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Metuchen Historic Preserv ation Committee FORMED JANUARY 2008 to advise the Mayor and Council on steps to strengthen Metuchens commitment to historic preservation Members Suzanne Andrews Lori Chambers Michele Clancy Richard Miller


  1. Metuchen Historic Preserv ation Committee

  2. FORMED JANUARY 2008 to advise the Mayor and Council on steps to strengthen Metuchen’s commitment to historic preservation

  3. Members Suzanne Andrews Lori Chambers Michele Clancy Richard Miller Tyreen Reuter Becky Seely Richard Weber Nancy Zerbe Councilman Jay Muldoon, Liaison

  4. New Jersey and National REgisters Metuchen 2 Westfield 53 Fanwood 58 Summit 105 Madison 106 Cranbury 219 Highland Park 240 Mendham 271 Glen Ridge 1,958

  5. GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS • Celebrate Metuchen in 2009 • Honoring Metuchen’s Resources in 2013

  6. GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS Brainy Borough Booklet • How Metuchen became the Brainy Borough one hundred years ago • Information gathered during grant-funded projects • 2200 copies distributed to the public

  7. GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS Historic District Potential • Graham Avenue – Thomas Pond District • Main Street-Amboy Avenue District • Middlesex Avenue – Woodwild Park District

  8. Middlesex A venue – Woodwild Park historic District

  9. SIGNIFICANCE • Criterion A for its association with Metuchen’s ca. 1890 ‐ 1940 major period of growth as a commuter community, “Brainy Borough.” • Criterion C for its representation of the major American architectural influences of the early 20th century, including the Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Tudor Revival.

  10. District boundaries • 168 Properties • Approx. 76 Acres Woodwild Park • Streets • Clarendon Court • East Chestnut Avenue • Elm Avenue • Highland Avenue • Hillside Avenue • Library Place • Linden Avenue • Maple Avenue • Middlesex Avenue • Oak Avenue • Pleasant Place • Rector Street

  11. Key Locations • Old Franklin Schoolhouse • Metuchen Club/Masonic Lodge/YMCA

  12. Key Locations • Metuchen Public Library • St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

  13. Key Locations Woodwild Park & Horse Trough Triangle

  14. Linden A venue OAK A venue

  15. MIDDLESEX A venue

  16. HILLSIDE A venue RECTOR STREET

  17. ELM A VENUE EAST CHESTNUT

  18. Highland A venue Clarendon court

  19. REGULATORY What does it mean to be listed on the New Jersey and National Registers?

  20. NEXT STEPS Submission Review State ‐ run public meeting State Review Board Official Listing

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