11 12 2025 Email From B Feeney West Orange Historical Preservation Society received 11 14 2025

1 Diana L. Chandler From: West Orange Township - Zoning Official Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 10:15 AM To: Diana L. Chandler; Philip D. Neuer Subject: FW: PSE&G sub-station Attachments: PSE&G North Central Reliability Project.docx Please see the attached for the PSEG application. Geniece Gary-Adams Director of Planning & Development Zoning Official Township of West Orange 66 Main Street West Orange. NJ 07052 Phone (973) 325-4119 Fax (973)325-3959 zoningofficial@westorange.org www.westorange.org  Please consider the environment before you print this email America, Land of the Free, Because of the Brave!C ConfidenƟality NoƟce: This e-mail contains informaƟon from theTownship of West Orange. It is intended only for the person or enƟty to which it is addressed and may contain informaƟon that is privileged, confidenƟal or otherwise protected from disclosure. DisseminaƟon, distribuƟon or copying of this e-mail or the informaƟon contained within it by anyone other than the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call 973-325-4119 and destroy the original message and all copies. From: Brian Feeney <feeney201@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2025 11:55 PM To: West Orange Township - Zoning Official <ZoningOfficial@westorange.org> Subject: PSE&G sub-station Geniece, As we discussed, the PSE&G sub-station was constructed in West Orange in the late 1920's. This was part of a larger transmission project that was considered significant for its time. It still functions today as a critical component of the State's electrical distribution system. The New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) included the transmission ring in a study conducted by an architectural historian. This was done in response to PSE&G's plan to upgrade the system.

2 The historian's 2012 report concluded that the transmission ring was eligible to be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The SHPO concurred. This is a highlight from the report. It specifically notes the cast iron perimeter fence around the West Orange substation, which is the focus for the HPC. The Commission will be discussing this at the November 12th meeting. "The West Orange Switching Sub-Station and Metuchen Switching Sub-Station are described as "retaining the same Art Deco styling and overall form as the [individually National Register of Historic Places eligible Roseland Sub-station." The justification of eligibility concludes that both the West Orange and Metuchen Switching Sub-stations are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A in the area of Architecture as a distinctive and well-preserved example of Industrial Art-Deco-style architecture associated with the electrical utility industry. The West Orange Sub-station includes the central brick control room and repair shop, brick gate house, and brick and cast iron perimeter fence." I've attached a copy of the SHPO's letter that summarizes the study, including the PSE&G North Central Reliability Project. Brian