We love a behind the scenes tour inside a historic building. We also love seeing what’s behind a historic building — at least when gardens are involved! The Stockade Association’s annual Garden Tour opens up private gardens throughout the Stockade Historic District, showing off some truly spectacular spaces
Read MoreThe first in a series encouraging you to explore our state. Schenectady might not be your first thought for a weekend destination, but there is plenty to see and do — especially for lovers of historic architecture!
Read MoreA look at the recently restored Arthur’s 1795 in Schenectady, a neighborhood coffee shop and market with deep roots in the community.
Read MoreThe Historic Schenectady Stockade Pump Station is the focus on a feasibility reuse study, funded through a 2020 Technical Assistance Grant. We stopped by to see the site and talk to local residents who are actively engaged in advocating for the building’s next chapter.
Read MoreA Cultural Landscape Report informs the administrators at Vale Cemetery Association (a Preserve New York grantee) on cemetery preservation — including in their successful restoration of the African American Ancestral Burying Ground.
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