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 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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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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Representing counties all over the state, these eight projects exemplify the best in the field of historic preservation.
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Former 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.
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Historic 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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Many of the 2016 award winners provide valuable examples for others by incorporating energy efficiency techniques, adaptive reuse strategies and Federal and State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits. Each year, we are impressed by the number and variety of laudable nominations, and this year was no exception. We are delighted to give these projects the statewide recognition they deserve.
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A crumbling factory that is now a focal point of neighborhood revitalization. A private residence that suffered years of neglect before being restored by descendants of its original owner. A community meeting space that has been restored with an eye toward sustainability in a changing coastal environment. These were just a few of the Award-winning projects honored by the Preservation League on May 13, 2015.
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A community-led effort to give new life to a relic of the heyday of rail. A vibrant artistic hub in a building that was once on the brink of demolition. An all-volunteer preservation group that got its start supporting arts and culture. The restoration and interpretation of a contemporary artist’s live-work space in SoHo. These were just a few of the Award-winning projects and organizations honored by the Preservation League on May 14, 2014.
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Our annual Awards program on May 15, 2013 highlighted projects that provide new examples of best practices in historic preservation.
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More than any year in the history of our Awards program, the 2012 Excellence in Preservation Awards spanned not only styles, but centuries.
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From the majestic New York Public Library to the Montour House in Schuyler County, the 2011 Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards paid tribute to a wide variety of projects, organizations, and individuals exemplifying the very highest achievements to historic preservation.
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The 2010 Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards at the New York Yacht Club featured some of the most moving and heartfelt tributes in the history of the program.
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The list of award winners includes: the restoration of the Great Western Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany; The Alfred E. Smith State Office Building in Albany; Excellence Charter School of Bedford-Stuyvesant; River Lofts in Manhattan; School No. 4 in Saratoga Springs; the Montauk Playhouse Community Center in the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County; and New York’s Historic Armories: An Illustrated History (SUNY Press, 2006). The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will be honored for organizational excellence, and Donald Fenner of Springfield Center, Otsego County will be honored for individual excellence.
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The 2006 Award winners were Harmony Mills, Cohoes, Albany County; the Reverend J. Edward Nash House, Buffalo, Erie County; 256-262 State Street, Carthage, Jefferson County; Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, Kings County; Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, Kings County; Historic Front Street, New York, New York County; 90 West Street, New York, New York County; and the MTA-Metro North Railroad Station Restoration, Yonkers, Westchester County. The Greene County Industrial Development Agency was honored for organizational excellence, and Henry McCartney, former Executive Director of the Landmark Society of Western New York, of Rochester, Monroe County was honored for individual excellence.
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