< Back 8 FIRST STREET Year Built: 1917 Property Description Block: 4 Lot: 7 Year Built: 1917 Style: Early American Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated using modern materials.

< Back 126 E. RIVER ROAD Year Built: 1907 Property Description Block: 54 Lot: 9 Year Built: 1907 Style: Modified Early American Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Casement Comment: Rehabilitated using modern material.

< Back 29 WATERMAN AVENUE Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 145 Lot: 4 Year Built: 1904 Style: Four Square with foyer - portico addition Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Renovated with some modern materials

< Back 32 RIDGE ROAD Year Built: 1902 Property Description Block: 62 Lot: 25 Year Built: 1902 Style: Modified Early American Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated and modified with some respect to the original character of the house.

< Back 147 RUMSON ROAD Year Built: 1902 Property Description Block: 113 Lot: 1 Year Built : 1902 Historic Name: Originally Tall Trees Style: Colonial Revival Architect: Warrington G. Lawrence Structure: Wood Frame This structure is considered: Significant Comment: Originally called Tall Trees. This home has been modified over time and rehabilitated over time. See Rumson p 51; Shaping a Superlative Suburb pp 124-126 for additional information.

< Back 6 WARDELL AVENUE Year Built: 1908 Property Description Block: 106 Lot: 31 Year Built: 1908 Style: Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Home appears to be rehabilitated over time.

< Back 168 E. RIVER ROAD Year Built: 1904 Property Description Block: 61 Lot: 24 Year Built: 1904 Style: Early American Colonial Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Rehabilitated using modern materials.

< Back 40 BINGHAM AVENUE Year Built: 1842 Property Description Block: 30 Lot: 5 Year Built: 1842 Historic Name: Bingham Hall - Originally the Port Washington Church Style: Greek Revival Built by: Thomas Hunt Architect: Unknown Foundation: Brick Structure: Wood Framed Building with Clapboard Siding Fenestration: Large Double Hung This structure is considered: Significant Comment: Built in 1842, Bingham Hall is Rumson's oldest existing structure. Originally called the Port Washington Church, it served as the town's interdenominational church until 1886. See Rumson p 64; Shaping a Superlative Suburb p 21, 27; Legendary Locals p 7 for additional information.

< Back 43 BINGHAM AVENUE Year Built: 1922 Property Description Block: 36 Lot: 30 Year Built: 1922 Style: Comment:

< Back 101 BLACKPOINT ROAD Year Built: 1922 Property Description Block: 66 Lot: 8 Year Built: 1922 Style: Colonial Foundation: Masonry Structure: Wood Frame Fenestration: Double Hung Comment: Enclosed front porch

The Rumson Master Plan serves as the guide for development of the community. It reviews and recommends adoption of all amendments to the Land Development Ordinance. MASTER PLAN The Borough of Rumson Master Plan serves as a long-range framework for the community's future. It is a thoughtfully constructed guide that translates the shared values and aspirations of Rumson residents into actionable planning direction. While the Master Plan is not itself law, It informs the decisions of elected officials and appointed boards as they navigate land use, zoning, transportation, and capital investment, ensuring those decisions are based on a community-driven vision. Under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL), a master plan exists to guide how land within a municipality is used in a manner that protects the public health and safety and promotes the general welfare. The Master Plan is a living document that is revisited to ensure that Rumson's planning policies remain responsive to evolving challenges and is aligned with the community's future. Master Plan Documents Master Plan Re-Examination ('25) Master Plan ('88) Reexamination Report ('94) House Element/Fair Share ('95) Reexamination Report ('97) Reexamination Report ('02) Land Use & Historic Pres. ('02) Land Use Amendment ('02) Housing Element/Fair Share ('03) Comprehensive Master Plan ('15) Housing Element/Fair Share ('23) Housing Element/Fair Share ('24) Housing Element/Fair Share ('26) Reexamination Report II ('02) Environmental Resource Inventory

b44bb2c4-7c75-4b15-a9c4-29c4159bb12b < Back LAWN AND GARDEN CARE Grass clippings are a natural fertilizer for your lawn. Not only do clippings have a heavy moisture content, which adds water to your turf, but they decompose quickly and provide nutrients that will nourish the soil and root system. Once established, you only need to fertilize your lawn in the fall if you “cut it and leave it!” According to Rutgers Cooperative Research Extension “fertilizing your lawn late in the season (September through November) the previous year reduces or eliminates the need for fertilizer in the spring, reduces frequency of mowing, and improves drought resistance.” Fertilizing in the fall allows the roots system to establish while spring fertilizing promotes top growth, which requires more frequent mowing and can actually stunt root growth. Be careful not to fertilize your lawn if heavy rain is in the forecast. Instead of soaking into the soil where it can nourish your lawn, the fertilizer is likely to simply wash away with the stormwater and find its way to local waters causing algae blooms and leading to proliferation of jelly fish. Maintaining a mowing height of 2½ to 3½ inches will help increase drought resistance and will decrease insects and disease damage. Turf that is kept at a height of 2 inches or less decreases drought and heat resistance and increases the incidence of insect and disease damage as well as weed invasion. (“Your Lawn and its Care”, Rutgers Cooperative extension FS102, https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs102/ ) SCOOP THE POOP Dogs are adorable, but their waste can wreak havoc on the environment. Pet waste is teeming with bacteria and parasites that are toxic to our ecosystem, especially our waterways. When we put the waste into the storm drains, nearby streams or even onto leaf piles, this waste finds its way to our rivers where it leads to degraded water quality and promotes algae blooms which rob the rivers of oxygen. This reduced-oxygen environment kills off fish and other aquatic animals… But jellyfish survive and even flourish with less predators and less competition for resources. WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY PET WASTE? GOOD: Pick up after your pet and dispose of it in the garbage. BETTER: Compost your pet’s waste! Purchase a septic style composter and use compostable bags or scooper to dispose of waste. Pet waste is bad for our health. Pet waste contains bacteria and parasites that infect people and pets including food poisoning, tapeworm and hookworm. These diseases can be especially dangerous for children, elderly, and people who have compromised immune systems. A dime’s worth of dog poop contains 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, such as E. coli. Some diseases that are found in pet waste can stick around in the soil for over a year and contribute to making our waterways unsafe for swimming. Pet waste can attract pests like flies, roaches and rats which also carry diseases. Decaying pet waste can release ammonia and other pollutants into the water causing algae blooms that use up oxygen and harm fish and other aquatic life. Previous Next