The Homeowners’ Historic Property Reinvestment Act is proposed New Jersey legislation that would provide a refundable state income tax credit to help homeowners restore and preserve historic properties. The goal is to encourage investment in New Jersey’s historic homes while protecting the state’s architectural and cultural heritage. If enacted, the legislation would make it more affordable for homeowners to preserve New Jersey’s historic homes, encourage reinvestment in historic neighborhoods, support local contractors and craftspeople, and help ensure that historically significant properties remain preserved for future generations.

Read the Jersey Digs article about the former Bergen School on Bergen Avenue in the West Bergen-East Lincoln Park Historic District and how a proposed development project for the site was recently rejected by the Jersey City Historic Preservation Commission after strong advocacy from the preservation community.

Read the Jersey Digs article about an early-20th-century vernacular Tudor Revival house on Bergen Avenue, in the Greenville section of Jersey City; how the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy advocated for the once-endangered structure; and the recent important determination made by the Jersey City Historic Preservation Commission.

Read about the proposed historic district in and around Sherman Place in The Heights section of Jersey City.

Section 106 — the regulatory backbone of historic preservation in the United States — is under threat, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation has just published a one-sheet summary of the issue to fully inform the public. 

Published on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | Copyright 2026 Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy, Inc.

Published on Sunday, July 19, 2026 | Copyright 2026 Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy, Inc.

Download our 2026 Preservation Awards posters and print and post them around Jersey City — or share them on social media! These special edition posters were designed by Rachael Adriano/thehighcreatives and are exclusive to the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy!

Published on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | Copyright 2026 Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy, Inc.

Listen to the recent episode of the popular preservation podcast Nat’s Sidewalk Stories featuring Jersey City Landmarks President Christopher Perez who discusses the many challenges, pressures and uphill battles of historic preservation in Jersey City.

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 by Rachael Adriano for a quick recap!

Submit a nomination today for the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy’s Excellence in Preservation Award, which recognizes the recent restoration, rehabilitation, or adaptive reuse of a building, structure, or object demonstrating 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 now extended to Tuesday, July 21, 2026

View photos from our inaugural Powerhouse Pub Crawl held on Saturday, May 30, 2026!

As a memorable conclusion to our successful inaugural Powerhouse Pub Crawl fundraising event on Saturday, May 30, 2026, Art Wall JC held a special Powerhouse-themed exhibition in its boutique gallery space at Coolvines Powerhouse, the final stop on the crawl. Organized by Art Wall JC curator Kati Vilim, the event featured stunning Powerhouse visions by Jersey City-based artist Loura van der Meule, who also presented the crowd with an enlightening Q&A. We are incredibly indebted to the artist, Art Wall JC, Coolvines Powerhouse, and the Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association for making this awesome Powerhouse event happen! More Powerhouse-inspired visions by local artists will be coming later in 2026!

Esteemed Jersey City historian and community advocate Jerome Choice led our free Lafayette Neighborhood Black Heritage Trail Walking Tour on Saturday, May 30, 2026, leading nearly 40 participants through the quiet streets and lanes of the 400-year-old Lafayette neighborhood and highlighting buildings and places important specifically to Black history. Jerome deeply contextualized the tour with his own personal memories, connections, and anecdotes as a lifelong Lafayette resident and activist, making this event one of the most enriching in our May lineup of Preservation Month in Jersey City tours and events!

The Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy partnered with the Journal Square Community Association for the Journal Square Walking Tour on Saturday, May 16, 2026 — an event that turned out being a picture-perfect day for experiencing, with each step, Journal Square’s nearly 350-year-old architectural landscape!

Join the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy for back-to-back Preservation Month in Jersey City community events on Saturday, May 16, 2026, including a grassroots preservation discussion at the Museum of Jersey City History + a walking tour of Journal Square. Book tickets today!

On Saturday, May 9, 2026, between 12:00 and 4:30 p.m., the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy continues Preservation Month in Jersey City with the back-to-back Van Vorst Park Walking Tour and the Hamilton Park Walking Tour, two specially curated events that take participants through layers of architectural time in the Downtown Jersey City area!

On Saturday, May 2, 2026, the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy kicks off Preservation Month in Jersey City with the West Bergen Architectural Walking Tour, a specially curated event that takes participants back in architectural time. Book your tickets today!

Learn about outstanding case studies that Jersey City can look to for inspiration and guidance as it moves to adaptively reuse Jersey City’s own historic power station — the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse!