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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Dunkerhook Advocates now on Facebook
Follow the progress of saving the Vanderbeck house and property and restoring the Naugle House on the new facebook page of the Dunkerhook Advocates. Keep in the loop so that you can make your voice heard.
This is what is posted about the group:
"This is an advocacy group for the historic, cultural, and landscape preservation for the Dunkerhook area of the boroughs of Fair Lawn and Paramus, which straddles the Saddle River along Dunkerhook Road in Bergen County, New Jersey.
"In the aftermath of the of the destruction of the Zabriskie Tenant House, the last remaining building on the Paramus side of the river, we hope to inspire activism to preserve the Naugle House, the Vanderbeck House, and their surrounding rural landscape as reminders of the Dutch Colonial period of this part of New Jersey.
"The New Jersey State Legislature declared Dunkerhook Road as one of eight historic roads in the Garden State, and we hope to inspire the creation of a historic district linking both sides of the Saddle River. The Vanderbeck and Naugle Properties are presently threatened by development, and in Paramus, all of the historic sites are now archaeological: houses, a church, a school, and a cemetery. We hope to see academic work done by archaeologists, preservationists, and historians to preserve the physical and cultural remnants of this unique community."
This is what is posted about the group:
"This is an advocacy group for the historic, cultural, and landscape preservation for the Dunkerhook area of the boroughs of Fair Lawn and Paramus, which straddles the Saddle River along Dunkerhook Road in Bergen County, New Jersey.
"In the aftermath of the of the destruction of the Zabriskie Tenant House, the last remaining building on the Paramus side of the river, we hope to inspire activism to preserve the Naugle House, the Vanderbeck House, and their surrounding rural landscape as reminders of the Dutch Colonial period of this part of New Jersey.
"The New Jersey State Legislature declared Dunkerhook Road as one of eight historic roads in the Garden State, and we hope to inspire the creation of a historic district linking both sides of the Saddle River. The Vanderbeck and Naugle Properties are presently threatened by development, and in Paramus, all of the historic sites are now archaeological: houses, a church, a school, and a cemetery. We hope to see academic work done by archaeologists, preservationists, and historians to preserve the physical and cultural remnants of this unique community."
Vanderbeck Hearing to be Sept 4
The Barrister application to develop the Vanderbeck property with an assisted living facility will resume hearings before the Fair Lawn Zoning Board on September 4 at 7 pm at the Borough Hall. Let's make our voices heard.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Preservation in the News Today
Two important preservation news articles in the Record today:
Neglect takes toll on history:New Bridge Landing withers in turf battle reports the struggle of Historic New Bridge Landing to get funding to open on a regular basis. There has been no regular schedule for opening the Steuben House since 2007. The house owned by the State had a paid interpreter for tours for school children and others for many decades. This ended in 2007 and the only time the house is open is when volunteers from the Bergen County Historical Society open it during events or by special arrangement.
Fair Lawn to fix historic house: Council approves $1,800 for emergency repairs. The Fair Lawn Historic Preservation Commission and the Fair Lawn Council are to be commended for stepping up to the plate to fund some emergency repairs for the Naugle house. Let's hope more restoration follows soon. Routine maintenance, such as cleaning gutters, should be added to Fair Lawn's building maintenance schedule, to prevent the necessity of some of the emergency work. The main part of the work however will be to stabilize one of the stone walls.
Neglect takes toll on history:New Bridge Landing withers in turf battle reports the struggle of Historic New Bridge Landing to get funding to open on a regular basis. There has been no regular schedule for opening the Steuben House since 2007. The house owned by the State had a paid interpreter for tours for school children and others for many decades. This ended in 2007 and the only time the house is open is when volunteers from the Bergen County Historical Society open it during events or by special arrangement.
Fair Lawn to fix historic house: Council approves $1,800 for emergency repairs. The Fair Lawn Historic Preservation Commission and the Fair Lawn Council are to be commended for stepping up to the plate to fund some emergency repairs for the Naugle house. Let's hope more restoration follows soon. Routine maintenance, such as cleaning gutters, should be added to Fair Lawn's building maintenance schedule, to prevent the necessity of some of the emergency work. The main part of the work however will be to stabilize one of the stone walls.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Council to Step up to the Plate?
The Fair Lawn Council will consider expending several thousand dollars for emergency repairs to the Naugle house. That's a step in the right direction. The meeting is July 15: work session at 7 pm; regular meeting at 8 pm. Naugle house expenditure will be taken up in the work session. During the regular meeting the "consent agenda" includes an item establishing a Fair Lawn Community Garden Committee. How about a committee to direct the Naugle house repairs?
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