Ambrose Ward Mansion
Ambrose Ward Mansion
Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund
Historic Site Management Grant
Grant Award:
$33,188 (2001)
Grant Recipient:
Black United Fund
County:
Essex
Municipality:
East Orange
The Renaissance Revival-style Ambrose Ward Mansion was constructed in 1898 during the height of the "Gilded Age". Well-preserved and architecturally distinguished, the mansion currently houses the headquarters of the Black United Fund, a social service organization dedicated to the empowerment of the African-American community.

The Trust grant will fund a preservation plan and a conditions assessment of its tile roof.

For more information, visit: http://www.bufnj.org