Jersey Shore Arts Center

Last updated April 11, 2019

The Jersey Shore Arts Center (formerly Old Neptune High School)^[1] is a non-profit arts center in the Ocean Grove section of Neptune Township, New Jersey.

Ocean Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It had a population of 3,342 at the 2010 United States Census. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean's Jersey Shore, between Asbury Park to the north and Bradley Beach to the south. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Ocean Grove is noted for its abundant examples of Victorian architecture and the Great Auditorium, acclaimed as "the state’s most wondrous wooden structure, soaring and sweeping, alive with the sound of music".

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History of the building

In 1897, the property on which the building sits was leased to the Neptune Township Schools for the purpose of creating Neptune High School. Completed in 1898, by architect Ernest A. Arend (1876-1950),^[1] the then school had won an award at the 1906 World's Fair for its architectural splendor.^[2] The school opened in 1897, with Lida Doren serving as the state's first female principal and superintendent. The building was used until September 1960, when it was replaced by the district's existing high school building.^[3] The building had been used as a school up until the 1980s, after which the state of the building was allowed to decline.

The Neptune Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

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Formation of the Jersey Shore Arts Center

The building remained empty up until 1994 when the Ocean Grove Historic Preservation Society led by Herbert Herbst and formed for the sole purpose of saving the building bought the building from the Board of Education for $1.

"The building was sound, but it was badly deteriorated. The ceiling of the auditorium was lying on the floor. There were huge holes in the roofs and walls; the windows were broken. We didn't have money, so we asked for help" (Herb Herbst, 2000)

In 1997, the Ocean Grove Historic Preservation Society, led by Herbert Herbst, stepped in, took title to the building and began an effort to save the badly damaged historic building and create a home for the cultural arts at the New Jersey shore.

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References

1 2 Randall Gabrielan (8 June 2015). Birth of the Jersey Shore: The Personalities & Politics that Built America's Resort. Arcadia Publishing Inc. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9781625852342.
↑ Demasters, Karen (2000-01-02). "A Derelict School Gets New Life With the Arts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
↑ History of King Neptune and the Scarlet Fliers, Neptune High School. Accessed May 24, 2016.

External links

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[Jersey_Shore_Book-1] 1 2 Randall Gabrielan (8 June 2015). Birth of the Jersey Shore: The Personalities & Politics that Built America's Resort. Arcadia Publishing Inc. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9781625852342.

[2] Demasters, Karen (2000-01-02). "A Derelict School Gets New Life With the Arts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved May 20, 2016.

[3] History of King Neptune and the Scarlet Fliers, Neptune High School. Accessed May 24, 2016.