The Municipal Council further finds that the features key to the building's architectural significance include, but are not limited, to the following:

a. Paired, fluted Ionic columns flanking the front door, with segmented arch windows.

b. The pediment portico of the entrance on Broadway.

c. Paired fluted Ionic columns flanking segmented windows on the Ninth Street facade and the original bronze grilles over the windows.

(Ord. No. O-02-22 § 2)

The Municipal Council further finds and determines that the Bayonne Trust Company meets the criteria for historic designation for the following reasons:

a. It is an excellent interpretation of beaux-arts commercial building in Bayonne, designed by the notable architect, Lansing C. Holden, Sr.

b. The imposing Federal design structure of granite and brick veneer with classical features was reflective of the commercial goals of the investors and the community to share in the prosperity of the times.

c. The building serves as an illustration of the development of the City of Bayonne as an industrial community at the turn of the 20th century and is representative of the City's economic development at the time of its greatest population and economic growth during New Jersey's Metropolitan era (1910-1945).

(Ord. No. O-02-22 § 2)

The Bayonne Trust Company, located at 229-231 Broadway and known as Block 277, Lot 30, is hereby designated a historic landmark in accordance with Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S. 40:55D-1 et seq., and Chapter 37, Historic Preservation, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Bayonne. (Ord. No. O-02-22 § 2)

This designation shall be noted on the Zoning Map of the City of Bayonne. (Ord. No. O-02-22 § 2)

The Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne finds and determines the following:

a. The property is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Properties for its local significance.

b. The Bayonne Truck (Hook and Ladder) House No. 1, now known as the Chief John Brennan Fire Museum is a two-story structure built in 1875 and is one of the first firehouses built in Bayonne.

c. The structure remains essentially as originally constructed, with its original window openings, doorways and Italianate wood roof-cornice intact; however, the original brick and brownstone facade is presently covered with a rough textured stucco.

d. The building is now known as the Chief John Brennan Fire Museum and houses much of the original equipment needed to operate a firehouse in 1875.

e. Memorabilia on display inside the fire museum includes a veritable art gallery of rare and valuable photographs of the many fires fought by the Department through the years, as well as of parades and other historic events in which firefighters participated.

f. Helmets formerly worn by departed Chiefs and firemen of the volunteers, and memorials and tributes to past firefighter heroes adorn the walls. The oldest hose carriage in the State of New Jersey stands on exhibit here. Purchased from the State of Georgia in 1884 by the Bayonne Volunteer Fire Department for forty eight dollars and seventy-six ($48.76) cents, the hose carriage remained in use until 1897.

g. It is in the public interest to preserve the historic architectural and aesthetic elements of the Fire Museum within the parameters of the Historic Preservation Ordinance of the City of Bayonne.

(Ord. No. O-02-22 § 3)

The Municipal Council further finds and determines that the Fire Museum meets the criteria for historic designation for the following reasons:

a. Although the facade has been altered, the structure of the building itself has not changed and stands as an example of a simple, utilitarian firehouse of its time. The greatest importance is that the Fire Museum represents an important period in the development of the City, contributing to the urban development of Bayonne and its social institutions.

b. The citizens of Bayonne sought a City Charter in 1869, due, in part, to the need to have a government strong enough to organize and control an adequate Fire Department.

c. The members of the Bayonne Volunteer Fire Company, Bayonne Hook and Ladder No. 1, held their first meeting in the firehouse in June, 1875.

d. It is the oldest existing firehouse built in the City of Bayonne, which provided the citizens with a sense of safety, housing the City's fire equipment for over fifty (50) years until a larger firehouse was built.

e. The structure currently is used as a museum enabling current residents and future generations to access the City's history and to witness evolving firefighting techniques over the past century.

(Ord. No. O-02-22 § 3)

Bayonne Truck (Hook and Ladder) House No. 1, now known as the Chief John Brennan Fire Museum, located at 12 West 47th Street, and known as Block 77, Lot 2, is hereby designated a historic landmark in accordance with Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S. 40:55D-1 et seq., and Chapter 37, Historic Preservation, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Bayonne. (Ord. No. O-02-22 § 3)

This designation shall be noted on the Zoning Map of the City of Bayonne and filed with the City Tax Assessor. (Ord. No. O-02-22 § 3)

The Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne finds and determines the following:

a. The property is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Properties for its architectural significance.

b. The rectangular wood frame structure housing the current First Federated Church, believed to have been designed by C. Graham and Sons, was erected in 1866 on the corner of Avenue C and Bayonne Avenue (now 33rd Street),

c. The building, along with other structures along Avenue C, was moved in 1875 to accommodate widening the main thoroughfare.

d. The longitudinal facade of the Church has seven (7) bays, the final two (2) a result of expansion in 1890.

e. It is in the public interest to preserve the historic and architectural and aesthetic elements of First Federated Church (the "Church") within the parameters of the Historic Preservation Ordinance of the City of Bayonne.

(Ord. No. O-02-22 § 4)

The Municipal Council further finds that the features key to the church's architectural significance include, but are not limited, to the following:

a. The distinctive Italianate bell tower and spire

b. The gable-roof

c. The 8/8 sash windows on the ground floor

d. The cornice, egg and dart moldings and frieze comprising the entablature as more particularly described in the National Register nomination form.

e. Vertical arched stained glass windows, one (1) over the entrance on Avenue C; one (1) on either side of the entrance; and five (5) extending along each of the two (2) sides.

(Ord. No. O-02-22 § 4)

The Municipal Council further finds and determines that the church meets the criteria for historic designation for the following reasons:

a. The structure is a rare vestige of Bayonne's pre-urban past, built as Bayonne was beginning to evolve from farmlands surrounding small villages into a major urban center for the petroleum industry.

b. It is one of the few surviving examples of vernacular Italianate architecture in the City of Bayonne.

c. The Dutch Reformed Church is one of the few extant physical reminders of the City's proud Dutch culture and tradition.

d. Although the original arched doorway was drastically modified around 1960 with a triangular pediment, the structure has otherwise not been significantly altered in the past century.

(Ord. No. O-02-22 § 4)

First Federated Church, located at 736 Avenue C and known as Block 136, Lot 32, is hereby designated a historic landmark in accordance with Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S. 40:55D-1 et seq., and Chapter 37, Historic Preservation, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Bayonne. (Ord. No. O-02-22 § 4)

This designation shall be noted on the Zoning Map of the City of Bayonne and filed with the City Tax Assessor. (Ord. No. O-02-22 § 4)

The Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne finds and determines the following:

a. The Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne is a two-story building that exemplifies the Beaux-Arts and Classical Revival Styles popular in the early 20th century.

(Ord. No. O-03-04 § 1)

The Municipal Council further finds that the features key to the structure's architectural significance include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Limestone, granite and brick exterior.

b. The main entrance flanked by round columns and by cartouches depicting lion heads and torches of enlightenment, symbols associated with libraries.

c. The north, west, and south additions (c. 1930-32) visually flank the original structure via an impressive colonnade to form a courtyard around the main entrance.

d. Five (5) windows that face West 31st Street are inscribed in accordance with the disciplines of literature, history, art, science, and philosophy.

e. Six (6) windows that face into the courtyard are inscribed with the names of eight (8) world leaders in arts and sciences: Solon, Darwin, Milton, Phidias, Mozart, Homer, Da Vinci and Einstein.

f. Decorative imagery on the facade includes a lamp signifying enlightenment, a winged hourglass symbolizing that "time flies" and a monkey's face recalling the theory of human evolution.

g. Ionic and Doric columns flanking the front door along the colonnade and the 31st Street wall.

h. Design patterns along the pediment, the colonnade, and the side doors including egg-and-dart, bead-and-reel and waterleaf.

1. Quoins, rosettes and cartouches as well as brackets, dentils and cornices along the pediment and the colonnade.

(Ord. No. O-03-04 § 1)

The Municipal Council further finds and determines that the Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne meets the criteria for historic designation for the following reasons:

a. The Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne is illustrative of the development of the City of Bayonne as an industrial community at the turn of the 20th century.

b. Funded by grants from Andrew Carnegie, it is representative of the City's period of greatest economic development and population growth, which occurred during New Jersey's Metropolitan era (1910-1945).

c. The building exemplified the development, heritage and cultural characteristics of the municipality in particular and of the County and State.

d. The Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne has serviced not only as the City's public library since 1904, but also as a formal meeting place for many local organizations, and it has been the site of numerous cultural events such as art shows, exhibits and concerts.

e. The building is an example of an excellent interpretation of the Beaux-Arts and Classical Revival architectural styles as designed by two (2) notable American architects.

f. Of national significance, Edward Lippincott Tilton, the architect who designed the original structure in 1903, designed the existing wall containing the main entrance as the facade of a Carnegie Library.

g. The north, south and west additions of 1930-1932 are significant as the most ornate design of Hudson County architect Charles Shilowitz, who worked in the metropolitan area during the first half of the 20th century.

(Ord. No. O-03-04 § 1)

The Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne, located at 697 Avenue C and known as Block 152, Lot 8, is hereby designated as Historic Landmark in accordance with Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S. 40:55D-1 et seq., and Chapter 37, Historic Preservation, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Bayonne. (Ord. No. O-03-04 § 1)

This designation shall be noted on the Zoning Map of the City of Bayonne and filed with the City Tax Assessor. (Ord. No. O-03-04 § 1)