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State and Nationally Recognized Historic Sites
A number of sites in Southampton Township are identified within state and national historic inventories. The sites below have been listed on the National Register of Historic Registers and the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. For those with links, click on each to see the nominating documentation.
In addition to those listed, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has made positive Eligibility Determinations for the following properties.
Background
The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of historic resources worthy of preservation. The first historical registry was established by Congress in 1935, and designated properties of national importance as National Historic Landmarks. In 1966, the National Historic Preservation Act (80 Stat. 915, as amended) established a National Register of Historic Places to include significant districts, sites, structures, buildings, and objects of local, state, and national significance.
The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of New Jersey's historic resources of local, state, and national interest. Created by the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act of 1970 (N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.128 et seq.), the New Jersey Register is closely modeled after the National Register program.
Historic resources are listed on these registers only if they are nominated and then meet eligibility requirements. Nominations for listing on the registers and nominations can be submitted by anyone. Both Registers have the same criteria for eligibility, nomination forms, and review process. Follow the link below to the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office to find out how you can make nominations.
In addition to the considerable prestige associated with being listing on the National and New Jersey Registers, there are considerable tangible benefits:
- Financial Benefits. National Register listed properties are Income-producing buildings listed on the National Register are eligible for 20% federal income tax credit for a substantial rehabilitation. The rehabilitated building must be a certified historic structure that is subject to depreciation, and the rehabilitation must be certified as meeting standards established by the National Park Service. The New Jersey Historic Trust offers matching grants and low interest loans for for rehabilitation and restoration efforts of NJ Register listed properties by state, county and municipal agencies as well as nonprofit organizations such as historical societies, churches, and civic organizations.
- Protection. The New Jersey and National Registers provide a degree of review and protection from public encroachment. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, provides for review of any federally licensed, financed or assisted undertaking for properties listed in, or eligible for listing in, the National Register. The New Jersey Register law requires review of any state, county or municipal undertaking involving properties listed in the New Jersey Register. These reviews are designed to prevent destruction or damage of historic resources by public agencies and do not regulate privately funded projects.
Visit the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office to learn more about the financial benefits and protection offered by listing on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places and to learn how you can make nominations to the Registers.
The background material provided in this section to provide an introduction to the Registers for our community is largely taken from the NJ HPO web-site .
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