< Back 8 SECOND STREET Year Built: 1912 Property Description Block: 25 Lot: 7 Year Built: 1912 Style: Dutch Colonial Foundation: Brick Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Renovated with some modern features.

< Back 34 SHREWSBURY DRIVE Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 134 Lot: 20 Year Built: 1904 Style: Colonial Revival Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung This structure is considered: Significant. Comment: Rehabilitated over time with respect for the original style. See Shaping a Superlative Suburb p 104 for additional information.

< Back 17 RUMSON ROAD Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 142 Lot: 2 Year Built: 1904 Style: Early American Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated over time with some modern and some authentic materials.

< Back About Us Welcome to the home of the Rumson Shade Tree Commission! Goals and Objectives Introduce species of trees and shrubbery that will provide for long term coverage of public lands, parks and recreation areas, while at the same time allowing for diversity of color in the three temperate seasons enjoyed by this community as a pedestrian based center. Establish an ongoing maintenance program for the trees along Borough rights-of-way to include county maintenance procedures on County streets to reduce liability to the Borough and enhance the quality of life for residents. Revise current ordinances and develop new tree ordinances that define responsibility for maintenance, removal and replacement. Educate the public about trees and their importance to the entire community. Expand the training opportunities available to Shade Tree Commission members and Borough employees. Coordinate Shade Tree Commission activities with public and private organizations. Mission The mission of the Rumson Shade Tree Commission is to maintain a healthy, safe and sustainable shade tree resource that will provide aesthetic, economic, ecological, environmental and health benefits to the Rumson community and its residents. This will be accomplished by promoting the conservation and stewardship of trees and advising borough officials and residents regarding the selection, planting and maintenance of our trees. The Rumson Shade Tree Commission was formally established in 1962. This advisory board strives to help Rumson become more proactive in its approach to tree care issues. It is a goal of the Shade Tree Commission to foster a cooperative environment between the local, county and state agencies for the betterment of Rumson’s tree resource and therefore its residents and visitors. These efforts have proven successful in the borough being recognized as a Tree City USA for 29 consecutive years. Since its creation, Rumson has been a strategic riverside community with most of its original tree resources contained in native Oak and Beech forests. Its very first residents embraced the importance of trees and planted many other diverse species. Today, the borough is over 90% developed, and the majority of the tree resources lie on private property. In 2019, a resident’s magnificent 250 year old Ginkgo tree was crowned the NJ State Champion. As for the public tree resource, it mainly consists of 12 different tree species in the right of way along our roadways. It is the intent of the Shade Tree Commission to establish goals and initiate objectives that will protect and enhance the tree resource of Rumson through a program of planting and preservation that will benefit present and future generations of the community. The Commission also serves as a resource to residents and welcomes the opportunity to advise in tree related matters. Recent Shade Tree Articles Download the July Journal article "Plant Your 'Remember Tree,'" an effort led by Chairman .pdf Download PDF • 4.07MB Download the June Journal article about Rumson Arbor Day Celebrations here .pdf Download PDF • 1.49MB Our meetings are open to the public and an updated schedule can be found on the Borough website. If you have an item that you would like discussed, please email RSTC@rumsonnj.gov . Respectfully, Stephen Barrett Chairman Rumson Shade Tree Commission Previous Next

< Back 58 BINGHAM AVE/CR CHURCH ST Year Built: 1893 Property Description Block: 30 Lot: 11 Year Built: 1893 Style: Early American Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung This structure is considered: Significant Comment: Home has received some modification over time. Original detail intact and respected.

< Back 2 AVENUE OF TWO RIVERS S Year Built: 1910 Property Description Block: 127 Lot: 3 Year Built: 1910 Style: French Norman Style Structure: Masonry Fenestration: Double Hung / Casement This structure is considered: Significant Comment: Rehabilitated using some modern and some authentic materials.

< Back 88 AVENUE OF TWO RIVERS Year Built: 1922 Property Description Block: 62 Lot: 15 Year Built: 1922 Style: Colonial Foundation: Brick Structure: Wood Frame Comment: Under complete renovation/Gutted

< Back 33 CHURCH STREET Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 31 Lot: 1 Year Built: 1904 Style: Early American Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated using modern materials.

< Back 59 BUENA VISTA AVENUE Year Built: 1893 Property Description Block: 89 Lot: 4 Year Built: 1893 Historic Name: Schiff Carriage house Style: French Norman Architect: E. Harris James Structure: Masonry with Clock This structure is considered: Significant Comment: Converted from a stable into a residence in the 1950's this home is maintained in its original condition. See Rumson p 49; Shaping a Superlative Suburb pp 115-117 for additional information.

< Back 6 BELKNAP LANE Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 101 Lot: 5 Year Built: 1904 Style: Three story rectangular plan with Mansard roof. This structure is considered: Significant Comment: See Shaping a Superlative Suburb p 90 for additional information.

< Back 25 WARD AVENUE Year Built: 1895 Property Description Block: 80 Lot: 9 Year Built: 1895 Style: Early American Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung This structure is considered: Significant Comment: Home has been extensively rehabilitated with respect to the original style.

< Back 26 CENTER STREET Year Built: 1922 Property Description Block: 61 Lot: 8 Year Built: 1922 Style: Colonial Foundation: Masonry Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Well maintained