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2002 Grant
Recipients
A Grant Program of the Preservation League of New York State and the New York State Council on the Arts
At
its August meeting, the Preserve New York Grant Program panel
selected 12 projects in 11 counties for support totaling $92,450.
Preserve New York is a partnership grant program of the Preservation
League of New York State and the New York State Council on
the Arts.
To date, the program has provided over $770,000 to
139 not-for-profit groups and municipalities in support of
their important local initiatives.
The municipalities and organizations
receiving grant awards in 2002 are: |
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BRONX COUNTY
Friends of the Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
Contact: Susan Olsen, Executive
Director, 718-920-1469
Grant of $11,000 toward the cost of a cultural
landscape report for the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx . This 400-acre
cemetery was established in 1863 and designed by James C. Sidney
in the “Rural Cemetery” style.
Woodlawn contains 1,250 private mausoleums and 500 gardens, and is
the final resting place of many notable figures, including Herman Melville,
Miles Davis, Fiorello LaGuardia and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Pressley
Associates, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts will complete the report
and Charles Birnbaum of the Cultural Landscape Foundation in Washington
, DC will assist in its implementation.
DELAWARE COUNTY
Town of Roxbury, Roxbury
Contact: Thomas Hynes, Town Supervisor, 607-326-7641
and Peg Ellsworth, Town Historian, 607-326-3722
Grant of $4,339 toward
the cost of preparing a National Register of Historic Places nomination
in the hamlet of Roxbury. The project will examine up to 200 buildings
for possible expansion of an existing historic district, further extending
the benefits of landmark designation in the community. The survey,
which supports the goals of the town’s comprehensive plan, will
be completed by Jesse Ravage of Cooperstown.
DUTCHESS COUNTY
Quitman
Resource Center for Preservation, Rhinebeck
Contact: Marilyn Hatch, Director, 845-876-6326
Grant of $11,000 toward
the cost of a historic structure report for the Neher/Elseffer House,
a remarkably intact 18th century building related to the region’s
Palatine history. Saved from possible demolition, the Quitman Center
plans to restore and interpret the house and its farmstead setting.
The report will be prepared by Crawford and Stearns, Architects and
Preservation Planners, of Syracuse. They will be assisted by volunteers
from the Quitman Center and Hudson Valley Vernacular Architecture.
ERIE
COUNTY
Village of Hamburg, Hamburg
Contact: David Fountaine, Village
Administrator, 716-649-0200, ex. 3015
Grant of $8,000 toward the cost
of completing a reconnaissance survey of historic and architecturally
significant buildings and sites throughout the Village of Hamburg.
The survey responds to recommendations in the community’s master
plan and a highway improvement project for NYS Route 62 and will be
prepared by Bero Architecture of Rochester. The results will be used
by the village’s recently established historic preservation commission.
ESSEX
COUNTY
Essex County, Elizabethtown/Westport
Contact: William Johnston,
County Planner , 518-873-3685
Grant of $3,000 toward the cost of preparing
a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Essex County
Fairgrounds in Westport. Twelve buildings and structures of this 19th
century fairgrounds will be documented including the grandstand, racetrack,
agricultural center, and Floral Hall. The nomination will be completed
by Adirondack Architectural Heritage of Keeseville and will be a basis
for stewardship and interpretation of this historic fairgrounds.
Town
of Willsboro, Willsboro
Contact: Teresa Sayward, Town Supervisor,
518-963-8668
Grant of $7,500 toward the cost of completing a reconnaissance
survey of historic and architecturally significant buildings and sites
throughout the Town of Willsboro. The survey supports a growing commitment
to preservation in this rural Lake Champlain / Adirondack community
and will guide revitalization and tourism promotion efforts. The project
will be completed by Adirondack Architectural Heritage of Keeseville.
NEW
YORK COUNTY
Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, New
York City
Contact: Lisa Kersavage, Executive Director, 212-535-2526
Grant of $4,000
toward the cost of completing a National Register of Historic Places
nomination for an expanded Upper East Side Historic District. The project
will be prepared by Friends staff, trustee volunteers, and consultant
Claudia Cooney of Allee King Rosen and Fleming of New York City. The
proposed expansion will provide greater recognition and protection
for approximately 350-400 commercial buildings, mansions, rowhouses
and apartment buildings constructed between the 1850’s
and 1940’s.
ONONDAGA COUNTY
Matilda
Joslyn Gage Foundation, Fayetteville
Contact: Sally Roesch Wagner,
Executive Director, 315-637-9511
Grant of $7,000 toward the cost of
a historic structure report for the c.1854 Greek Revival style former
home of Matilda Joslyn Gage, a nationally-known leader in the Abolition
and Womens’ Rights movements. Located in a National Register
historic district, Gage’s residence will be restored and interpreted
to reflect her life in Fayetteville and her many contributions on
behalf of the rights of African Americans, Native Americans, and
women. The report will be prepared by Crawford and Stearns, Architects
and Preservation Planners, of Syracuse.
ORANGE COUNTY
Newburgh Preservation
Association, Dutch Reformed Church Restoration Committee, Newburgh
Contact:
James Hoekema, President, 845-568-3038
Grant of $15,000 toward the
cost of a historic structure report for the former Dutch Reformed
Church. Owned by the City of Newburgh, the monumental building was
designed in 1835 by Alexander Jackson Davis in the Greek Revival
style and is a National Historic Landmark. The HSR, to be completed
by Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Architects, LLP of Albany, will provide
recommendations for critically needed repairs and will guide restoration
as this landmark assumes new community uses.
OSWEGO COUNTY
Heritage
Foundation of Oswego, Oswego
Contact: Patricia Levine, Executive
Director, 315-342-3354
Grant of $3,111 toward the cost of preparing
National Register of Historic Places nominations for commercial buildings
in the City of Oswego. The project will support the revitalization
efforts currently underway in the West Bank business district, an
area of mid-to late-19th century commercial blocks on the Oswego
River. The project will be completed by Cynthia Carrington of Syracuse.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Village of Cobleskill, Cobleskill
Contact: Debbie
Yoder, Historic District Review Commission member, 518-234-2601 and
Carol McGuire, Deputy Mayor, 518-234-3891
Grant of $6,500 toward
the cost of a cultural resource survey of the Village of Cobleskill.
The project will provide a much-needed update of survey data to guide
municipal review within the village’s historic
districts. The project will also be the basis for the preparation
of design guidelines. The survey will be prepared by Neil Larson
of Woodstock, New York .
WAYNE COUNTY
Wayne County, Lyons
Contact:
Sharon Lilla, Director of Planning, 315-946-5919
Grant of $12,000
toward the cost of a historic structure report for the H.G. Hotchkiss
Essential Oil Company Building in the Village of Lyons on the Erie
Canal. The 1880 building was the industrial plant for the H.G. Hotchkiss
firm, a national leader in the production and distribution of mint
oil between 1839 and 1990. For over a decade the building has been
underutilized and is in need of rehabilitation. The report, to be
prepared by Bero Architecture of Rochester , will guide building
repair and interpretation and enhance its important link to the canal
and community revitalization efforts now underway.
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For more information or to discuss your proposal,
please contact the Leagues’s regional directors of Technical
and Grant Programs:
Eastern New York, including NYC and
Long Island - Erin
Tobin - 518-462-5658 x12
Central and Western
New York, including Southern Tier - Tania
Werbizky - 607-272-6510 (Ithaca)
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