On Thursday, February 11, we welcomed Diana S. Waite to share some highlights about her book The Architecture of Downtown Troy: An Illustrated History.
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The restoration of Dr. Ferguson’s Office on Culvert Street in Glens Falls was a labor of love for Darren and Lisa Tracy — it’s also one of this year’s Excellence in Historic Preservation Award winners. In this guest blog post, Darren recounts how he first became aware of the threat to this National Register-listed building and the process of bringing it back to life.
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An interview with Lacey Thaler Reilly Wilson Architecture & Preservation’s Stephen F. Reilly, AIA, LEED AP, to learn more about the impressive restoration of the Yaddo Mansion in Saratoga Springs.
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Allan Beers, Coordinator of Environmental Resources and Executive Director of RC Soil & Water Conservation District at Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources answered a few questions about the effort to restore the Cropsey Farm Barn and preserve the land as open space.
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Page Ayres Cowley Architecture was the firm in charge of the restoration of Building 207. We reached out to PACA Associate Gustavo Carrera to ask a few questions about this incredible transformation.
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We reached out to Housing Visions Director of Community & Government Relations Michael W. La Flair to learn more about his organization and the restoration of the Ethel T. Chamberlain building.
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We reached out to Maggie Oldfather, Henry Street’s Facilities Officer, to learn more about their incredible restoration of a historic firehouse.
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We reached out to Thornton Tomasetti Vice President Charles Van Winckle to get some firsthand insight into the process of bringing this landmark of historic engineering back to life.
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We reached out to River House Project Co-founder Melissa Auf der Maur to ask a few questions about that Award-winning project.
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There was broad community support to save this building, and this project proves that small projects can have a big impact. And though it was a true team effort to get the job done, it’s a reminder that individuals have the power to make real and positive change for the communities they care about.
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The meticulous improvements to stonework, masonry, and building engineering marked an incredibly detailed restoration, ensuring that Yaddo will nurture creativity for ages to come.
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The successful restoration of the Cropsey Farm Barn in New City provides proof that these historic structures can be saved and continue to serve agricultural purposes in the 21st century.
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For those who have never been to Troy, The Architecture of Downtown Troy: An Illustrated History might inspire you to make a trip to see one of America’s most perfectly preserved 19th-century downtowns.
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The Colonial Revival style building that is now home to The Center for the Women of New York had been vacant since 1969. The project team did a remarkable job adapting this site for modern everyday use.
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The nonprofit Housing Visions seeks to be a catalyst for positive change through their work as a developer, general contractor, and property manager. With the Ethel T. Chamberlain house, they transformed an abandoned former apartment building into the Salvation Army Women’s Shelter.
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The nonprofit Henry Street Settlement has been providing services to Lower East Side residents since 1893. The formerly vacant firehouse that is now home to their Dale Jones Burch Neighborhood Center is one of 18 locations where Henry Street operates social services, arts, and healthcare programs.
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The Fire Watchtower in Marcus Garvey Park has been a symbol of Harlem since 1856. Despite falling into significant disrepair by the end of the 20th century, the community rallied to save. Collaboration with several city agencies, including the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, led to a full restoration led by Thornton Tomasetti.
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River House Project’s 1903 red-brick school building is a contributing property in the Hudson Historic District, but was left vacant and neglected for decades. Looking at it now, you’d never guess it had been in such a deteriorated and dangerous condition when owners Melissa Auf der Maur and Tony Stone first decided to tackle the project.
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If you couldn’t join us for the live announcement of this year’s Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards, you can watch a recording of the ceremony to learn more about this year’s incredible award winners.
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We are honored to recognize the people who are using historic preservation to build stronger neighborhoods, create local jobs, provide affordable housing, open our eyes to overlooked history, and save the places that are special to all of us.
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