< Back 47 E. RIVER ROAD Year Built: 1922 Property Description Block: 39 Lot: 11 Year Built: 1922 Style: Colonial Foundation: Masonry Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Well Maintained

806694c1-18e0-4c40-992e-44ee4a10457d < Back History of Rumson Historic Rumson was settled in 1665, as a result of a land purchase from native Americans. The Lenni-Lenapé,a tribe within the larger tribe of the Delawares, lived on the Peninsula and named it Navarumsunk. Throughout the years that name was shortened and changed to Rumson. Rumson was officially incorporated as a Borough in 1907. Rumson is situated on a picturesque peninsula overlooking the ocean. The Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers bound it. Blessed with this unique location and a natural beauty, the Rumson Peninsula was obviously an attractive site. Fortunately, it has retained much of that natural beauty. Rumson in earlier times, was known by other names including Port Washington, Black Point, and Oceanic. Today the Borough of Rumson consists of 5.2 square miles. It contains 40 miles of roads including 133 streets and five county roads. Bingham Hall, the Borough’s historic community center is used as a meeting place for various Borough activities, as well as for civic, charitable, and educational groups. In 2005 Bingham Hall was extensively renovated and restored, making it a true jewel of the Borough. In Depth Look Into The History of The Borough: Auldwood-Estate-Article (1) .pdf Download PDF • 4.03MB Briarwood-Binder (1) .pdf Download PDF • 3.57MB Lafayette-Street-School-to-Rogers-Park (2) .pdf Download PDF • 1.78MB Meadow-Ridge-Park (1) .pdf Download PDF • 6.88MB Piping-Rock-Park (1) .pdf Download PDF • 632KB Red-Mens-Binder2 .pdf Download PDF • 4.85MB Rumson-Parks-2005 .pdf Download PDF • 748KB Victory-Park-Binder .pdf Download PDF • 4.51MB sheepsrun99rumsonroad .pdf Download PDF • 450KB Rumson & The First World War Image shown here is from Dorn's Classic Images. © 2006 Dorn's Classic Images. All rights reserved. For other historic Rumson and Jersey Shore images, contact Kathy at Dorn's Classic Images (732) 747-9350.

Grant Avenue Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Force Main Replacement under the Shrewsbury River < Back 2023 Force Main Replacement Project Grant Avenue Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Force Main Replacement under the Shrewsbury River The Borough experienced a major failure in the sanitary sewer force main pipe leaving the Grant Avenue Pump Station before it crosses under the Shrewsbury River this past May. Our Borough DPW and Staff along with emergency utility contractors quickly made temporary repairs to maintain sewer service in the community and avert a potential environmental catastrophe. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection was alerted at the initial observance of the force main failure and had their field agents working with us throughout the repairs. After evaluating the failed force main pipe section and assessing the likelihood of a subsequent failure, it was determined that installing a new force main under the Shrewsbury River would be the most cost effective and reliable approach to maintaining service to the community. In accordance with emergency acquisition protocol, the Borough contracted Colliers Engineering and Precise Construction to design and install a directionally drilled force main system under the Shrewsbury River. The new force main will actually consist of two 14” high density polyethylene pipes (HDPE) parallel to each other drilled to a depth of 25’ below the river channel bottom. The dual pipe system does not add conveyance capacity, but does allow for internal pipe inspection a feature the existing single pipe system does not have. For reference, all sanitary sewage from the Borough of Rumson is conveyed to the Grant Avenue Pump Station where it is pumped into Sea Bright and then to the treatment plant in Monmouth Beach. The sanitary sewer system (piping in streets), pump stations, and force main piping was all installed in the mid-1960s and overall remains in good condition. The Borough contracts to have the pipes inspected, cleaned and rehabilitated (as necessary) to preserve the existing infrastructure. It is anticipated the work will take approximately 6 weeks to complete. All work is anticipated to occur within normal working days and hours. This construction method is similar to the recently completed New Jersey Natural Gas and New Jersey American transmission mains installed under the river at the end of Old Rumson Road. Typical utility construction related inconveniences are expected, but sanitary sewer service is expected to remain in full operation throughout the project. We look forward to working on this very important Borough project and ask for your patience as the work gets underway. If you have any questions related to this project, please contact David Marks, Rumson Borough Engineer, via email at dmarks@rumsonnj.gov . Project Gallery Previous Next

< Back 15 LINCOLN AVENUE Year Built: 1911 Property Description Block: 141 Lot: 8 Year Built: 1911 Style: Modified Early American Colonial with addition Structure : Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated over time using some modern and some authentic materials.

< Back 78 LAFAYETTE STREET Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 33 Lot: 16 Year Built: 1904 Style: Early American Colonial with additions Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated using modern materials.

< Back 22 SECOND STREET Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 25 Lot: 12 Year Built: 1904 Style: Early American Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated with modern materials.

< Back 42 BINGHAM AVENUE Year Built: 1912 Property Description Block: 30 Lot: 6 Year Built: 1912 Style: Early American Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Mixed This structure is considered: Significant Comment: Rehabilitated with modern material but well maintained.

< Back 27 RUMSON ROAD Year Built: 1893 Property Description Block: 134 Lot: 12 Year Built: 1893 Style: Queen Anne Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated using some modern and some authentic materials.

< Back 25 WATERMAN AVENUE Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 145 Lot: 6 Year Built: 1904 Style: Queen Anne Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Structure appears to be original and well preserved over time

< Back 72 E. RIVER ROAD Year Built: 1919 Property Description Block: 11 Lot: 22 Year Built: 1919 Style: Early American Colonial Foundation: Masonry Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Well maintained over time using more modern materials.

Rumson's focus projects and Capital Improvement Plans The Borough Projects Meadow Ridge Park The Meadow Ridge Park Improvement Project was presented as part of the Monmouth County Parks System in 2023. Read More Borough 2024 Parks Improvement Project Rehabilitation of the Tennis and Basketball Courts Read More Sewer Rehabilitation Program Cleaning, Inspecting and rehabilitating nearly 35,000 linear feet of The Borough's sanitary sewer piping Read More West Park/Jumping Point Park Improvement Project The project will be completed in two phases as construction is completed over the next 12 to 18 months. Read More 2025 Road Improvement Program Consist of improvements to Bellevue Avenue from West River Road to the southern terminus at Heathcliff Road. Read More 2024 Road Improvement Program North Street, West Street and Bruce Place Read More West Park Community Resiliency Updated October 2024 Read More Shrewsbury Drive PHASE II Read More 2023 Force Main Replacement Project Grant Avenue Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Force Main Replacement under the Shrewsbury River Read More

Rumson Historic Properties LIST VIEW Block Lot 1879 1 CHURCH ST/LAFAYETTE ST Block: 34 Lot: 1 1895 10 FIRST STREET Block: 4 Lot: 8 1922 102 RIDGE ROAD Block: 18 Lot: 7 1904 106 W. RIVER ROAD Block: 1 Lot: 2 1904 108 W. RIVER ROAD Block: 1 Lot: 1 1912 11 CONOVER LANE Block: 114 Lot: 5 1922 115 BLACKPOINT ROAD Block: 67 Lot: 5 1904 1 RUMSON ROAD Block: 147 Lot: 3 1895 10 WASHINGTON STREET Block: 6 Lot: 5 1922 104 W. RIVER ROAD Block: 1 Lot: 3 1922 108 E. RIVER ROAD Block: 52 Lot: 16 1914 109 BINGHAM AVENUE Block: 44 Lot: 8 1904 11 N. WARD AVENUE Block: 80 Lot: 19 1912 12 HARTSHORNE LANE Block: 75 Lot: 1 1904 1 SECOND STREET Block: 4 Lot: 5 1922 101 BLACKPOINT ROAD Block: 66 Lot: 8 1889 105 RUMSON ROAD Block: 123 Lot: 2 1867 108 RUMSON ROAD Block: 94 Lot: 11 1904 11 ALLEN STREET Block: 28 Lot: 13 1907 111 AVENUE OF TWO RIVERS Block: 100 Lot: 12 Load More