Calumet Road
Randolph
This new single family home for Donna Church and her three children is located at 13 Calumet Road in Randolph. This was the first of the three lots purchased from the township to be developed by Morris Habitat and was designated a “community” project. Volunteers were recruited from Randolph schools, businesses, clubs, congregations and residents.
The volunteer construction effort was kicked off with a “Pastor’s Build” on September 10, 2002. Pastors from five area congregations (Ironia Free Methodist, Millbrook United Methodist, Holy Trinity Orthodox, Mt. Fern United Methodist and Good Shepherd Lutheran) built window headers and installed foam board insulation on the crawlspace’s interior.
Among the groups that provided volunteers were: the Randolph High School National Honor Society, Randolph Karate Academy, Millbrook UMC, Randolph Kiwanis, NJ Marthoma Church, Edgell Communications, Ironia Free UMC, and the Township Council and employees.
The Dedication was held on Sunday, April 13, 2003 and the Church family closed on their home in mid-May. The house has a thirty-year deed restriction to remain affordable housing.
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Morris Habitat for Humanity Home Design Competition
AIA Newark and Suburban (AIA N&S), the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, co-sponsored a home design competition for the current Habitat site on Calumet Road in Randolph.
The design team from Nadaskay Kopelson in Morristown was presented the Award of Excellence for the top design entry. The team headed by Ben Lee, has agreed to provide the construction drawings at no charge and has even turned their award money, $500, back to Habitat to be used on the project.
Pictured here with the winning design, from l. to r.: Ben Lee, Walter Kneis, Gary DeBiasse, Janice Kitchen, Jason Lee, Larry Gawloski.
Three Awards of Merit ($250) were given out to the runners-up: Mendham Design in Mendham; Aric Gitomer Architect in Morris Plains; and, Arcari Iovino Architects in Edgewater.
In addition, certificates were awarded to: Constance Gill Architect, Montclair, for Passive Solar Design; Re: Build Architecture, Westfield, for Graphic Presentation and Radius, Inc., Rockaway, for Graphic Presentation.