Saving Lucy and other New Jersey Historic Sites
The 1772 Foundation and the New Jersey Historic Trust have awarded 27 historic preservation matching grants totaling $290,000. Grants are for exterior painting; fire detection and/or security systems; roof, porch, and window repair/restoration; sill and foundation repair/replacement; and chimney repointing.
Among the grantees (listed below) is the Save Lucy Committee, Inc. Its mission is “to restore, preserve, and interpret Lucy the Elephant for continued use in her historic capacity as a major tourist attraction, representing a unique aspect of architectural history and the history of Margate City . . . .”
| Grantee | Site | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Cape May Stage | Cape Island Presbyterian Church (former) | $15,000 |
| Cedar Grove Historical Society | Canfield-Morgan Farmhouse | $3,920 |
| The Friends of Long Pond Ironworks (West Milford) | Whritenour House | $316 |
| Friends of Passaic County Parks Foundation (Hawthorne) | J.W. Rea House | $13,000 |
| Gloucester County Historical Society (Woodbury) | Hunter-Lawrence-Jessup House | $8,400 |
| Historic Cold Spring Village (Cape May) | Spicer-Leaming House and Grange #132 | $15,000 |
| Hunterdon Land Trust (Raritan) | Case-Dvoor Farmstead wagon house | $15,000 |
| Kenilworth Historical Society | Oswald Nitschke House | $5,575 |
| Liberty Hall Museum, Inc. (Union) | Carriage house | $15,000 |
| Lumberton Historical Society | Junior Order of American Mechanics Lodge | $8,000 |
| Mendham Borough Library | Library | $10,000 |
| Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Cape May City) | Emlen Physick Estate buildings | $15,000 |
| The Millburn-Shorthills Historical Society (Millburn) | Parsil House | $15,000 |
| The Monmouth County Historical Association (Middletown) | Marlpit Hall | $12,000 |
| Morris County Historical Society (Morristown) | Acorn Hall | $3,399 |
| Mountainside Restoration Committee, Inc. | Levi Cory House | $8,000 |
| NASW Foundation (Rio Grande) | Hangar #1 | $15,000 |
| Navesink Maritime Heritage Association (Middletown) | Grover House | $11,000 |
| Ocean County Historical Society (Toms River) | Pierson-Sculthorp House | $15,000 |
| Port Norris Historical Society | Grand Army of the Republic Jacob Shinn Post #6 | $5,000 |
| Ralston Cider Mill (Mendham) | Ralston Cider Mill | $10,000 |
| Save Lucy Committee, Inc. (Margate City) | Lucy, the Margate Elephant | $11,170 |
| The Shipman Mansion Foundation (Edgewater Park) | Shipman Mansion | $12,000 |
| Township of Ocean Historical Museum | Eden Wooley House | $9,500 |
| Waldwick Community Alliance | Waldwick Train Station | $15,000 |
| Westfield Historical Society | William Edgar Reeve House | $15,000 |
| Woodbury Olde City Restoration Committee | Woodbury Train Station | $8,720 |