The 2020 Technical Assistance Grant round awarded $96,644 to 26 projects in 18 counties, the largest TAG round in both number of projects and dollars distributed. The successful applicants each provide a twenty percent cash match toward the total cost of their projects. With the announcement of the 2020 awards, support provided by TAG since its launch in 2012 totals $471,021. These grants have directly advanced 155 historic preservation efforts.
Read MoreIn an article published by Spotlight News on January 6, 2021 (“Demolition of old Central Avenue school/community center is underway”), the demolition news of the former Colonie Village School was shared, but no mention was made of the building’s historic importance. League President Jay DiLorenzo submitted a Letter to the Editor to correct this oversight and reaffirm the League’s stance that this site could have and should have been saved.
Read MoreIs your old house historic? Here are a few tips to learn more about your home’s history.
Read MoreOn Thursday, January 14, Dr. Gretchen Sorin shared a presentation detailing her research about African American mobility and the impact automobiles had in the fight for civil rights. Her book Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights was our December Preservation Book Club pick.
Read More2020 was a rough year, but let’s focus on the positive. Here’s a roundup of monthly highlights from last year, plus you can take a look through our Annual Report covering FY 2019-2020
Read MoreIt may surprise you to learn that New York State lacks a clear process to protect previously undiscovered burials and known burials on private property. This is one of the advocacy issues the League is currently focusing on.
Read More“…a small slice of masked normalcy for the holiday season.”
Read MoreA recreation of the Customs House takes the cake.
Read MoreAs we advocate for the future of Syracuse Central Tech through our Seven to Save program, we wanted to reach out to alumni who had firsthand experience with this special place. Paul and Kathy Zory were kind enough to share the following note expressing their support for revitalizing the space, along with several photos and an editorial written by Kathy back in 2001. The Zorys attended Syracuse Central Tech in the 1960s and as Paul put it, “Central is special to us anyway because we were high school sweethearts who have been married for 47 years!”
Read MoreBack in September, we shared an update from Greg Socinski, who had been interning with the League to complete a survey of extant opera houses in New York. We’re happy to report that the initial survey is complete and Greg created a handy map that plots out all of New York’s existing opera houses (that we know of), including photos and location details when available.
Read MoreLast month we put out a call for the Great Preservation Holiday Bake-Off to see some homemade treats inspired by historic New York buildings. We are very pleased to share the winning entry from Pooky Amsterdam — her Crown of New York City!
Read MoreThe effort to save Parrott Hall has relied on a collaborative effort of several groups including The Landmark Society of Western New York. In this guest blog post, LSWNY Assistant Director Larry Francer provides an update on how things have been moving along since contracts were awarded back in September.
Read MoreThis guest blog post from Randall T. Crawford of Crawford & Stearns / Architects and Preservation Planners, PLLC provides an update on the technical work that has begun at Parrott Hall
Read MoreThis month we'll be spotlighting Central Technical High School, a magnificent building in the heart of downtown Syracuse that has been vacant since 1975.
Read MoreAn update on the progress at Parrott Hall from the Friends of Parrott Hall Vice Chair Robert Seem.
Read MoreThe restoration of Dr. Ferguson’s Office on Culvert Street in Glens Falls was a labor of love for Darren and Lisa Tracy — it’s also one of this year’s Excellence in Historic Preservation Award winners. In this guest blog post, Darren recounts how he first became aware of the threat to this National Register-listed building and the process of bringing it back to life.
Read MoreAn interview with Lacey Thaler Reilly Wilson Architecture & Preservation’s Stephen F. Reilly, AIA, LEED AP, to learn more about the impressive restoration of the Yaddo Mansion in Saratoga Springs.
Read MoreAllan Beers, Coordinator of Environmental Resources and Executive Director of RC Soil & Water Conservation District at Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources answered a few questions about the effort to restore the Cropsey Farm Barn and preserve the land as open space.
Read MorePage Ayres Cowley Architecture was the firm in charge of the restoration of Building 207. We reached out to PACA Associate Gustavo Carrera to ask a few questions about this incredible transformation.
Read MoreSnap a photo of your gingerbread brownstone, cupcake Guggenheim, or cookies frosted like the Brooklyn Bridge. League staff will choose a winner and share all the entries on December 11 on our social media, website, and email.
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