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Convent of the Community of St. John the Baptist
Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund
Historic Site Management Grant (2004)
Capital Preservation Grant, Level II (2006)
Grant Award:
$50,000 (2004); $560,202 (2006)
Grant Recipient:
Community of St. John the Baptist (Episcopal)
County:
Morris
Municipality:
Mendham
The Convent for the Community of St. John the Baptist was designed by Burr Friedley and William Cordingley in 1916 to resemble a French Normandy monastic structure. It also included Arts and Crafts elements and sensibilities, and formal gardens and cemetery. The grounds of the Community serve the Daytops youth substance abuse program, providing space for retreats, and give residence to the only Episcopalian convent in the state.
The first grant supported the preparation of a preservation plan for the convent, garden walls, chapel, cemetery bell tower, and cemetery walls. The current grant will support the restoration of the exterior masonry walls.
For more information, visit: http://www.csjb.org/
The first grant supported the preparation of a preservation plan for the convent, garden walls, chapel, cemetery bell tower, and cemetery walls. The current grant will support the restoration of the exterior masonry walls.
For more information, visit: http://www.csjb.org/