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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The League has been actively involved in the effort to save Parrott Hall since 2018, most recently including the site on our Seven to Save list.
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Learn more about the work being by the Elmhurst History and Cemeteries Preservation Society to advocate for the protection of the Elmhurst African American Burial Ground.
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We recently learned of the proposed demolition of the the brick schoolhouse that has sat prominently at 1653 Central Ave in Colonie for the past 90 years.
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Our colleagues at LANDMARK WEST! hosted a webinar to explore the importance of artist Richard Lippold and his site-specific work — with a special focus on the Seven to Save-listed para-architectural installation Orpheus and Apollo, previously installed at Lincoln Center. If you missed the live event, you can watch the recording here.
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This editorial originally appeared in the Albany Times-Union on August 10, 2020 and has been reproduced here with permission of the author. Marilyn Kaplan is the Principal of Preservation Architecture in Albany.
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The League’s Preservation Policy Manager Christina Hingle fills us in on what’s going on in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
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At its 2020 meeting, the Preserve New York grant panel selected 19 applicants in 15 counties to receive support totaling $193,390. Many of these grants will lead to historic district designation or expansion, allowing property owners to take advantage of the New York State and Federal Historic Tax Credits.
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Guest blogger James McMenamin from Elmhurst History and Cemeteries Preservation Society delves into the background of their work advocating for the Elmhurst African American Burial Ground, its history, and what’s next.
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After slavery was abolished, free African Americans established a community of their own in what is now Elmhurst, Queens. A forgotten cemetery there was rediscovered in 2011 and the community has been trying to save it ever since.
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Historic Parrott Hall in Geneva, NY, is finding new life through a concerted preservation campaign.
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League Trustees Council member Marilynn Gelfman Karp assisted with the installation of Richard Lippold’s Orpheus and Apollo in 1963. In this guest blog post she talks about the experience and what its removal means for Lincoln Center.
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For this guest blog post, Sarah Tietje-Mietz (one of the League’s 2020 Zabar Scholars) offers a glimpse inside the Hilltop House and the work being done to continue to connect it with visitors.
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Greg Socinski is interning with the Preservation League of NYS to create a comprehensive database of extant historic opera houses throughout the state. This internship project is underwritten by the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation. In 2018-2019, Historic Opera Houses were included on our biennial Seven to Save list of at-risk historic places. This project is a continuation of work that began during that Seven to Save cycle. If there is a historic opera house in your community, feel free to reach out to Greg by emailing gsocinski@preservenys.org.
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