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The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

Preservation Long Island Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary

June 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

preservation long islandPreservation Long Island, a regional not-for-profit organization dedicated to historic preservation on geographic Long Island, is celebrating its 75th year in operation. [Read more…] about Preservation Long Island Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Long Island, Nassau County, Preservation Long Island, Public History, Suffolk County, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

Long Island Preservation Awards Announced

March 30, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

289 east main streetThe Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) will recognize two organizations and three projects for preservation excellence on Long Island at a ceremony to be held at 2 pm on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at SPLIA Headquarters in Cold Spring Harbor.

Also, filmmaker Jake Gorst will be presented the Huyler C. Held Award for Publication Excellence, followed by a screening of “Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion”. [Read more…] about Long Island Preservation Awards Announced

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Long Island, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

2015 Endangered Historic Places On Long Island

February 11, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Glenwood Landing Power Plant during demolition, January  2015The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) has taken a thematic approach to its 2015 List of Endangered Historic Places, focusing on Long Island’s endangered industrial heritage.  The loss of industrial heritage erases the regional connection to Long Island as a center for maritime, aeronautical, and communications industries. [Read more…] about 2015 Endangered Historic Places On Long Island

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Industrial History, Long Island, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

Nominations For Endangered Long Island List Sought

September 3, 2014 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

First_National_Bank_and_Trust_CompanyHistoric properties spanning the length of Long Island are regularly threatened by a variety of complex issues that all point to a need for their greater appreciation and protection.

The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) launched its inaugural List of Endangered Historic Places in 2010 to broadly educate the public about the region’s wide range of historic environments and provide support and greater visibility to local efforts working to save at-risk resources. [Read more…] about Nominations For Endangered Long Island List Sought

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Advocacy, Architecture, Historic Preservation, Long Island, Public History, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

Long Island Preservation Excellence Awards Announced

March 31, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, NYThe Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) will recognize one project and two organizations for preservation excellence on Long Island.

SPLIA will also present the Howard C. Sherwood Award for exceptional achievement in Historic Preservation and the Huyler C. Held Award for Publication Excellence at a ceremony to be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2014 hosted by Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, NY.

Receiving awards will be: [Read more…] about Long Island Preservation Excellence Awards Announced

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Long Island, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

Long Island’s List of Endangered Historic Places for 2013

June 4, 2013 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

ehp_2013_announcement_home_bannerThe Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) has issued its Endangered Historic Places List for 2013. The list includes six endangered properties that exemplify the vast diversity and character of Long Island’s historic resources. [Read more…] about Long Island’s List of Endangered Historic Places for 2013

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: East Hampton Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Long Island, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

New Exhibit: Long Island at Work and Play

December 19, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Long Island’s story of work and play comes to life when a farmer, dust flying, rushes to market, a boy swings a baseball bat, a peddler sells fish door to door and a family, wearing their Sunday best, poses for a portrait in their new car.

The remarkable images, many of which have never been exhibited, are just some of the gems in the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) collections and feature the work of such turn of the 20th century photographers as Clarence A. Purchase, Arthur S. Greene and Harry R. Gelwicks. [Read more…] about New Exhibit: Long Island at Work and Play

Filed Under: Events, New Exhibits Tagged With: Long Island, Photography, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

James Howard Kunstler On Rescuing the American Townscape

December 5, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) will present a lecture “Rescuing the American Townscape from its Own Recent History” by author James Howard Kunstler.

James Howard Kunstler is a vocal critic of American architecture and urban planning which he describes as a tragic landscape of highway strips, parking lots, housing tracts, mega-malls, junked cities and ravaged countryside. For two decades, Kunstler has examined the growth of urban and suburban America. [Read more…] about James Howard Kunstler On Rescuing the American Townscape

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Housing, Long Island, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

SPLIA to Present 2012 Preservation Awards

March 22, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

As an advocate, the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) works to promote the appreciation and protection of regional cultural heritage. To encourage standards of excellence and raise public awareness, their 2012 Preservation Awards recognize individuals, organizations and projects that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in the field of historic preservation on Long Island.

This year’s honorees include Robert A. M. Stern Architects, Seatuck Environmental Association, the Town of Southampton, and the Aquinas Honor Society of the Immaculate Conception School.

The 2012 SPLIA Preservation Awards will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm at SPLIA Headquarters (161 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724). The event is free, but registration is required by calling SPLIA at 631-692-4664, Monday – Friday.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Long Island, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

Rabbit Goody: A Rare American Ingrain Carpet

February 13, 2012 by S.Rabbit Goody Leave a Comment

Ingrain or Scotch carpeting was a main stay of early 19th century carpeting for households both common and wealthy. Woven as a two layer double cloth with geometric or curvilinear designs, ingrain carpeting became popular through the last half of the 18th century and blossomed in the 19th century.

One of only four known American produced ingrain carpets is in the collection of The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA). It also has the most supporting information about its manufacture at Jones Mill, located in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Advertisements from Jones Mill appear in the newspapers during the 1830’s and document the production of figured ingrain carpeting among other fabrics.

Ingrain carpeting woven by American fancy weavers in the first half of the 19th century is distinct from the imported Scotch and Kidderminster carpets. The American versions use locally produced softer grades of wool and have a slightly different structure, more akin to the structure of woven coverlets of the same period.

It has been extremely difficult to document the American carpets because with the use of soft wools, the carpets were less durable and ended up being worn out, cut up and used for smaller rugs, and simply disappeared.

We’ve been working at Thistle Hill Weavers to reproduce the Jones Mill example both in its original color, and in a blue and white version which will be installed in SPLIA’s restored Sherwood Jayne House.

Master Weaver Rabbit Goody write about historic textiles. Her weaving studio, Thistle Hill Weavers, in Cherry Valley, NY, is a small mill modeled after the trade shops of the 19th century.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Fiber Arts - Textiles, Long Island, Material Culture, Otsego County, Rabbit Goody, The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

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