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New Rochelle's Historic Monuments to Be Preserved VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3: FALL 2008 THE City of New Rochelle PRSRT-STD VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3: FALL 2008 City of New Rochelle HISTORICAL & U.S. Postage ISTORICAL LANDMARKS PAID THE H & NRESewsletter HighlightingER New Rochelle’sVER History REVIEW BOARD LANDMARKS P White Plains, NY City of New Rochelle • 515 North Avenue • New Rochelle, NY 10801 EVIEW OARD Permit No. 3017 R B ARESERVER Newsletter Highlighting New Rochelle’s History Melvin Beacher, A.I.A. P Chairman Belkys Reyes-Cuni Gerard Ragone Donald Richards Message from the Chairman Rosemary Speight Samuel Spady, Jr. ew Rochelle’s venerable monuments provide tangible, important links Theodore Wilson to our past. They are daily reminders of the residents who served our N What is the HLRB? Jean Friedman, Preservation Consultant country during times of war, the events that shaped America, and the indi- Funding viduals who made a difference on a national or local level. Many of these The HLRB is a seven member City New York State Department of Parks, historic treasures are in themselves works of art, created by prominent Board, first appointed by City Council Recreation, and Historic Preservation sculptors and artists. All deserve our collective attention and care. in 1985 to preserve New Rochelle’s Certified Local Government Program HLRB past and raise awareness of the City’s The City’s recent initiative to conserve our historic monuments serves rich history. The members are all local Editor as an excellent “case study” for proper preservation awareness and residents, volunteers, and knowledge- Barbara Davis treatment. In this newsletter we describe the “groundwork” required to able in local history. The HLRB begin the process that will 1) protect the monuments from potentially recommends the designation of Credit destructive measures such as sand blasting, improper cleaning agents and districts and landmarks to City Council, HLRB methods, and application of damaging finishes; and 2) preserve the and reviews all exterior renovations All archival images are from the Collection of the New Rochelle monuments for the enjoyment of future generations. We also provide a and new construction in the local his- Public Library summary of the guiding principles that will be used for the monuments toric district. The Board receives grants periodically for various historic preser- project and should be used for work on any historic project: the Secretary Please send comments and of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. vation projects. The HLRB is committed suggestions to: to identifying, maintaining, and Historical and Landmarks Review Board HISTORIC PRESERVATION 101 As Donald Reynolds noted in his excellent book, Remove Not the Ancient perpetuating the historic elements c/o Mrs. Sheila Beacher Landmark,“The wise man preserves that which he values and celebrates that make New Rochelle unique. Bureau of Buildings that which he preserves.” Ensuring the longevity of our monuments is a City Hall he Secretary of the Interi- fitting celebration of our past. 515 North Avenue or's Standards for the New Rochelle, NY 10801 TTreatment of Historic Properties (914) 636-8292 were developed to help protect our nation's irreplaceable cultural resources by promoting consistent preservation practices. They are a New Rochelle’s Historic series of concepts about maintain- ing, repairing and replacing historic materials, as well as designing new Monuments to be Preserved additions or making alterations. They cannot, in and of themselves, “Monuments are often simply perceived as significant cleaning and/or restoration, as be used to make decisions about another form of public sculpture, but they are more was determined by an inventory and which features of a historic property than that. Monuments are first and foremost needs assessment prepared by the Conservation Assessment should be preserved and which reminders. They are embodiments and symbols of Heritage Task Force* in 2006. might be changed. But once an our traditions and values.” The first stage of a multi-year project to Precipitates Emergency Moving Job appropriate treatment is selected, date, and conserve existing historic –Donald Martin Reynolds properly conserve these treasures is well While performing the Conditions the Standards provide philosophical con- on its way, thanks to funding provided by Assessment of the Soldier’s Monu- sistency to the work. materials and features will be physically everal dozen monuments and the City of New Rochelle. The Soldier’s ment, conservator Sandy Chung Within the Secretary of the Interior's and visually compatible, identifiable memorials are located through- Monument (the oldest memorial—also discovered that the soldier was off Standards for the Treatment of Historic upon close inspection, and properly documented for future research. Sout New Rochelle. From simple referred to as the Civil War Monument) its pedestal by about a half an Properties there are Standards for four plaques recognizing individual lives and Moulton Fountain which mark the inch, creating a potentially danger- distinct approaches to the treatment of • Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will sacrificed in war, to elaborate sculptures west gateway to downtown New Rochelle ous situation for the soldier—and historic properties: suitable for placement in a national at the junction of Main and Huguenot Preservation focuses on the mainte- be retained and preserved. passers-by. The City of New • Distinctive materials, features, finishes, museum, these public tributes serve as Streets, are the first to receive preserva- Rochelle was immediately notified nance, stabilization, and repair of existing powerful and constant affirmations of our tion treatments. The World War I and construction techniques or examples and corrective measures begun. historic materials and retention of a prop- significant history. Time and Mother Monument, at the east gateway, is erty's form as it has evolved over time. of craftsmanship that characterize a Once the statue was lifted (by a • New additions, exterior Nature have taken their toll on the older next on the esteemed list. Rehabilitation acknowledges the need property will be preserved. professional art moving company), alterations, or related new monuments located outdoors. Seven of To ensure safe and accurate preserva- to alter or add to a historic property to • The existing condition of historic it was revealed that water had construction will not destroy these historic treasures are in need of tion of these irreplaceable cultural meet continuing or changing uses while features will be evaluated to determine seeped in between the statue and historic materials, features, resources, the Department of Public Works retaining the property's historic character. the appropriate level of intervention the pedestal, and the constant and spatial relationships that has been following a specific course of Restoration depicts a property at a par- needed. Where the severity of freezing and thawing (over the characterize the property. The analysis and treatment that is defined by ticular period of time in its history, while deterioration requires repair or limited past 100 or so winters) had caused replacement of a distinctive feature, new work will be differentiated the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards removing evidence of other periods. the soldier to slowly move from its the new material will match the old in from the old and will be for the Treatment of Historic Properties Reconstruction re-creates vanished or original placement on the monu- composition, design, color, and texture. compatible with the historic (www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/standguide). non-surviving portions of a property for ment. Now realigned, the seal is Repair crew lifts the soldier off its base • Chemical or physical treatments, if materials, features, size, scale The guiding principles behind sensitive interpretive purpose. secure, as is the soldier! appropriate, will be undertaken using and proportion, and massing preservation design and practice in America, and the standards that will return Standards for Preservation the gentlest means possible. Treatments to protect the integrity of the that cause damage to historic materials property and its environment. these monuments to glory are the same met the Standard’s qualifications will be • Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc. of will not be used. • New additions and adjacent or related historically. guidelines that an owner of an historic executing the preservation treatments • A property will be used as it was histori- New York was awarded the contract • Archeological resources will be protected new construction will be undertaken in • Designs that were never executed building will employ to retain its integrity this Fall. cally, or be given a new use that through the bid process, and immediately and preserved in place. If such such a manner that, if removed in the historically will not be constructed. and value (See page 4: Historic Preserva- The very process of conserving the mon- maximizes the retention of distinctive began work on investigating the properties resources must be disturbed, mitiga- future, the essential form and integrity tion 101). uments, and future initiatives to enhance materials, features, spaces, and spatial through historic research and scientific tion measures will be undertaken. of the historic property and its environ- Standards for Reconstruction To this end, the preservation process their landscaping
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