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League
Grant Program:
Preserve New York
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-2004 Grant Recipients
-2002 Grant Recipients
Other
Funding Sources:
National Trust for Historic Preservation
New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Office of Parks Recreation and
Historic Preservation (OPRHP)
New York Landmarks Conservancy
New York State Department of
Transportation (TEA-21)
The Great American Station
Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
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Preserve New York 2003 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 11 projects in 10 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 $863,226
to 150 not-for-profit groups and municipalities in support of their
important local initiatives. The municipalities and organizations
receiving grant awards in 2003 are:
CAYUGA COUNTY
Foundation Historical
Association, Auburn
Contact: Peter A. Wisbey, Executive Director, 315-252-1283
Grant
of $8,000 toward the
cost of a historic structure report for the Seward House property near
downtown Auburn. The
c.1816
brick house, with c. 1847 and 1860s
additions, and its stone carriage houses are associated with three
generations of
the Seward family. The report will address restoration and
interpretation of
the house to reflect the leadership roles that Statesman William Seward
and his
wife Frances played in the moral justice issues of the 19th century
and their achievements, along with their son, William Jr., at national,
state
and local levels. The report for this National Historic Landmark will
be
prepared by Crawford and Stearns, Architects and Preservation Planners
of
Syracuse, with assistance from Foundation staff and volunteers.
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Shaker Museum and Library, Old
Chatham
Contact: Cherie Miller Schwartz, Director, Mount Lebanon Project,
518-794-9100, x.203
Grant
of $7,500 for a
cultural resource survey consisting of archeological investigations as
part of
the planning and development of stabilization work required for the
Great Stone
Barn and the Wash House on the former North Family Shaker site.
Located in the Town of New Lebanon,
The Mount Lebanon site was occupied from 1785 to
1947, and served as the central administrative community for all other
Shaker
settlements in the United States.
Karen S.
Hartgen, RPA, and Scott D. Stull, PhD of the Albany
firm Hartgen Archeological Associates will undertake
the project. The organization plans to adapt the stone barn, severely
damaged
by fire in the 1970s, for the new museum site, and use the c. 1845 Wash
House
as a museum and education center.
KINGS COUNTY
Myrtle Avenue Revitalization
Project, LDC, Brooklyn
Contact: Jennifer Gerend, Executive Director, 718-230-1689
Grant
of $7,250 towards a
cultural resource survey of the Myrtle/Wallabout area located adjacent
to the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. The documentation by
consultant Andrew Dolkart of New York City
will focus on a 24-block area of commercial,
industrial and residential properties including a number of
19th-century
wood-frame houses. One of the first
residential developments in Brooklyn, the
neighborhood became more industrial later in the
nineteenth century. The staff of Myrtle
Avenue Revitalization Project (MARP) and area residents plan to use the
survey
in their efforts to designate the area as an historic district.
The project is an outgrowth of MARP’s
successful efforts to strengthen the commercial corridor along Myrtle
Avenue.
NEW YORK COUNTY
Greenwich Village Society for
Historic Preservation, New York
Contact: Andrew Berman, Executive Director, 212-475-9585
Grant
of $8,000 toward the
cost of preparing a survey of approximately 400 buildings in the South
Village
of Manhattan. The 35-block area contains a wealth of architecturally
and
historically significant buildings and sites constructed between the
1820s and
1930s associated with the immigrant experience, bohemian and artistic
achievements (especially in music) and counter-cultural movements. The
project
will be prepared by Andrew Dolkart of New York
City and will incorporate field survey and
research
previously completed by interns. The project results will be used to
raise
awareness of this significant neighborhood and to secure landmark
designations
at the local, state and national levels.
SCHOHARIE and OTSEGO COUNTIES
Town of Sharon and SHARE IT
Contact: Nan Stolzenburg, Consulting Planner, 518-872-9753; Daniel
Schuppel, Supervisor, Town of Sharon, 518-234-3038
Grant
of $12,500 toward the
cost of completing a survey of five towns and two villages
participating in the
SHARE IT program, a New York State Quality Communities
initiative.
SHARE IT stands for “Save Historic Assets and
Renew Economies by Inviting Tourism,” and is designed to encourage
inter-municipal
cooperation among the communities in closest proximity to Cooperstown
and is many tourist attractions. The project will be completed by
consultant Jessie Ravage of Cooperstown and
will provide documentation on the residences,
farmsteads, religious properties and public buildings that characterize
this
outstanding rural region. The project also supports the area’s U.S.
Route 20
planning and promotion initiatives.
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Long Island Traditions, Inc.,
Towns of Islip and Brookhaven
Contact: Nancy Solomon, Executive Director, Long Island Traditions
Grant
of $5,000 for a
cultural resources survey of maritime heritage sites along a 20-mile
section of Long Island’s southern shore.
Results of the survey will inform the management plan of the South
Shore Estuary Reserve
Council at a time of growing development pressures and the decline of
the
region’s maritime industries. Along with
the project consultant, Long Island Traditions, the Council will use
the survey
to develop a “bayway” trail and interpretive materials to promote the
area’s
resources.
Sag Harbor Whaling and
Historical Museum, Sag Harbor
Contact: Zachary N. Studenroth, Executive Director, 631-725-0770
Grant
of $9,500 for an
historic structure report for the c.1845 Benjamin Huntting II
House.
The house once served as the summer home of
Mrs. Russell Sage (Olivia Slocum Sage) and, today, separate areas of
the
building are used by the Museum and the local Masonic
Temple. The
late-Greek Revival design, which incorporates highly ornamental wood
and
plaster work, is attributed to Minard LaFever, a prominent American
architect. The investigation will be
carried out by Zachary Studenroth, executive director of the Sag Harbor
Whaling
and Historical Museum,
and Croxton Collaborative Architects of New York
City. The project partners’ work will
establish a plan for the restoration and re- interpretation of the
historic
home and will attempt to confirm LaFever’s direct involvement with the
design
of the structure.
TOMPKINS COUNTY
Downtown Business Partnership,
Ithaca
Contact: Gary Ferguson, Executive Director, 607-277-8697 and Leslie
Chatterton, Neighborhood and Historic Preservation Planner, City of
Ithaca, 607-274-6550
Grant
of $7,200 toward the
cost of preparing a National Register of Historic Places nomination for
a
historic district in downtown Ithaca.
The project will provide documentation on
approximately 80 commercial and public buildings constructed between
1818 to
1949 including examples designed by some of the region’s leading
architects. The nomination will be
completed by Jessie Ravage of Cooperstown and
will be used to support economic development
activities in Ithaca’s
Business Improvement District.
ULSTER COUNTY
Town of Saugerties
Contact: Greg Helmsmoortel, Town Supervisor, 845-246-2800 ext. 347; and
Karlyn Knaust Elia, Town Historian, 845-246-4754
Grant
of $15,000 toward the
cost of an architectural survey of approximately 500 buildings in the
Town’s 18
hamlets and other rural sites.
Consultant Christina Plattner of Durham
will lead a local committee to document resources
associated with the Hudson River heritage,
early
railroads, industrial and agricultural economies and specific building
types
such as stone houses. The survey will be
used to assess resources that may be designated as landmarks and
historic
districts in the future.
Historical
Society of Shawangunk and Gardiner, Town of Wallkill
Contact: Suzanne Isaksen, President, Historical Society of Shawangunk
and Gardiner, 201-619-2457
Grant
of $7,500 towards the
cost of an historic structure report for the Society’s headquarters,
the
Andries Dubois House. The property was
purchased by the society from the Du Bois family who, except for a
brief period
in the early 1900s, were the owners since the building’s construction
in the
late 18th century. The report will
document the evolution of the building, barely altered during the 20th
century,
and will provide a plan for its restoration and interpretation.
The Society had previously secured an
Environmental Protection Fund grant for the stabilization of the house,
and
plans to open the building as a local history museum. The report
will be produced by the Albany
firm of John G. Waite Associates, Architects.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Historic Salem Courthouse
Preservation Association, Salem
Contact: Katherine Tomasi, President, 518-854-7274
Grant of $5,000 toward the
cost of a historic structure report for the Old Washington County
Courthouse
and Jail Complex located in a National Register of Historic Places
historic
district in the Village
of Salem. The 1869 Courthouse was designed
by noted
architect Marcus F. Cummings of Troy; the jail is a 1906 addition. Between
1993 and 2003,
all county functions relocated to Fort Edward, leaving the complex vacant. The
report, to be
prepared by John G. Waite Associates, Architects of Albany, will guide
the
restoration and reuse of this landmark.
For further information contact Tania
Werbizky, Director of Technical Services and Grant Programs,
Preservation League of
New York
State , (607) 272-6510.
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