Dear Friends,
I hope this letter finds you well. It’s that time of year when we reach out to our closest friends — like you — and ask for you to renew your support for the League. But before I get to that, I want to share an especially heartwarming story about a young couple who have undertaken an ambitious preservation project.
Read MoreIf you haven’t had the pleasure of visiting Great Camp Santanoni, we’ll let this video with Steven convince you to start planning your trip!
Read MoreIn this guest blog post, Adirondack Architectural Heritage Education Programs Director Nolan Cool shares some thoughts on his colleague and mentor Steven Engelhart. Steven is one of this year’s Excellence in Historic Preservation Award winners and will be retiring from AARCH at the end of 2021.
Read MoreFor the second year, the League brought our Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards online. Our 10 honorees were announced during a Zoom livestream on Tuesday, November 16. League President Jay DiLorenzo, League Board Chair Frank Sanchis, and League Board Member/Awards Committee Chair Charlotte Worthy hosted the program, which you can watch below if you missed it live!
Read MoreWhat began as a triage approach to repairs ultimately became a comprehensive restoration effort.
Read More“I’m thankful for all those who have trusted me with their stories and those who have opened their doors to my following – allowing access into places we would never see otherwise,” said David Haas. “With an engaged following whose love for Syracuse matches mine, I can truly say we are making a difference.”
Read More"Preservation is central to everything we do at Green-Wood, whether it's caring for the 478 acres of our living environment or ensuring the structures that mark the landscape are well maintained,” said Eric Barna, Green-Wood's Vice President of Operations.
Read More“The adaptive reuse of Whitcomb’s Garage shows that preservation, revitalization, and community involvement are intertwined,” said Andrew Buchanan, Vice President of Whallonsburg Grange Hall. “It is an example for rural New York and beyond.”
Read MorePBN’s diligence, perseverance, and dedication to creating an anti-racist preservation movement is what makes them an exceptional and unparalleled model for preservation in the future.
Read MoreSteven Engelhart exemplifies the best qualities of a preservationist. He has been the most influential preservation advocate in New York’s Adirondack region in recent decades. With over 40 years of experience in the field of historic preservation, Steven has become a leading voice in preservation efforts throughout this underserved region and a readily identifiable leader in saving its treasured places.
Read More“The creation of affordable housing and artist live/workspaces in such prominent downtown buildings will have positive effects on Elmira for years to come,” said Preservation League President Jay DiLorenzo.
Read MoreThanks to a meticulous restoration, this historic building is serving an educational purpose once again as SUNY Broome’s state-of-the-art Culinary & Event Center.
Read MoreProctors is being recognized this year for their dual restoration efforts on behalf of the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany and Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs.
Read MoreThe Clinton Avenue project involved the careful rehabilitation of 70 historic rowhouses spread across a one-mile span in the Clinton Avenue and Arbor Hill Historic Districts. These buildings now provide over 200 affordable housing units.
Read MoreThis year’s award recipients represent the very best of what the League stands for and supports in historic preservation. It’s not every year that the Awards jury selects winners in each of our Award categories. But this year we celebrate projects, organizations, an individual, and a publication — all of which have profoundly impacted their local communities and are truly deserving of this statewide recognition.
Read MoreDo you have preservationists, history buffs, and old house enthusiasts on your gift list this year? Consider this a good place to start for New York-centric recommendations!
Read MoreThe latest recipient of a grant through the League’s Donald Stephen Gratz Preservation Services Fund is the Kirkland Art Center in Oneida County.
Read MoreIn this new series, League Trustee Lee Miller will be sharing easy ways to make a big difference when it comes to supporting the League.
Read MoreKatie brings decades of experience, a strong connection to New York State communities, and a wealth of knowledge of the various issues impacting the preservation field today.
Read MoreA Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers, 1983-2008 is the first lesbian and queer historical geography of New York City. In this Preservation Book Club webinar, we invited author Jen Jack Gieseking to talk about their research exploring how lesbians and queers have survived in the face of twenty-first century gentrification and urban development.
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