SEPTEMBER SATURDAYS:

FRANKLIN STREET SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES

On Saturdays from noon to 1:00 p.m. in September, the Center for Community Arts will offer free Community Open House "sneak peek" tours of the Franklin Street School. Light refreshments will be served while hosts Judy Austermiller and members of the Center’s Board of Trustees give visitors a taste of the rich history of the school as well as that much desired “peek” into the future of Cape May’s cultural community center. These open houses are supported by a special grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s William Short Preservation Fund for New Jersey.

The Franklin Street School is located on Franklin Street between Lafayette and Washington Streets in Cape May City. Reservations are not necessary and the events are free. For more information call Judy at 884-7525.

To learn more about the history of Cape May’s African American community, take the Center for Community Arts African American Heritage Walking Tour of Cape May, offered Saturdays in September at 11:00 a.m., departing from 712 Lafayette Street for only $10.

Phase II of the restoration was made possible by a capital grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund, the State of New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Sturdy Savings Bank, Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Swain's Ace Hardware, the Whale's Tale Jewelry and Gifts, the Delaware River and Bay Authority and many other local businesses, individuals and families. The Walking Tour is supported by an operating grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.