2 MARCH 10, 2022 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Fresh Pond Road-Myrtle Avenue
Historic District now on State and
National Register of Historic Places
BY JULIA MORO
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The Fresh Pond Road-Myrtle Avenue Historic District has been listed
on the State and National Register of Historic Places.
Already 2,982 residential buildings in the Ridgewood area are a
part of the historic district. Now, 445 businesses along the Fresh Pond
Road and Myrtle Avenue strip will be receiving historic status as well.
Two community organizations, the Greater Ridgewood Restoration Corporation
(GRRC) and the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District
(BID), came together to secure this historic listing.
Theodore Renz, the executive director of the BID, said that this state and
national recognition is great news for Ridgewood’s two main historic community
corridors. Businesses along Fresh Pond Road and Myrtle Avenue
will now have the opportunity to receive federal and state tax credits if
they make repairs maintaining the architectural integrity of the commercial
district.
“The historic quality of the buildings along Myrtle Avenue and Fresh
Pond Road — with their low-scale appearance and interesting architectural
features such as original cornices — creates an attractive environment for
shopping and residing on these avenues,” Renz said.
The district was developed in the early 1900s; pre-dating the Ridgewood
street grid, it was a Native American trail that eventually turned into a
19th-century plank road. The Fresh Pond Road-Myrtle Avenue Historic
District is a linear, L-shaped area.
The National Register does not restrict what private property owners
can do with their property. To learn more about the designation, and the
available tax credits, business owners and residents can contact GRRC at
ridgewoodrestoration@gmail.com or call 718-366-8721.
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