Demolished 'Castle on the Hill' high school and other endangered historic NJ sites inspire film - NorthJersey.com
Demolished 'Castle on the Hill' high school and other endangered historic NJ sites inspire film - NorthJersey.com |
| Posted: 17 Jan 2020 02:00 AM PST CLOSE  The demolition of Camden High School — known as the "Castle on the Hill" — helped inspire Preservation New Jersey to shine a spotlight on the fragility of some of the state's most historic places with a short documentary set to release in March. The documentary "Saved or Lost Forever," delves into the history of three endangered properties that have moving stories to tell, said Courtenay Mercer, the nonprofit's executive director. Camden High School, Lower New York Bay's Romer Shoal Light (house) and the Van Wagenen (Apple Tree) House of Jersey City have taken dissimilar paths since landing on the nonprofit's annual "10 Most Endangered Historic Places in New Jersey" list over the past 25 years. Created in 1995, the list highlights fading historic, architectural, cultural, and archaeological sites to raise awareness about the benefits of preservation. Mercer said it's about more than saving a building or a tract of land for nostalgic reasons, however. "It is a fight related to the economic and cultural well-being of our state and all of its residents," she said. History: 100 years ago, Prohibition arrived. But did it ever really leave? Preservation: Developer revises financing plan for Paterson's Hinchliffe Stadium project The film tells the story of Garden State sites linked to significant events and periods in our state's history. It also discusses their importance to the state's heritage and the difficulties faced when attempting to save them. The "Castle on the Hill," as Camden High School was known as, no longer exists. Demolished in 2018 to make way for a nearly $100 million replacement set to open by September 2021, the building had sections that dated back to 1916. Its main feature was a central turreted tower with a limestone Tudor arch that underwent restoration work in 2010. The tower was later lumped into a plan to replace the entire school with a more modern facility, despite the best efforts from a passionate group of local preservation advocates, Mercer said. "When we began thinking about the documentary, the Camden High School advocates had just lost their last court appeal to save the structure, so the site happened to be front of mind," she said. Another of the documentary's main subjects is a site that is still in limbo, Mercer said. Romer Shoal Light is a lighthouse in Lower New York Bay that stands as an example of the impact of climate change on historic resources. "The light is just one of innumerable historic structures along the coast that were damaged during Sandy, and still in jeopardy of future sea-level rise and storms," Mercer said. The 54-foot lighthouse was first lit in 1898, 60 years after the first beacon was established on the shoal roughly 3 nautical miles north of Sandy Hook. Once operated by four Coast Guard members, the lighthouse was automated in 1966 and named a National Historic Landmark in 2007. It's now owned by a nonprofit that's attempting to restore and preserve it. The third feature site is one that was saved: the Van Wagenen House in Jersey City. Also known as the Apple Tree House, the historic home recently reopened to the public after a long struggle for restoration funding. The home's history spans centuries. It's touted as the site of a backyard meeting between General Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette under an apple tree and the funeral of Democratic party boss and famous local Frank Hague. In 1996, it landed on the 10 most endangered list. Three years later, the city purchased it for $450,000. Now restored with the help of federal and state grant money, Mercer said it's again a place the community can take pride in. The documentary featuring the three sites will premier March 4 at the organization's 10 Most 25th Anniversary Gala. The event set for 6:30 p.m. will be held at Newark Symphony Hall – one of the 10 sites named on Preservation New Jersey's first "10 Most Endangered Historic Places in New Jersey" list 25 years ago. Turning 95 this year, the hall was a home for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra prior to the construction of the nearby New Jersey Performing Arts Center. The angular neo-classical landmark was first known as Salaam Temple, as it was built by the Shriners Masonic fraternity. Sold to the city in 1964, it has a main concert hall that holds more than 2,700 and has hosted acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin and Frankie Valli. The Broad Street landmark still needs work – a $40 million restoration project is mooted. However, the site continues to host everything from concerts and weddings to galas with gourmet food and live music. David Zimmer is a local reporter for NorthJersey.com. 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| Get creative with Arlington Community Education - News - Wicked Local Arlington Posted: 16 Jan 2020 04:15 AM PST Pick up a paintbrush, pen, camera or whisk and feed your creative soul with Arlington Community Education this winter. Classes are held in the evenings at Arlington High School or during the day at locations around town. • Design and make your own sterling-silver textured band ring. Learn fundamental techniques in texturing, filing, forming, soldering, sanding and polishing your ring at Beginning Jewelry: Sterling Silver Ring with Laurie Savage. This two-week course starts Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. and costs $65, which includes a $35 materials fee. Or design and create a beaded statement necklace at Kumihimo Jewelry: Intermediate Necklace, starting Feb. 25. • Card Making: Pop-Up Design with Susanne Agerbak will be held on two Tuesdays, Jan. 21 and 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. Create fun and engaging cards with pop-up designs. No artistic ability required, only a willingness to muck about with paper, scissors and glue. This class costs $49 and includes a $7 materials fee. Suzanne also offers a chance to get crafty with your kids at Card Making: Pop-Up Design Family Night, or come out for a Family Night featuring Wonderful Weaving. • On Tuesday, Jan. 21, aromatherapist Cher Kore will help you discover which essential oils and methods of aromatherapy will work best for you and your family. At Introduction to Aromatherapy & Essential Oils, smell and choose from dozens of common and uncommon scents, and make one essential oil blend and an essential oil mister to take home. The class runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and costs $45. • Get creative in the kitchen with Puff Pastry from Scratch — Sweet & Savory. In this special two-night class, learn the technique used to make puff pastry — the flaky, buttery dough that rises before your eyes and melts in your mouth. Learn how to make puff pastry the first night and then return the next night to prepare an entire menu with your dough. Held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 21-22, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuition is $99. Janine Sciarappa teaches this class as well as dessert classes The Cookie Jar and Decadent Chocolate Desserts. • Painting with Pastels with artist Anastasia Semash is a daytime class held at the Arlington Senior Center for seven Wednesdays, Jan. 22 to March 11, from 10 a.m. to noon. Adult students of all ages are welcome to come learn a range of artistic chalk and oil pastel painting techniques. Explore the ways to mix and blend colors, create texture, and effects of light and shade in your art. The cost is $139 or $125 for Arlington seniors. Call to register for the Arlington senior price. Mixed Media Exploration with Anne Black on Fridays, also held at the Senior Center, offers another opportunity to create in the daytime. • Discover all your digital camera can do at Digital Photography: Intermediate. Refine your skills and learn how to tell a story through photos, using short assignments between classes to practice and review photographs as a group. The class runs for six Thursdays, Jan. 23 to March 5, from 7 to 9 p.m., and the cost is $125. Photographer Suzi Grossman teaches this class, as well as Digital Photography: An Introduction. • At Fashion Illustration, learn about the resurgence of this art form. Proportions for both a fashion figure and a real-life human will be introduced. Learn body anatomy, including how to draw faces, hands and feet, and the clothed figure. Tuition is $125 for this class taught by Katherine McGough, an Arlington artist and fashion illustrator. It runs six Tuesdays, from Jan. 28 to March 10, 7 to 9 p.m. • Decorating your home can be a fun and artistic expression of you and your family. Learn how to work with what you already own and create a coherent color scheme with accessories at Decorating 101: Fall in Love with Your Home Again on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. This one-night class, taught by the founders of Red Door DesignWorks Andrea Canty and Allison Tilly Carswell, is $25. Or take home beautiful, practical ideas on how to bring new life into your space with color at Choose Home Colors with Confidence on March 5. • Flash fiction, short-shorts and postcard-stories are popular fictional forms under 1,500 words. Through innovative writing prompts, engaging readings to find inspiration, and in-class drafting, revision and workshopping time, explore the flash form in a fun, collaborative literary setting at Flash! — Fiction in an Instant. Taught by author Alissa Butterworth on four Thursdays, Jan. 30 through Feb. 27, 7 to 9 p.m. The cost is $79. All writers welcome. Snowy Pines: Winter Haiku, starting Jan. 29, is another chance to get creative writing short pieces. — Visit http://ArlingtonCommunityEd.org or call 781-316-3568 for more information or to register. Arlington Community Education is a program of the Arlington Public Schools that is completely supported by tuition received from ACE courses. ACE provides affordable education and enrichment for residents of Arlington and surrounding communities.  |
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