At the Heart of Our Mission:
The Powerhouse

The fight to preserve Jersey City’s 1908 Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse sparked the creation of the Landmarks Conservancy 27 years ago. Today, this industrial giant still stands — but it needs us. Join the movement to protect our city’s most powerful landmark and ensure its story lives on.

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Preservation Month in Jersey City 2026: A Recap Instagram Reel

Preservation Month in Jersey City 2026 was an incredibly exciting and game-changing moment for the non-profit Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy — watch our Instagram Reel above by Rachael Adriano for a quick recap! And while May was a busy month for us, we have more tours and events scheduled for the summer in Jersey City — check our events page for details + tickets!

  • Now Open: Call for Nominations for the 2026 Excellence in Preservation Award

    The Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy’s Excellence in Preservation Award recognizes the recent restoration, rehabilitation, or adaptive reuse of a building, structure, or object which exemplifies a high regard for the resource's historical integrity. No site is too large or small for this recognition! The exterior is the focus. This is your opportunity to tell us about your preservation-minded project, one you noticed in your community, or on your daily travels throughout Jersey City. This year we are accepting nominations for projects that were completed in late 2025 or 2026. Submission deadline is July 17th!

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  • Journal Square Walking Tour Fundraiser for the Museum of Jersey City History

    Join the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy for the Journal Square Walking Tour, a very special benefit event for the Museum of Jersey City History, Jersey City’s extraordinary cultural institution situated in the historic Van Wagenen House (aka “Apple Tree House”) in Bergen Square. $25 via our Eventbrite, with 100% of ticket proceeds going directly to the museum to help sustain their mission of fostering “an authentic sense of community by sharing the rich and diverse history of Jersey City.”

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  • The Island: A Walking Tour of Jersey City's Hidden Historic Neighborhood

    Join us in supporting the Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery with our newest walking tour on Saturday, July 18, 2026 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Enter a forgotten historic neighborhood — accessible only by two narrow truss foot-and-car bridges spanning a 200-year-old rail cut now used by PATH — to find quiet slopes and cul-de-sacs, no-outlet lanes, back alleys, and hairpin turns atop ancient rock formations, with each street lined with 19th-century townhouses, mid-century modern mews, white picket fences, and elevated gardens. Co-sponsored with the Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery, with 50% of tickets sales going to this vital grassroots preservation organization. $25 via our Eventbrite.

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  • Summer Save the Powerhouse Walking Tour

    On Saturday, July 25, 2026 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. come explore the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse neighborhood and experience a 200-year-old industrial landscape reinvented for 21st-century living, working, and tourism. Co-sponsored by the Co-sponsored by the Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association (PADNA), Novado Gallery, Modera Lofts, Veris Residential, Toll Brothers — City Living, New Jersey Symphony and The Arts & Powerhouse Building. $25 via our Eventbrite.

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“I called it the singing house. Somebody would start a song, and then everybody started singing the song.

…That memory still — I could still hear the music from that house.”

— Mrs. Mary Graham Aiken

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