The Town of Huntington received a Technical Assistance Grant from the League in 2020 to fund an Engineering Structural Analysis of the Peter Crippen House (TAG is a regrant partnership program between the League and the New York State Council on the Arts). We reached out to their Town Historian Robert Hughes to get an update on the project.
Read MoreOn January 11, 2021, after many years of advocacy from the Southampton and greater Long Island preservation community, the Pyrrhus Concer Homestead became a Landmark in the Village and Town of Southampton.
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 MoreHistoric Parrott Hall in Geneva, NY, is finding new life through a concerted preservation campaign.
Read MoreA 19,000 square-foot schoolhouse with Catskill Mountain and Hudson River views sat vacant and neglected for decades in the city of Hudson, NY. Built in 1903, it functioned as an elementary school until the 1960s, before a short-lived stint as a textile assembly site. Now, after years of meticulous restoration, it has been transformed into an anchor for the creative community.
Read MoreThe Parrott Hall Coalition is hard at work trying to save this Geneva landmark.
Read MoreThe League has had a long history advocating for the Watervliet Shaker National Historic District — the site of America's first Shaker settlement. With continued investment and thoughtful preservation, this historic site can continue to have a big impact on the Albany region.
Read MoreRochester’s Home Leasing has acquired 70 historic rowhomes consisting of 210 housing units and 6 commercial spaces in the Arbor Hill Neighborhood of Albany. With a two-year plan to do the rehabilitation work, they hope to bring this stretch of vacant buildings back to life.
Read MoreOn October 18 of this year, the Structural Engineering Institute (Mohawk Hudson Chapter) named an engineering assessment of the Dutch Reformed Church interior their Structural Engineering Project of the Year for studies/investigations.
Read MoreIt’s been a flurry of activity since our last Rehab Diary post that discussed the creation of an RFP for architectural services to guide the rehabilitation of our National Register-listed headquarters here in Albany.
Read MoreDuring the Rapp Road community's 60th Family Reunion Weekend, members of the Rapp Road Historical Association unveiled a sign noting the significance of their neighborhood.
Read MoreSouthern Tier Field Consultant Kati Smith recently visited Elmira to check in on the Maxwell Place Fire Station.
Read MoreOn Thursday, June 15, 2017, Historic Albany Foundation unveiled two large environmental graphics at the Van Ostrande-Radliff House, otherwise known as 48 Hudson Avenue, the oldest extant building in the city of Albany.
Read MoreWith the League’s Conditions Assessment and the Structural Evaluation completed, it was clear that our old building needed professional help.
Read MoreResults of a structural evaluation on our HQ in Downtown Albany read like a crime novel.
Read MoreTechnical Services staff recently visited our 2016-17 Seven to Save the Dutch Reformed Church in Newburgh to check in on an important step forward for the structure.
Read MoreNot many people can say they go to work every day in a 200 year old building — but we can!
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