The Englewood Historical Society will be honoring Tom Siracusa’s Highwood Firehouse and attorney Frank Lucianna at their 34th Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m. at the Clinton Inn, Tenafly.
The Highwood Firehouse was built around 1903 at a cost of $4,500 to aid the northwest side of the city. The structure, a red brick building with cream brick quoins, looks much the same as it did in the early 20th century, although its tower has since been truncated.
“We are fortunate that Tom Siracusa, and those that came before him, kept the structure intact; it is now being used for a successful service station,” says Irmari Nacht, co-president of the Englewood Historical Society. “EHS is honoring Siracusa for adaptive reuse and preservation of a piece of Englewood’s history.”
Frank Lucianna, Esq. has been practicing law for over 60 years and for decades has been an eloquent speaker at Englewood’s Memorial Day parades. He is a decorated World War II veteran of the Infantry and Army Air Corps and has been instrumental in the preservation of the memory of the city’s veterans.
A special event at the dinner will be the introduction of EHS’ publication of Hillary Viders’ “Extraordinary Englewood” articles, written for Northern Valley Press. This 166-page book is a compilation of the profiles Viders wrote during the past three years featuring 75 talented, creative and distinguished Englewoodians. Today they are a diverse group of interesting people whom we may see around town; tomorrow they will be part of Englewood’s fascinating history.
Each year the Englewood Historical Society honors a person or place whose efforts at preservation or documentation of our past have made a significant contribution to the city’s history. Past honorees have included Norman Davis, former Mayor Sandy Greenberg, Tudor Hall, Mackay Park Gatehouse, First Presbyterian Church, Lydecker Homestead, Liberty School, and EHS’ founder Eleanor Harvey. By offering these awards, EHS hopes to encourage preservation, restoration, and adaptive use of Englewood’s irreplaceable buildings.
Englewood Historical Society, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, is “Mindful of the Past…Dedicated to the Future” with a mission to explore and communicate the history of Englewood, New Jersey via programs, events, and special projects.
EHS, whose goal is to create awareness of local history and be an information source, is open to anyone interested in the history of Englewood and its neighboring communities. EHS is always looking for history lovers who would like to take an active part in promoting local history, and to attend Society meetings and programs.
The public is invited to attend the dinner at the Clinton Inn, 145 Dean Drive, Tenafly. Tickets to the event ($85 per person) can be purchased by sending a check payable to the Englewood Historical Society to EHS, c/o 45 Dwight Place, Apt. 7, Englewood, NJ 07631. For further information email irmarinac@yahoo.com.
