Submitted by Maria LaMorte-Wright
The FSP-Rotary Frazee House committee will present an update regarding the Frazee House restoration on Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 6-9 p.m. The presentation will be held at the Scotch Hills Country Club at 820 Jerusalem Road in Scotch Plains. Members of the community are invited to attend to learn about the exterior renovation progress and future plans for the interior renovation.
A major fundraising effort was undertaken last year to restore the exterior of the Frazee House. Over the course of the last seven months, there has been a great deal of activity at the location: foundation reconstruction is 100% complete, all materials for siding and framing repair have been purchased, framing in Aunt Betty’s kitchen in is progress, roofing replacement in progress, all siding that was not authentic to the period has been removed and replaced with in-kind period materials.
Andy Calamaras, the President of the Frazee House Committee, is very pleased to report that the exterior renovation is on track for completion by May 1, 2019. The entire committee extends their gratitude to all supporters who contributed toward the preservation of Aunt Betty’s house.
The house, once on the “most endangered places” list in New Jersey, is a rare example of pre-revolutionary construction, and the Fanwood Scotch Plains Rotary Club pledged to save this house over 10 years ago. Betty Frazee, one of the first feminists of our nation stood up to British General Cornwallis at this location, as we fought for freedom.
If you’d like to contribute toward saving one of our beloved historic sites, please go to crowdrise.com/savethefrazeehouse.
