Montclair Historic Preservation Commission

Historic Preservation Commission members ask for facade differences.

Frank Rubacky, a former member of the Historic Preservation Commission, says its integrity isn't the problem.

Montclair’s Historic Preservation Commission has approved the demolition of a home at 13 Wheeler St. — the first razing the commission has granted since it was given oversight of some demolitions in 2019.

Evergreen, the Charles Shultz home, will be listed for sale this Friday, according to Montclair History Center officials who are stewards of the century-old home at 30 North Mountain Ave. The asking price is $1.449 million.

Local landmark designations for neighborhoods on Oakcroft and Wheeler streets have been withdrawn — for now. 

By JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS winters@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Historic Preservation Commission will vote tonight, Thursday, Jan. 9, to withdraw pending local landmark nominations for Oakcroft and Wheeler Street areas after residents spoke out against the designation over property-rights concerns...

About 30 residents of Oakcroft and Wheeler streets concerned with property rights spoke out against declaring their two neighborhoods as local landmark districts at the Dec. 10 Montclair Historic Commission meeting.

The Montclair Historic Preservation Commission will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. to discuss the nomination proposals to designate the Oakcroft and Wheeler Street neighborhoods as Local Landmark Districts. 

Montclair Art Museum officials have plans to upgrade its grounds.

BY KELLY NICHOLAIDES for Montclair Local Vinyl siding is a deal breaker on homes in “potential” historic Montclair areas, even if the structures may have no historical value, critics of land-use oversight agencies say.  The owner o...