The removal of Richard Lippold’s Orpheus and Apollo from the Lincoln Center Atrium was supposed to be temporary. Six years later, there are still no plans to reinstall the iconic para-architectural site-specific work.
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We’re closing out our Seven to Save spotlight on SANS with a roundup of content, including recommended reading and media coverage to help paint a more complete picture of this special place.
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We often get asked by homeowners looking to sell their historic homes what resources they might have to make sure the house they love will continue to be cared for. Here we’ve compiled a few options people have to ensure they find good stewards for their old home.
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The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society stewards the lighthouse structure, and they are fundraising to make sure it remains stable for years to come.
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A news clip from the 80s features the remaining Hudson River lighthouses and the issues they faced. Sadly, not much has changed in the ensuing decades.
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Our colleagues at Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation created an interactive map to explore places in their neighborhood with significance in the women’s suffrage movement to help celebrate the centennial of the 19th amendment.
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The first installment in our new Future of Preservation webinar series will be focused on the Seven to Save-listed historically African American vacation community SANS.
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Sag Harbor resident Lora René Tucker shares a poem about summers spent at the beach.
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The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is hosting a public photo contest and they want to see your best shots of the lighthouse!
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This month’s Seven to Save spotlight takes us to a historically African American vacation community on Long Island — Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest & Ninevah Subdivisions.
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We’re starting a book club and we’d love it if you joined us.
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Our friends from the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society took us out on a boat and into the lighthouse for a Facebook Live tour. If you missed it live, you can still get a look inside — and maybe join them for a tour yourself one day!
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Stepping Stones Lighthouse in the Long Island Sound is nearly identical to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse.
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After the circa 1946 underwater electric cable that powered the lighthouse failed in the fall of 2019, the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society pivoted to solar power. A small solar installation now powers the lighthouse year-round, including making their holiday light display possible.
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Alison Tretter from the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society shares a bit of history about the passenger steamboats that once brought millions of people up and down the Hudson River.
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We were excited to stumble on this fun illustration of our Seven to Save-listed Hudson-Athens Lighthouse and it inspired us to think about some of our own favorite curious constructions.
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Alison Tretter from Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society took some inspiration from lighthouse living for ways all of us can better enjoy our social isolation.
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Please enjoy this Hudson-Athens Lighthouse throwback.
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This month, let’s all take a closer look at the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, one of our current Seven to Save sites.
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On June 25, the League will hosted a webinar with author and League Trustee Patrick Ciccone to discuss the recent reissue of the classic book Bricks & Brownstone: The New York Row House. If you missed the live event, you can still check out the conversation thanks to the recording.
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