A Central Tech Testimonial from High School Sweethearts
As 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!”
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Voices of Preservation: Larry Francer on Parrott Hall
The 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.
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Voices of Preservation: Checking in With Crawford & Stearns About Work at Parrott Hall
This 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
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Voices of Preservation: A View from the Friends of Parrott Hall
An update on the progress at Parrott Hall from the Friends of Parrott Hall Vice Chair Robert Seem.
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Voices of Preservation: Darren Tracy on the Rehabilitation of Dr. Ferguson's Office
The 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.
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Restoring Yaddo: An Interview with Stephen Reilly
An 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.
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Preserving Farmland in Rockland County: An Interview with Allan Beers
Allan 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.
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From Officers Quarters to a Nonprofit's Headquarters: An Interview with PACA Associate Gustavo Carrera
Page 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.
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An Interview with Michael W. La Flair of Housing Visions
We reached out to Housing Visions Director of Community & Government Relations Michael W. La Flair to learn more about his organization and the restoration of the Ethel T. Chamberlain building.
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Bringing a Firehouse Back to Community Service: An Interview With Henry Street Settlement
We reached out to Maggie Oldfather, Henry Street’s Facilities Officer, to learn more about their incredible restoration of a historic firehouse.
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Restoring the Harlem Fire Watchtower: Four Questions with Charles Van Winckle
We reached out to Thornton Tomasetti Vice President Charles Van Winckle to get some firsthand insight into the process of bringing this landmark of historic engineering back to life.
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An Interview with River House Co-Founder Melissa Auf der Maur
We reached out to River House Project Co-founder Melissa Auf der Maur to ask a few questions about that Award-winning project.
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Voices of Preservation: When We Demolish Our Old Buildings, We Weaken Our City
This editorial originally appeared in the Albany Times-Union on August 10, 2020 and has been reproduced here with permission of the author. Marilyn Kaplan is the Principal of Preservation Architecture in Albany.
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Voices of Preservation: Elmhurst’s African American Burial Ground
Guest blogger James McMenamin from Elmhurst History and Cemeteries Preservation Society delves into the background of their work advocating for the Elmhurst African American Burial Ground, its history, and what’s next.
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On Saving Richard Lippold’s Orpheus and Apollo at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
League Trustees Council member Marilynn Gelfman Karp assisted with the installation of Richard Lippold’s Orpheus and Apollo in 1963. In this guest blog post she talks about the experience and what its removal means for Lincoln Center.
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Voices of Preservation: The Hilltop House
For this guest blog post, Sarah Tietje-Mietz (one of the League’s 2020 Zabar Scholars) offers a glimpse inside the Hilltop House and the work being done to continue to connect it with visitors.
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Voices of Preservation: An Update on the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct
This month, we’ve been taking some time to shine an extra light on our 2020-21 Seven to Save site the NYS Barge Canal System. As part of that effort, we asked our colleague Craig Williams to write a guest blog post for us to give us an update on one of our 2018-19 Seven to Save sites — the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct.
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Voices of Preservation: Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH)
We checked in with our colleagues at Adirondack Architectural Heritage to see how their organization has been adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what they had to say.
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Voices of Preservation: The Adirondack Architecture Guide
Guest writer Janet Null shares a bit about her Adirondack Architecture Guide and the wealth of historic architecture waiting to be discovered in the region.
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