River system of the Maurice River enters the Delaware Bay in Cumberland County. Built in 1849, it is the second oldest existing lighthouse in New Jersey, and two years ago underwent a full ... » Learn More about East Point Lighthouse

Patterned Brickwork Houses

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  Patterned brickwork is the delineation of designs – geometric, dates, and initials – by a mason using darkened “vitrified” bricks against a background of ordinary red brick. New Jersey (and especially South Jersey), which hosts approximately 95% of the examples, is the principal ... » Learn More about Patterned Brickwork Houses

Community of Fortescue

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DESCRIPTION: Rural Fortescue, on the southern shore of Cumberland County, is the largest of five hamlets that comprise Downe Township. Fishing and recreational boating are the mainstays of this isolated community, which has only one road in and out of town and no sewer system. With limited ... » Learn More about Community of Fortescue

Bridgeton Free Public Library

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UPDATES: 9/2010: Save the Library!'s hard work is paying off. Repair and repointing of the masonry in the Bridgeton Free Public Library's east wall were completed during September, funded entirely by contributions to Save the Library! The group continues to work to raise $100,000 in matching funds ... » Learn More about Bridgeton Free Public Library

Indian Head Site

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DESCRIPTION: Indian Head is a large, prehistoric archaeological site located on a wooded bluff twenty-five feet above the west bank of the Maurice River. It covers nearly seventy acres in space and 10,000 years in time. Archaeologists have unearthed evidence here for every cultural type found in ... » Learn More about Indian Head Site

Ferracute Machine Company

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UPDATES: 5/2000: The city of Bridgeton has hired United Architects to examine Ferracute and other sites; Tri-County Community Action interested in building new senior housing on the Ferracute site; city will receive $1.5 million from NJ Demolition Fund (Hugh McCauley, United Architects); ... » Learn More about Ferracute Machine Company

Trullender House

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DESCRIPTION: The Trullender House is an early brick house, probably from the first quarter of the 18th century. At its core, encased within its walls, stands the remains of a frame house that likely dates from the last quarter of the 17th century. This highly unusual combination promises to yield ... » Learn More about Trullender House

David Sheppard House

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UPDATES: 12/2020: The David Sheppard House is home to the offices of multiple organizations, including the Cousteau Center’s satellite facility, the Center for Historic American Building Arts, and Bridgeton Main Street Association. 2008: In September, the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine ... » Learn More about David Sheppard House