These People, Groups Are Helping To Preserve Montclair: HPC

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Township Historic Preservation Commission recently announced that several local businesses, groups and people have earned nods as part of its 2018 Historic Preservation Awards Program.

According to the commission, it will present awards to the following recipients at its upcoming meeting on Thursday:

Bricks & Mortar Preservation Award

• “Timothy Bray will be recognized for his rehabilitation of the residential dwelling at 107 Claremont Avenue, a vernacular Queen Anne home, built in 1881.”
• “Willow Street Partners & Sionas Architecture will be recognized for their rehabilitation and restoration of the Georgian Inn, now known as The George Hotel, at 37 North Mountain Avenue.”

Preservation Service Award

• “The Montclair History Center and Montclair Public Library will be recognized for collaborative effort to further the aims of historic preservation by co-hosting the popular “Researching Your Home’s History” series with the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission.”
• “The Montclair Rotary Club, the Family of Don Miller and Mr. Frank Gerard Godlewski will be recognized for their collaborative effort to preserve Montclair’s history by permanently installing a copy of Montclair native Don Miller’s The Martin Luther King Freedom Mural for local viewing at the Montclair Public Library.”

Preservationist of the Year Award

• “Ms. Jane M. Eliasof, Executive Director of the Montclair History Center, will be recognized for her passion for history and commitment to listen to and share all voices in Montclair’s history in the programs and initiatives she has implemented at the Montclair History Center.”

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Photo: 107 Claremont Avenue, Montclair (via Montclair Township)