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J. Owen Grundy (1912–1985) was a native of Jersey City, New Jersey〔(Jersey City Reporter )〕 and was until his death its official historian and chairman of the city's Municipal Historic Districts Commission. A Hudson River waterfront park at Exchange Place is named in his honor.〔(Mayor Healy & Nanette Grundy to Cut Ribbon for the Grand Re-Opening & Re-Dedication of the J. Owen Grundy Park ) JC press release: park rededication 2008〕 Grundy wrote ''The History of Jersey City,'' published in honor of the 1976 American Bicentential and about 50 monographs on historic subjects related to Hudson County, New Jersey. He was among the founders of the Brownstone Revival Committee in Jersey City and the Preservation and Restoration Association of Jersey City and had served five terms as president of the Jersey City Museum Association. From 1946 to 1959, Mr. Grundy was a reporter and associate editor of ''The Villager'' in Greenwich Village, where he was a leader in the preservation movement. Along with Audrey Zapp, Theodore Conrad, and Morris Pesin,〔(Morris Pesin Marker in LSP )〕 Grundy was influential environmental and preservation movement that led to the creation of Liberty State Park. The J. Owen Grundy Award is given annually for preservation projects in the city.〔http://www.jclandmarks.org/2008PreservationAwards.shtml〕 ==See also== *Jasper Danckaerts *Daniel Denton *Henry Howe *John T. Cunningham *Barbara Haney Irvine *John P. Snyder 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. Owen Grundy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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