The League has had a long history advocating for the Watervliet Shaker National Historic District — the site of America's first Shaker settlement. With continued investment and thoughtful preservation, this historic site can continue to have a big impact on the Albany region.
Read MoreFormer factories with a new lease on life. A historic hotel re-energizing a walkable downtown. “America’s Garden,” recognized for more than a century of leadership in preservation. These are just a few of the Award-winning projects and organizations we are honoring later this month at our annual Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards.
Read MoreAnnouncing our biennial list of the most endangered sites in New York State.
Read MoreWe asked some lawmakers, business leaders, and preservation advocates to find out.
Read MoreRochester’s Home Leasing has acquired 70 historic rowhomes consisting of 210 housing units and 6 commercial spaces in the Arbor Hill Neighborhood of Albany. With a two-year plan to do the rehabilitation work, they hope to bring this stretch of vacant buildings back to life.
Read MoreOn October 18 of this year, the Structural Engineering Institute (Mohawk Hudson Chapter) named an engineering assessment of the Dutch Reformed Church interior their Structural Engineering Project of the Year for studies/investigations.
Read MoreThrough more than $600,000 in grants, technical services, workshops, awards and our Industrial Heritage Reuse Project, the Preservation League has helped individuals, nonprofits and municipalities revitalize their canalside assets.
Read MoreThe Spring 2017 grant round awarded $39,540 to 14 projects in twelve counties. The Fall round awarded $26,100 to 9 projects in 9 counties.
Read MoreThe League recently approved a $200,000 loan from its Endangered Properties Intervention Program to Historic Albany Foundation, a nonprofit organization with plans to restore the Van Ostrande-Radliff House at 48 Hudson Avenue in downtown Albany.
Read MoreIt’s been a flurry of activity since our last Rehab Diary post that discussed the creation of an RFP for architectural services to guide the rehabilitation of our National Register-listed headquarters here in Albany.
Read MoreAt its 2017 meeting, the Preserve New York grant panel selected 30 applicants in 21 counties to receive support totaling $239,634.
Read MoreDuring the Rapp Road community's 60th Family Reunion Weekend, members of the Rapp Road Historical Association unveiled a sign noting the significance of their neighborhood.
Read MoreThe sixth annual grant from our Donald Stephen Gratz Preservation Services Fund was awarded to the City of Amsterdam for an analysis of the Mohasco Power House.
Read MoreSouthern Tier Field Consultant Kati Smith recently visited Elmira to check in on the Maxwell Place Fire Station.
Read MoreOn Thursday, June 15, 2017, Historic Albany Foundation unveiled two large environmental graphics at the Van Ostrande-Radliff House, otherwise known as 48 Hudson Avenue, the oldest extant building in the city of Albany.
Read MoreSouthern Tier Field Consultant Kati Smith visited the town of Friendship to provide information on grant and technical support for a State and National Register nomination.
Read MoreThe Preservation League presented two sessions at the 2017 Statewide Preservation Conference in Rochester earlier this month.
Read MoreSince 2013, when the NYS Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit was enhanced and extended by Governor Cuomo, the combined federal and state tax credit programs have spurred over $3 billion of investment in historic properties in New York State.
Read MoreHistoric preservation is alive and well in New York State and this year’s Award winners are a true testament to the vitality of the field.
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