New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. Jonathan Kinney Senior Historic Preservation Specialist NJ Historic Preservation Office

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1 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Jonathan Kinney Senior Historic Preservation Specialist NJ Historic Preservation Office

2 National Historic Preservation Act Enacted October 15, 1966 The Act established: National Register of Historic Places Federal Agency Responsibilities Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) State Historic Preservation Office / Officer (SHPO) Section 106

3 Levels of Recognition for Historic Properties Survey recommended as eligible SHPO Opinion of Eligibility / Certification of Eligibility Determination of Eligibility Local Designation New Jersey Register Listed National Register Listed National Historic Landmark

4 National Register of Historic Places Administered by the National Park Service and expanded through nominations by individuals, organizations, State and local governments and Federal agencies Official list of the nation s historic properties worthy of preservation Includes properties of National, State, and Local significance

5 New Jersey Register of Historic Places Created by the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act of 1970 Official list of New Jersey s historic resources of local, state, and national interest. Closely modeled after the National Register program and specifically designed to complement the National Register

6 Comparing the National and New Jersey Registers Similarities Both registers use the National Register Criteria for Evaluation Both registers use the same nomination form and review process Both registers offer a layer of review and protection from public undertakings

7 Comparing the National and New Jersey Registers Differences A level of review and protection from Federal vs. State/County/Municipal undertakings Nature of regulatory review processes: Section 106 vs. NJRHPA Review Eligibility for Federal Investment Tax Credits vs. eligibility for NJ Historic Trust Grants Difference in owner objection portion of listing process

8 Are all old things historic?

9 National Register Criteria for Evaluation Significance History Architecture Archaeology Engineering Culture Property types Buildings Structures Sites Objects Districts

10 Buildings: are created principally to shelter human activity Houses Barns Post Offices Churches Courthouses

11 Structures: are created for purposes other than creating human shelter Fences Bridges Roads / Cars Lighthouses Ships

12 Sites: are locations which possess value regardless of existence of buildings, structures or objects. Archaeological Sites Battlefields Designed Landscapes

13 Objects: primarily artistic in nature, small in scale, & simply constructed Fountains Freestanding Signs Statues

14 Districts : possess a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures or objects united historically or aesthetically. Old Main DL&W RR Cape May, NJ Califon, NJ

15 National Register Criteria for Evaluation Criterion A - associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or Criterion B - associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or Criterion C - embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or Criterion D - yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

16 Criterion A Monmouth Battlefield

17 Criterion B

18 Criterion C Lucy the Elephant, Margate NJ

19 Criterion C

20 Criterion D

21 Franklin Historic District: Criteria A, B, C, & D

22 Integrity Location Design Setting Materials Workmanship Feeling Association

23 SIGNIFICANCE + INTEGRITY ELIGIBILITY

24 Integrity vs. Condition an example from Nebraska

25 Integrity vs. Condition

26 Integrity vs. Condition

27 Myths & Misconceptions What Register listing really means to the property owner Property Use Alterations to the Property Tax Increases and Loss of Property Value Public Access Paint Colors

28 The Nomination Process Who prepares a nomination? Nomination submitted to HPO Substantively and technically complete State Review Board After the SRB What makes a good nomination?

29 Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program Before After

30 Eligibility Requirements Certified Historic Structure Individually listed on the National Register Contributing to a registered historic district Certified Rehabilitation Consistent with the character of the property, and, where applicable, the district in which it is located Secretary of the Interior s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

31 Certification Process Three Part Application Part 1 Evaluating the Historic Significance of the Building Part 2 Describing the Proposed Rehabilitation Work Part 3 Requesting Certification of Completed Work All are submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office before submission to the National Park Service. NPS makes final certification decision after considering SHPO s recommendations.

32 Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program - It works!

33 Thank You Jonathan Kinney Historic Preservation Office

34 Establishing a Local Historic Preservation Program Franklin Borough February 28, 2013

35 Why need local preservation?

36 Myths Taking Nothing will ever be changed/demolished Religious properties exempt

37 What is local preservation? A historic preservation master plan element. A local ordinance, providing for the designation & regulation of private property. Public education. Appropriate zoning.

38 New Jersey Law: Prior to 1985, preservation Ordinances in New Jersey were based upon the general police power. In more recent years, Ordinances are based upon the State Municipal Land Use Law (the MLUL ) (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, et seq.), which represents the enabling legislation for land use regulation.

39 Steps in a Local Preservation Program Education Design Guidelines Education Zoning Education Master Plan Survey

40 Everyplace is Different

41 All municipal land use decisions are governed by the Master Plan

42 What is Survey? Process: gathering information on a communities historic resources Result: the organized body of information resulting from that effort

43 Survey Methods are outlined in the HPO s guidelines for archaeological and architectural survey.

44 Who conducts survey? Professional Consultants Community Volunteers

45 A historic plan element must include: (a) (b) indicating the location and significance of historic sites and historic districts identifying the standards used to assess worthiness for historic site or district identification (c) analyzing the impact of each component of the master plan on the preservation of historic sites and districts

46 A MASTER PLAN ELEMENT MISSING REQUIREMENTS: 1. What Do You Have? 2. What Do You Want? 3. How Do You Want To Get What You Want?

47 Suggested Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction to Historic Preservation 3. Context Historic & Architectural 4. Inventory 5. Significance 6. Public Policy Review 7. Integrity & Existing Conditions 8. Local Historic Preservation Goals & Objectives 9. Evaluation of Public Policy Objectives 10. Action/Plan Agenda

48 Basic Elements of an Ordinance Statement of Purpose Definitions Creation of HPC HPC powers and duties Designation Criteria Designation Process Procedures and Standards for Project Review

49 NJ State Law Gives Communities A Choice Strong Commission Weak Commission

50 Locally Designated Landmarks & Districts This will affect private action! Triggers review anytime a private property owner seeks a permit for: Demolition Alteration Additions/new construction Removal

51 Referrals

52 Strong Commission

53 Weak Commission FOR A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OFFICAL CONSTRUCTION OFFICAL

54 Local Design Guidelines

55 Hedge-Carpenter HD, Salem

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58 Paint color - Worth it?

59 Result = Proud Owners!

60 Result = Preserved Community Character Cranbury Lambertville Cape May Mount Holly Paterson Princeton

61 CLG Program

62 Main Street New Jersey For more information... Jef Buehler Heather McCall

63 Questions? Andrea Tingey Mail Code B Historic Preservation Office P.O. Box 420 Trenton, NJ (p) (f) (e)