Memorial Day Parade 2023

Ed Gajda and Elisa Rosa represented the RHPS at the Memorial Day Parade.

First Annual “Home Awards” Ceremony 2023

154 Fairview Avenue bl. 38  Lot 4, corner Fairview & Wood; house built Sept. 24, 1926 by or for Gerhard D. Depken.....who owned G.D. Depken & Sons, a plumbing & heating business. DEPKEN  served as president of Hillside Cemetary Association.

131 Sylvan Street bl. 136 lot 8, a Second Empire style built between 1876 and 1895. Featured in "Passaic and Rutherford Points of Interest; it was historically known as James Rutherford House. As of 1928, it was owned by Albert M. Thomson and Nellie Thomson. It was later owned by Renee V. Bovee...and an unusual feature was a metal two-car garage built in November 1928.

352 Park Avenue bl. 27 lot 18 built between 1913 and 1917 as a Vernacular shingle style with Tuscan columns. It was built for or by Louis G. Dehn for his  wife Katie Dehn. An unusual feature is the pseudo-Palladian arrangement of the windows in the central upper bay. Other owners included J.T. Kavanaugh and Henry P. Sliker.

 Facts provided by: Rod Leith

From left to right: Henry and Donna DiTonto, Hassan and Maria Franca Sharafi Family, Leonard and Jill Rodriguez.

2nd Annual “Home Awards” Ceremony (2024)

Pamela A. Sutch - 53 Ridge Road

Georgia R. Waldon - 74 Woodward Avenue

Kristin Johannson and Denise O’Donoghue - 72 Lincoln Avenue

Photos Provided by: Mike and Bonnie Corcoran

First Annual “Spring Yard Sale” 2024

Ed Gajda and Elisa Rosa

Rod Leith (Historian)

Michelle Korosy and Oksana Heimur

1st Annual “Fall Yard Sale” (2024)

David D’Alessandro

David D’Alessandro, John Rosa and Elisa Rosa

R.H.P.S “1st Annual Christmas House Tour” (2024)

3rd Annual “Home Awards” Ceremony (2025)

James and Mazzini Schnackenberg
82 Woodward Avenue

Prachi Pandey and Mayank Sinha
124 Fairview Avenue

Scavenger Hunt

Uncover Rutherford's Hidden History!

The Rutherford Historic Preservation Society (RHPS) is launching an exciting Scavenger Hunt ending on Friday, August 15th!

Are you ready to embrace the challenge and uncover Rutherford's hidden historical treasures?

Your Mission:

Locate Rutherford properties, both private and commercial, adorned with historic plaques or markers. (Note: This excludes the markers located in both Lincoln Park on Park Avenue and Sunset Park on Jackson Avenue.)

How to Participate:

• Locate 20 or more such properties.

• Submit their addresses to the RHPS via email @ rutherfordhps@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday, August 15th.

• The person to submit the most properties will win a $100 gift card to a Rutherford restaurant of their choice!

• As a thank you, all participants will receive a complimentary one-year RHPS membership!

We look forward to your participation and we thank you in advance!

If you are interested, please email us at rutherfordhps@gmail.com

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