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Preservation League of NYS

The State of Historic Preservation Trades in the Northeast

March 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Traditional trades apprenticeship students learning masonry (courtesy the National Preservation Training Center)Looking for a career that will take you to interesting locations, requires hands-on creativity and problem-solving, and connects you to local history and heritage?

Recent research conducted in partnership with the Northeast Regional Initiative for the Preservation Trades indicates that preservation and restoration trades careers can offer exactly these benefits. [Read more…] about The State of Historic Preservation Trades in the Northeast

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: Historic Preservation, National Trust, Preservation League of NYS

Ticonderoga’s 1700s French Village Forge Survey Planned

January 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Smith Forge at Fort Ticonderoga French Village (provided by Fort Ticonderoga Association)Shortly after establishing Fort Carillon (later named Ticonderoga), the French Army began the construction of a series of ancillary structures, including the Smith’s Forge, to the south of the fort beginning in early 1756.

This area, known as the lower town, or the French Village, housed a number of proto-industrial structures that supported the military activities of the armies who garrisoned Ticonderoga in the 18th century. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga’s 1700s French Village Forge Survey Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Architecture, Essex County, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, French History, Historic Preservation, Industrial History, Iron Industry, Military History, Preservation League of NYS, Ticonderoga

Two Upstate Opera Houses Supported by Preservation League Grants

October 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Earlville Opera HouseSince including Opera Houses on its statewide Seven to Save list of endangered historic sites in 2018, the Preservation League of NYS has been working to study and assist opera houses across New York State.

That work has been supported in large part thanks to the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation. [Read more…] about Two Upstate Opera Houses Supported by Preservation League Grants

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Western NY Tagged With: Grants, Historic Preservation, Preservation League of NYS, Seven to Save

Grant Funding Available for Cultural & Historic Resources

August 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

hudson river painting by sanford giffordThe New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation League of NYS have announced pre-applications are now open for the 2022 Technical Assistance Grants, with additional support from the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. [Read more…] about Grant Funding Available for Cultural & Historic Resources

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, New York State Council on the Arts, Preservation League of NYS

Salvaging What Can’t Be Saved: Deconstruction, Salvage & Sustainability

August 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

young person wearing a hardhat seen through wooden roof beamsThe Preservation League of New York State will host “Salvaging What Can’t Be Saved: Deconstruction, Salvage & Sustainability,”a virtual program set for Thursday, August 18th. [Read more…] about Salvaging What Can’t Be Saved: Deconstruction, Salvage & Sustainability

Filed Under: History, Events Tagged With: Preservation League of NYS

2022 Preserve New York Grantees Announced

August 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Preservation league of nys logoThe Preservation League of NYS and their program partners at the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation have announced the recipients of their 2022 Preserve New York grants. [Read more…] about 2022 Preserve New York Grantees Announced

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: Grants, New York State Council on the Arts, Preservation League of NYS

Rally Today in Albany To Save Penn Station Neighborhood

July 27, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Penn Station Area Map (courtesy Preservation League of New York State)The Empire Station Coalition will lead a group to Albany to lobby the Public Authorities Control Board before they vote on the Penn Area Plan at 2:00 pm today, Wednesday, July 27th. A rally is scheduled to begin at noon. [Read more…] about Rally Today in Albany To Save Penn Station Neighborhood

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Penn Station, Preservation League of NYS

Preservation Trades Research Survey Seeks Participants

July 26, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Traditional trades apprenticeship students learning masonry (courtesy the National Preservation Training Center)A multi-state research collaborative led by community and economic development specialists at the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension seeks to assess the current workforce of trades professionals who work at least part-time on historic properties.

A public survey, open through July, seeks to understand workforce development challenges, barriers, opportunities, and successes in the Northeast region. The Northeast Regional Initiative for the Preservation Trades is a cooperative project between the Preservation League of New York State, Preservation Trust of Vermont, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, and Maine Preservation. The project is funded by grants from the Moe Family Fund for Statewide and Local Partners through the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the 1772 Foundation. [Read more…] about Preservation Trades Research Survey Seeks Participants

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Preservation League of NYS

Under Threat: Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, NY

July 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff 7 Comments

Genesee Valley Park drive courtesy Monroe County ParksGenesee Valley Park in Rochester, NY was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1890, and it remains a well-used and defining community landscape. An original aspect of the park’s design is a woodland buffer that runs from Elmwood Avenue to the Erie Canal next to the University of Rochester. [Read more…] about Under Threat: Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, NY

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Frederick Law Olmsted, Genesee River, Genesee Valley Park, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Monroe County, Preservation League of NYS, Rochester, University of Rochester

Under Threat: James Brooks / Charlotte Park Home & Studios, East Hampton

July 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Brook Studio courtesy Preservation League of New York StateThe Brooks-Park Home & Studios in East Hampton on Long Island is an important physical link to the Abstract Expressionist Art movement and the artists who made it their home.

Artists James Brooks and Charlotte Park were at the forefront of the Abstract Expressionist art movement of the 1940s and 50s. James Brooks in particular is especially is well known for painting the largest site-specific Works Progress Administration (WPA) wall mural, in the landmarked interior of the Marine Terminal at New York’s La Guardia Airport. [Read more…] about Under Threat: James Brooks / Charlotte Park Home & Studios, East Hampton

Filed Under: Arts, History, Nature, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Art History, Brooks-Park Home, Esat Hampton, Historic Preservation, Long Island, modernism, Preservation League of NYS, Suffolk County, WPA

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