West Orange Library Exhibit Features Important Township Sites

The West Orange Historic Preservation Commission is inviting the public to attend an opening reception for a permanent photography exhibit at the West Orange Public Library on Thursday, April 10, from 7 to 8 p.m.  

The exhibit spotlights the 10 township properties that have been designated by the commission as architecturally and/or historically significant.  

“We are indebted to photographer Heidi Sussman of the West Orange Arts Council for volunteering to commemorate our local historic structures,” said Commission Chair Brian Feeney.

“It is only through local designation that these buildings can be protected,” Feeny said.

The township is one of only four municipalities in The Garden State chosen to receive a Certified Government Grant of $24,500, according to West Orange officials. The grant will underwrite two in-depth architectural surveys. The first is of the St. Cloud neighborhood and the second is along Main Street.

"We have long needed to update the West Orange Site Survey, originally completed in 1992," said Feeney. "This grant will make it possible to complete Phase 1 of a new survey that will be a great resource for the Township.”

Learn more about WOHPC on the township website. WOHPC meetings are held the second Wednesday evening of each month in Room 109 of West Orange Town Hall and are open to the public.