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So our past has a future. MISSION The Preservation League of State invests in people and projects that champion the essential role of preservation in community revitalization, sustainable economic growth, and the protection of our historic buildings and landscapes. We lead advocacy, economic development, and education programs all across the state.

New York will mark the bicentennial of the iconic from 2017-2025. This period represents the span of construction, from the groundbreaking in Rome in 1817 to the fabled “Wedding of the Waters” in New York Harbor in 1825.

To help celebrate this anniversary, we’re highlighting some of the work we’ve done in the Erie Canal corridor—in places like St. Johnsville, Seneca Falls, Cohoes, Albion—and in many other communities large and small across New York State.

Visit our website at www.preservenys.org/eriecanal for more information.

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M ESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 3 PROTECTING THE ERIE CANAL LEGACY 5 “The Old Erie Canal”, painted by L.F. Tantillo. ENDANGERED PROPERTIES INTERVENTION PROGRAM 6 PUBLIC POLICY 7 SEVEN TO SAVE 8 TECHNICAL SERVICES PROGRAM 10 EXCELLENCE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD S 11 SIGNATURE GRANT PROGRAMS 12 DONALD STEPHEN GRATZ FUND 15 PILLAR OF NEW YORK 16 Cover: Photo illustration shows Clinton Square, WATCHFUL EYES 17 Syracuse, 2014, and the Erie Canal at Salina Street in Syracuse circa 1904. The canal was filled in during 1925 INCOME STATEMENT/BALANCE SHEET 18 and converted to Erie Boulevard, a major thoroughfare that runs east to west through the city. Today the CONTRIBUTORS square is a popular location for outdoor events and 19 festivals in downtown Syracuse.

TRUSTEES AND STAFF 21 DENIS TANGNEY, JR. / UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION Lock 33, St. Johnsville, circa 1895

St. Johnsville was founded by Palatine Through its signature Preserve New York According to Montgomery County Execu- Germans in the 1720s at the base of a (PNY) and Technical Assistance Grant tive Matthew L. Ossenfort, “Identifying steep hill and along the Mohawk River (TAG) programs, the League has funded and maintaining these historical buildings in what is now Montgomery County. several studies and surveys, with a goal of not only safeguards our traditions and The Mohawk River, Mohawk Turnpike, extending the benefits of New York State our history, but enhances the benefits of Erie Canal and New York Central Railroad and Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credits to heritage tourism, which can be an import- each contributed to the town’s growth. property owners in this canalside ant economic driver for the county and community, including: the region.” Preservation advocates and historians TAG 2014— $3,500—Nellis Tavern Stencil in St. Johnsville first reached out to the The League looks forward to continuing our Conservation Study Preservation League in 2013 and shared work in St. Johnsville and throughout the their concerns for the village’s architectural PNY 2014—$7,300—Reconnaissance state, promoting the latest in preservation heritage. Many buildings had been lost Survey of the Village of St. Johnsville technology, sustainability and economic and others were neglected. PNY 2015—$10,000—Cultural Resource development, as we have since 1974. Survey of rural resources in St. Johnsville, League staff has made several visits to Root, Minden, Mohawk and Palatine St. Johnsville and the surrounding com- munities to support efforts to identify and PNY 2016—$9,000—National Register Nomination for the Village of St. Johnsville preserve the area’s historic resources. p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 1

Message From the Chair

2017 marks the 200th anniver- now about half of the state. Setting up a network with sary of the groundbreaking of and amongst these groups would inevitably strengthen the Erie Canal, an event that the field. transformed New York State and the nation. More on that Building connections to and among those groups has from Jay. many benefits. What may seem to be a unique problem in Elmira may not be when shared with colleagues in 2017 is also the anniversary or Keeseville. Sharing solutions and best of another transformative practices builds the movement. Similarly, when a state- moment—the creation of wide issue like the reauthorization and enhancement of the Preservation Colleagues the NYS Rehabilitation Tax Credit comes up, there’s an program by the Preservation League twenty years ago. army of well-informed preservationists ready to jump This is a network of over 30 professionally staffed local into action. and regional historic preservation nonprofits scattered across New York State. The goal twenty years ago was Historic preservation is about saving and reusing our to strengthen and support the work of preservationists wonderful landmarks, historic neighborhoods, rural across the State by bringing the staff of these organiza- landscapes and commercial centers for future use. It tions together a couple of times a year to get specialized is also about people and building an ethic and shared training, learn from each other and build a formidable, vision of how this state can be a great place to live and united voice for preservation. The program was work. Even in these times of deep, digital connectivity, launched with funding from the New York State Council the League still believes that there’s real value in sitting on the Arts, and that agency remains a supporter of around a table with coffee and donuts to build strong, the program to this day. mutually supportive relationships to move our shared agenda forward. The Colleagues program is a good example of the League’s skill at thinking strategically. Twenty years The League has successfully done that with our partners ago the League asked, how can we, the statewide group, in the Preservation Colleagues network over the last most effectively catalyze and support preservation twenty years, and that’s well worth celebrating. May it efforts at the local level across the state? How can we thrive for decades to come. collectively promote a shared statewide preservation agenda? One of the answers lay in the simple fact that New York State has the highest number of professionally staffed historic preservation nonprofits in the country. Taken together, their service areas covered then and Anne H. Van Ingen

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Two centuries ago, New has spurred $3 billion worth of restoration projects Yorkers pulled together in New York State since 2013. to create the Erie Canal, developing a vital Through collaboration with groups like the Hudson corridor for goods and River Valley Greenway, Greater Hudson Heritage ideas that transformed Network, New York State Homes and Community New York State and the Renewal, Landmark Society of Western New York, nation. Much of this The of New York and others, transformation took we’re holding workshops and conferences that place in the cities and teach New Yorkers about our architectural heritage, towns along the canal, and much of this architec- how to use tax credits, where to find project funding ture remains - giving us not only a perspective on and even how to build the capacity of their local the past, but a platform for revitalization and reuse. preservation efforts.

While many things have changed in 200 years, the Partnerships have also proven essential in Preservation League still knows the value of people addressing the threats faced by New York’s most working together. Through our partnerships from endangered historic places on the League’s Seven Montauk to Buffalo, we are protecting and preserv- to Save list. Working closely with the Rapp Road ing historic buildings and neighborhoods along the Historical Association in Albany, Schenectady Erie Canal and across the state. Heritage Foundation, Bronx Community College and many others, we’ve helped to protect a histori- Together with longtime funders like the New York cally African-American enclave facing development State Council on the Arts, and more recently with pressure, a historic neighborhood threatened by supporters like the Robert David Lion Gardiner river flooding, and a landmark library in . Foundation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, we have been able to direct Just like those industrious New Yorkers who built more grant funds than ever into grassroots their lives along the Erie Canal, we need to pull preservation projects that are creating new together to support the transformative preservation historic districts, revitalizing theaters and cultural projects that will help our communities succeed. spaces and restoring key downtown buildings. Many thanks for your partnership over the past year, and here’s to more successes to come. On the federal level, we’re working with colleague organizations like Adirondack Architectural Heritage, the Rural Ulster Preservation Company, Preservation Buffalo Niagara, the National Trust, Preservation Action and others to protect the federal rehabilitation tax credit program that Jay DiLorenzo

p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 3 In July 1817, workers broke ground for the Erie Canal in Rome. From the opening of the Canal through the mid-20th century, companies constructed headquarters, warehouses, mills, manufacturing and utility buildings to support leading industries. Worker housing and stately homes for business owners followed—as the song says—from Albany to Buffalo.

The boom years also left their mark in Canal Corridor, to illustrate the poten- other solid, handsome buildings and tial of the sites and to celebrate their downtowns: opera houses, schools, host communities’ history. The project churches and Main Streets. But canal was supported by the J.M. Kaplan and railroad traffic waned and the New Fund with additional assistance from York State Thruway bypassed canal the Erie Canalway National Heritage communities, manufacturing aban- Corridor. doned upstate New York, and massive industrial buildings were left vacant. The Heritage Corridor also worked Communities lost jobs, then residents, to facilitate reinvestment in historic and finally their Main Streets went buildings and infrastructure by provid- dark. ing additional financial support to the Technical Assistance Grant Program, Now, interest in the Erie Canal as an a partnership program of the New engine for recreation and tourism is York State Council on the Arts and the on the upswing, and the Preservation League (see page 14). League is helping communities in the Erie Canal Corridor address their unique The Preservation League looks forward preservation challenges. Through to continuing to play a role in fostering, grants, loans, technical services, enhancing and celebrating New York’s workshops, awards and our Industrial historic resources along the Erie Canal. Heritage Reuse Project, we’ve helped We hope that as you join us in marking individuals, not-for-profits and munici- its bicentennial, you’ll take note of the palities revitalize their canalside assets. nearby towns and villages that grew, declined and are being reborn along- The League forged a strategic relation- side the Canal. With your support, the ship with the Erie Canalway National League will continue our work in cities, Heritage Corridor starting with the towns, and rural communities—along Industrial Heritage Reuse Project in the Erie Canal, and across the Empire 2014. The League piloted a program to State—so our past has a future. create development and rehabilitation plans for selected buildings in the IMAGES COURTESY OF THE ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR HERITAGE NATIONAL THE ERIE OF CANALWAY COURTESY IMAGES In 2013, the In 2006, Phase Cobblestone 1 of the Lofts at Historical Society Harmony Mills in Albion secured in Cohoes won a $3,000 Technical an Excellence in Assistance Grant Historic Preser- to support the vation Award for cost of a building the restoration conditions survey of Harmony of the 1836 Ward Mills #3. House.

In 2015, the Seneca Falls Historical Society secured a $3,000 Technical Assistance Grant to support the cost of a condition survey of the 1855 Mynderse/ Partridge/Becker House.

Over the past 15 years, the Preservation League has supported more than 70 preservation efforts along the Erie Canal corridor with advocacy, education, grants, and loans. Learn more about how we’re helping to protect the Erie Canal’s legacy at www.preservenys.org/eriecanal. Established in 2007, the $2.075 MILLION in Endangered Endangered Properties preservation loans Intervention Program, EPIP, and commitments Properties makes it possible for the $4.4 MILLION leveraged in public and private preservation community to investment Intervention take direct action when an 15 active or completed important historic resource projects across the state Program is threatened with disinvest- (June 2017) ment, neglect or demolition.

EPIP provides loan funds to those working to acquire, stabilize and restore historic properties. To date, the program has focused on making loans, but EPIP also allows the League to accept donations of property and contract to buy or sell a property.

As of June 2017, preservation loans totaling more than $2 million dollars have been made and have leveraged more than $4.4 million in other public and private investments.

A NEW LOOK FOR ALBANY’S OLDEST HOUSE Historic Albany Foundation secured a $200,000 EPIP loan to help support stabilization and weatherproofing at the National Register-listed Van Ostrande-Radliff House at 48 Hudson Avenue in downtown Albany.

48 Hudson Avenue was built by Johannes van Ostrande in 1728 just outside the city’s stockade walls. The building retains many features not often preserved in other buildings from its time, including a molded anchor beam, the outline of a jambless fireplace, wide pine exterior siding, wide floorboards, steeply pitched roof beams, and original brick walls. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 and prior to that had been a to the Downtown Albany Historic District.

The Van Ostrande-Radliff House provides a rare and authentic connection to Albany’s early history, as well as the settle- ment and urbanization of New York State. This unassuming building, now adrift in a sea of parking lots, is the earlier of only two buildings that remain in the city of Albany from its culturally Dutch period. Since Historic Albany Foundation took ownership in 2013, they have made great strides to secure this rare resource, and the League is delighted to provide support for the next phase of the restoration.

Historic Albany Foundation has already demonstrated success in fundraising for 48 Hudson, securing some $60,000 for the first round of emergency stabilization, and recently launched a partnership with Dutch Culture USA to highlight the significance of the building. Dutch Culture USA, which promotes arts and culture from the Netherlands in the Unit- ed States, provided a grant to install a graphic fabric scrim on 48 Hudson’s north facade. Working together, preservation architects, historians, and artists designed the scrim to depict the building’s facade in trompe l’oeil, as it likely appeared when it was constructed, nearly 300 years ago.

PHOTO: BILL BRANDOW Public Policy

Historic preservation faced a challenging environment in Washington as cuts were proposed to a number of programs that are central to our work including the Historic Preservation Fund, Save America’s Treasures, and funding for Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.

As part of Preservation Lobby Days in the nation. New York continues to Washington D.C., the League advocat- consistently outperform most other ed for preservation funding and the states in the utilization of state and protection of tax credits and met with federal rehabilitation tax credits. staff from 24 of New York’s 27 congres- sional offices and both Senate offices. The League signed on to joint letters to Governor Cuomo in support of In addition, League staff participated continued full funding of the Envi- in a Heritage Roundtable organized ronmental Protection Fund (EPF), an by Rep. Paul Tonko (D-Albany), pic- important source of grants for historic tured below, to discuss the practical preservation, as well as continued needs and policy concerns of heritage funding to address infrastructure groups. We also signed on to a joint shortcomings and deferred mainte- Federal Advocacy letter to Congress that urged federal nance in state parks through the NY At the same time, the Federal funding to address the backlog of de- Parks 2020 initiative. Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program ferred maintenance at national parks, continued to face the very real threat and funding for historic structures. In May, the Preservation League com- of elimination during tax reform mented on the New York State Depart- efforts in Congress—a move that ment of Environmental Conservation’s would hamstring ongoing revitaliza- (DEC) proposed amendments to the tion projects throughout New York State Environmental Quality Review State. Act (SEQRA). SEQRA is an important preservation tool that requires state In this difficult policy environment, and local governments to consider a the League redoubled our efforts to project’s impact on historic resources connect with members of our congres- as part of the project approval process. sional delegation and reinforce the SEQRA also plays a significant role in important role that historic preserva- public notification and comment on tion plays in revitalizing communities, projects seeking local or state funding creating local jobs, stimulating private or approval. investment, and saving our historic State Advocacy places. As we lay the groundwork for the The Preservation League organized enhancement and reauthorization of and led a coalition of ten preservation We sought support for two key pieces the New York State Rehabilitation Tax organizations from across the state of federal legislation: a bill to reautho- Credit Program which is set to sunset to sign a letter to the New York State rize the Historic Preservation Fund, in December 2019, the League partici- Department of Environmental Conser- the source of funding for each state’s pated in a news announcement in vation (DEC), urging them to maintain Historic Preservation Office and Troy organized by the office of Gover- SEQRA’s inclusion of small projects programs; and the Historic Tax Credit nor Andrew Cuomo. Officials noted that threaten historic resources, citing Improvement Act, a bill to enhance that since 2013, historic tax credits the proliferation of Stewarts and the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Cred- have incentivized $3 billion worth of Dollar General chains in small towns it Program, particularly for projects investment in New York State. In 2016 and villages. In that letter, we also ap- under $3.75 million in rehabilitation alone, staff at the State Historic Pres- plauded DEC’s inclusion of buildings costs. The companion bill in the Sen- ervation Office completed reviews of eligible for the National Register of ate has Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand as an nearly $750 million worth of tax credit Historic Places as a Type I action. original co-sponsor. projects, more than any other state in

p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 7 Seven to Save

Since 1999, the Preservation League has focused statewide attention on New York’s most important and at-risk historic places through our Seven to Save list of endangered places.

Working with local stakeholders, the League has been able to avert demolition, develop plans for reuse, secure landmark designation, and foster greater public awareness of the value of New York’s unique and irreplaceable historic resources.

We have worked with our 2016-17 Seven to Save sites since announcing the list in March, 2016.

dennis newton house before and after: front facade gould memorial library tour

RAPP ROAD COMMUNITY hood as a rare intact White-designed National ship limbo. Local advocates HISTORIC DISTRICT example of a community Historic Landmark. We sup- from Buffalo’s Young Preser- Albany, Albany County formed in the Great Migra- ported the college’s success- vationists and Preservation The Rapp Road Historical tion of African-American ful application to the NYS Buffalo Niagara are working Association and Preservation families moving north in the Environmental Protection with the Preservation League League worked together on first half of the 20th century. Fund for restoration of the to demonstrate the multiple community outreach and library’s dome and continue possibilities for reuse that to provide technical services this 100,000+ square foot bringing more attention GOULD MEMORIAL LIBRARY to this important historic Bronx, Bronx County to the college. complex offers. The three district. We led a successful organizations hosted a The Preservation League application to the William WILDROOT neighborhood block party, worked with the Bronx G. Pomeroy Foundation for a Buffalo, Erie County bringing over 40 members Community College to raise of Wildroot’s immediate historic roadside marker in Wildroot, a National awareness of the Gould community together to the Rapp Road National Reg- Register-eligible industrial Memorial Library, hosting brainstorm potential ister Historic District, calling a tour of this Stanford complex on Bailey Avenue in adaptive uses. attention to this neighbor- Buffalo, remains in owner-

8 p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 ADIRONDACK SCENIC worked together to commis- STOCKADE HISTORIC DENNIS NEWTON HOUSE RAILROAD sion an engineering assess- DISTRICT Ithaca, Tompkins County ment of the Dutch Reformed Several Municipalities, Schenectady, Following the Preservation Church interior. Engineering Essex and Franklin Schenectady County League’s Seven to Save desig- firm Ryan Biggs | Clark Davis, Counties The Preservation League nation of the Dennis Newton with help from Vertical The Adirondack Scenic Rail- worked with the city of House, the city of Ithaca Access, assessed the roof road did not operate in the Schenectady, Stockade As- and Historic Ithaca, one of truss system and remaining tri-lakes region (Lake Placid, sociation, and Schenectady our preservation colleagues, plaster ceiling inside the Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake) Heritage Foundation on a worked with the property sanctuary. As the report of the Adirondacks in 2017. design guidelines steering owner to correct the house’s neared completion, the city The NYS-owned railroad committee, following the code violations. Since 2016, issued a Request for Propos- tracks from Lake Placid to city’s receipt of a NYS grant the owner has stabilized and als seeking a developer for the Tupper Lake, a contributing for design guidelines within repaired this historic house, Dutch Reformed Church, City feature of the New York the Stockade Historic District. the birthplace of the nation’s Club, and nearby vacant land. Central Railroad, Adirondack The city contracted with first black fraternity, Alpha

rapp road sign dedication interior dutch reformed church wildroot block party ade Division National Register The city sought a developer Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Phi Alpha. The front porch, Historic District, are sched- who would commit to pres- to create design guidelines window glazing, gutters and uled for demolition. A ruling ervation and adaptive use of within the historic district to downspouts, and clapboard issued by the NYS Supreme the Dutch Reformed Church help guide the Schenectady have all been repaired or Court in September 2017 has and City Club. The Preserva- Historic District Commis- replaced in kind. delayed track demolition. tion League, along with sev- sion as property owners seek The Preservation League eral other stakeholders from to mitigate future flood dam- continues to advocate for the preservation commu- age. The district was heavily preservation of the historic nity and city of Newburgh, flooded in Tropical Storms district, urging a rails with participated in reviewing Irene and Lee in 2011, and trails compromise solution. the developer proposals and because of its proximity provided technical assistance to the Mohawk River, the DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH throughout the process. Stockade is particularly Newburgh, Orange County susceptible to flooding from storms or snow/ice In 2016, the city of Newburgh melt and dams. and Preservation League

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Preservation Colleagues Technical The Preservation Colleagues met in March at the Tech Valley Center of Gravity in Troy. As always, the meeting began and ended with roundtable discussions of preservation issues and organizational challenges and strengths from across the state. Colleagues from Services Long Island to the Adirondacks and Western New York were represented. Wade Beltramo, General Counsel at the New York Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials, gave a presentation on best practices of municipal zoning, which is often the front line of historic preservation and an often-overlooked process among citizen advocates.

Regional Outreach The Preservation League began two regional initiatives in the Southern Tier and on Long Island.

With the support of the Corning Foundation and Community Foundation of Elmira Corning and the Finger Lakes, we hired Kati Smith as our Southern Tier Field Services Consultant. Kati worked out of Corning in space generously donated by Johnson- Schmidt and Associates, Architects, and provided enhanced technical services in the greater Southern Tier region, approximately Broome to Allegany Counties. This out- reach helped lead to a possible new use for the Maxwell Place Fire Station in Elmira, one of our 2014-15 Seven to Save. Working with the city of Elmira, Historic Elmira, and Johnson-Schmidt and Associates, Architects, the League helped to develop strategies for reuse of this historic fire house. In June 2017, the Elmira Fire Fighters Local 709 Union approved a motion to seek grants to make the Maxwell Place Fire Station No. 4 their Union Hall.

The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has generously partnered with the Preser- vation League and New York State Council on the Arts to support the Preserve New York program and technical support for nonprofits undertaking a capital repair or restoration project. In early 2017, the Preservation League held three grant outreach workshops on Long Island, in Stony Brook, Sag Harbor, and Bethpage. 10 p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 The Preservation League’s awards celebrate the completion of outstanding Excellence restoration projects; validate the work of organizations; encourage advocates in Historic to continue their pursuits; and elevate the visibility of projects that serve as Preservation inspiration to others. Preservation and reuse of historic build- Awards ings is key to the economic revitalization of New York’s cities, towns, and villages. Many of the 2017 award winners took advantage of New York State and Federal A building that, like its namesake, rose from Rehabilitation Tax Credits to ensure the the ashes. A maritime vessel introducing new success of their projects. Tax credits have artisans to long-lost trades. A small-town opera been instrumental in attracting invest- ment to long-vacant historic properties, house, restored to its rightful role as a vibrant from schools to mills and factories. That’s regional center for culture and music. These are why the League is already ramping up just a few of the Award-winning projects hon- advocacy efforts to enhance and extend ored by the Preservation League on May 10, 2017. the New York State Rehabilitation Tax Credits beyond their scheduled sunset Full descriptions of each of the Awards may be date of December, 2019. found on our website. We were happy to welcome a new pre- senting sponsor for the 2017 Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards, Uberto Construction of .

2017 EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Phoenix Brewery Apartments Buffalo Beekman Hotel and Residences/ Temple Court, New York City A. Philip Randolph Houses Phase One, New York City South Street Seaport Museum: The 1885 Sailing Ship Wavertree New York City Rouge Tomate Chelsea New York City Marriott Syracuse Downtown (formerly Hotel Syracuse) Pickens Hall & Opera House Heuvelton Argos Inn, Ithaca Ruth Pierpont, former Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation and the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer PHOTO: JOE VERICKER / PHOTOBUREAU JOE PHOTO: PRESERVE NEW YORK A Grant Program of the New York Signature Grant State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation League of Programs New York State At its 2016 meeting, the Preserve New York grant panel selected 26 applicants Since its founding in 1974, the Preservation League in 18 counties to receive support total- ing $202,000. Many of these grants will has built a reputation for action and effectiveness. lead to historic district designation or Our goal has been to preserve historic buildings, expansion, allowing property owners districts, and landscapes in order to build a better to take advantage of New York State and Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credits. New York, one community at a time. With the announcement of the 2016 Through the Preserve New York, Technical Assistance, and Donald awards, the total support provided by Stephen Gratz Preservation Services Fund grant programs, the League Preserve New York since its launch in 1993 is $2.2 million to 346 projects has strategically invested in the rehabilitation of historic places, statewide. leveraged significant additional resources, and protected properties at the local, state and national levels through landmark designations. ALBANY COUNTY In addition to these tangible results, grant recipients often speak of the Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc., Albany—$4,000 legitimacy that grant awards offer local preservation efforts. Whether Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence Building the funds are early investments or support for a project that’s already Condition Report underway, Preservation League grants are an important catalyst for BRONX COUNTY realizing community preservation goals. Woodlawn Conservancy, Bronx—$6,000 Olmsted-Designed Cemetery Plots Historic Landscape Report

ERIE COUNTY Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Buffalo $7,000—Fruit Belt Neighborhood Reconnaissance Level Survey Preservation Buffalo Niagara, Buffalo $7,000—Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood Intensive Level Survey Roycroft Campus Corporation, East Aurora $12,000—Roycroft Print Shop Historic Structure Report Village of Hamburg—$5,000—West Side Neighborhood Intensive Level Survey Village of Springville—$7,000—Main Street Historic District State and National Register Nomination

national temple hill association FRANKLIN COUNTY Historic Saranac Lake, Saranac Lake—$2,000 Berkeley Square Historic District Expansion preserve new york: Since 1993, Preserve New York has a catalyst for community provided $2.2 million to 346 Village of Saranac Lake—$8,500 projects statewide. Paul Smith’s Electric Light & Power and Railroad preservation Company Building Condition Report 2016 Grants leveraged $163,568 in additional funding. HAMILTON COUNTY Adirondack Historical Association/Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake—$9,000—Log Nearly 3,160 properties were Hotel and Cottages Building Condition Report surveyed for potential inclusion in National Register Districts. MADISON COUNTY Oneida Community Mansion House, Oneida —$8,000—Oneida Community Mansion House Building Condition Report

The Preserve New York and the MADISON COUNTY continued Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Inc., Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Cazenovia—$7,000—Dorothy Riester Home programs are a partnership between Building Condition Report the New York State Council on the MONROE COUNTY Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation Greece Historical Society, Greece—$13,000 League of New York State. These Cultural Resource Survey of the Architectural H H Works of James H. Johnson programs are made possible H H David Hochstein Memorial Music School, with the support of Governor Inc., Rochester—$13,000—Hochstein School Andrew M. Cuomo and the Building Condition Report New York State Legislature. H H MONTGOMERY COUNTY Village of Fultonville—$4,500 H Village of Fultonville State and National HH H H H H Register Nomination H H H H H H H HH H HH H H H Village of St. Johnsville—$9,000 H H H HH Village of St. Johnsville State and National H H Register Nomination H H H HH H H H H NEW YORK COUNTY H H H CIVITAS Citizens, Inc., —$10,000 H H HH East Harlem/Pleasant Avenue Neighborhood H Cultural Resource Survey H H H HH ONTARIO COUNTY H Ontario County Historical Society, Canan- HHH daigua—$9,000—Ontario County Historical HH H Society Museum Building Condition Report HH H HH H H ORANGE COUNTY H Village of Warwick—$9,000—Madison H Lewis Woodland Cultural Landscape Report RENSSELAER COUNTY Village of Valley Falls—$5,500 Village of Valley Falls State and National Register Nomination

SCHENECTADY COUNTY 26 18 Vale Cemetery Preservation, Inc., GRANTS COUNTIES $202,000 AWARDED Schenectady—$10,000—Vale Cemetery Cultural Landscape Report, Phase III

SUFFOLK COUNTY Sylvester Manor Educational Farm, Shelter 10 2 3 11 Island—$9,000—Sylvester Manor Historic

PRESERVE NEWYORK PRESERVE Outbuildings Building Condition Report building historic cultural cultural condition structure landscape resource TIOGA COUNTY reports reports reports surveys Village of Owego—$5,000—Owego Central Fire Station Building Condition Report

WASHINGTON COUNTY Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts & Education, Inc., Cambridge—$12,000— Hubbard Hall Historic Structure Report

WAYNE COUNTY Town of Lyons—$9,500—Town of Lyons GRANTS18 COUNTIES17 $52,600 AWARDED State and National Register Nomination

WESTCHESTER COUNTY Village of Tarrytown—$4,000— 9 3 3 3 Warner Library Building Condition Report

building feasibility/ engineering/ specialized condition reuse structural conservation surveys studies analysis studies p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 13 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE STEUBEN COUNTY Finger Lakes Boating Museum—$3,000 GRANTS Building Condition Survey A Grant Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) TOMPKINS COUNTY and the Preservation League of New State Theater of Ithaca, Inc.—$2,500 Feasibility Reuse Study York State with additional support from the Erie Canalway National ULSTER COUNTY Heritage Corridor Historic Huguenot Street—$3,000 Specialized Conservation Study The Preservation League of New York State offered the 2016 Technical Assis- tance Grant (TAG) program to strong Fall statewide demand. Eligible groups compete for funds for technical studies carried out by preservation and design DUTCHESS COUNTY Dutchess County Art Association, d/b/a professionals including building condi- Barrett Art Center—$3,000 tion surveys, engineering/structural Building Condition Survey (Roof) adirondack museum analyses, feasibility/reuse studies, and specialized building conservation LEWIS COUNTY Village of Lyons Falls—$3,000 studies. Each successful applicant Engineering/Structural Analysis provides a $500 match. “The news of this grant is COUNTY terrific. The Preserve New York The Spring 2016 grant round awarded Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary & Victorian Garden—$3,000 award will help us better pre- $28,600 to ten projects in ten counties, Building Condition Survey and the Fall grant round awarded serve the hotel complex and $24,000 to eight projects in seven ROCKLAND COUNTY prepare it for a new interpre- counties. John Green Preservation Coalition—$3,000 tive exhibition. It’s time the Engineering/Structural Analysis Log Hotel took center stage SCHOHARIE COUNTY Klinkart Hall Arts Center, Inc.—$3,000 on our museum campus.” Spring Building Condition Survey Laura Rice, Chief Curator, Adirondack Museum (PNY 2016) SCHOHARIE COUNTY COUNTY Schoharie Free Library Association—$3,000 Roxbury Arts Group, Inc.—$3,000 Building Condition Survey Building Condition Survey “In our earnest efforts to SULLIVAN COUNTY protect this Revolutionary ERIE COUNTY Delaware Valley Arts Alliance—$3,000 Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village—$3,000 War Headquarters, this grant Feasibility Reuse Study Specialized Conservation Study and the building condition WESTCHESTER COUNTY MONROE COUNTY Caramoor Center for Music & Arts, Inc.— survey will go a long way to- Rochester Arts Center d/b/a Genesee Center $3,000 for the Arts & Education—$3,000 ward preserving our museum Specialized Conservation Study Condition Survey for future generations...” Gregory Biasotti, Secretary, ONEIDA COUNTY the National Temple Hill Association Brothertown Association—$3,000 Feasibility Reuse Study (TAG Spring 2016)

ONTARIO COUNTY Naples Historical Society—$3,000 “This grant will allow us to, Engineering/Structural Analysis at last, address a real need in ORANGE COUNTY trying to preserve the best of National Temple Hill Association—$3,000 Building Condition Survey what is left of the changing neighborhood.” RENSSELAER COUNTY Jim Serafin, Board President, Historic Sand Lake Center for the Arts—$2,100 East Side Neighborhood Initiative Building Condition Survey broadway filmore house (PNY 2016)

14 p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 Donald Stephen Gratz Preservation Services Fund

The Preservation League of New funded through a permanently endowed York State made an $8,900 grant charitable contribution from Thomas J. to the City of Amsterdam at the Schwarz. Mohasco Power House to support The primary goals of the Donald the cost of an analysis of the structure, Stephen Gratz Preservation Services Fund also known as the McCleary, Wallin and are to fund professional services for Crouse Power House. Built in 1903, it is important preservation projects that: one of the few buildings to survive from illustrate the benefits of the New York the city’s once-flourishing carpet manufac- State Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program, turing industry. leverage other public and private invest- adirondack museum Since 1836 when William K. Greene ments, and enable the League to react opened his first Amsterdam carpet mill, quickly to preservation opportunities with names like Stephen Sanford and Sons, financial resources. McCleary Wallin & Crouse, and the Shut- Previous recipients include the Dnipro tleworth Brothers Company were synon- Ukrainian Cultural Center in Buffalo; ymous with high-quality woven carpets. “The goal of the city of CiviCure in Hoosick Falls; Friends of Fort These mills used the North Chuctanunda Plain in Montgomery County; Adirondack Creek to power their machinery. In 1920, a Amsterdam—to merge Architectural Heritage in Keeseville, merger led to the creation of Mohawk Car- the natural landscape with Clinton and Essex Counties; and GARNER pet Mills, and three decades later, Mohasco industrial heritage to lever- Arts Center in Rockland County. Industries was formed. By the late 1960s, As a metal fabricator in Long Island however, the company had moved to age community revitaliza- City, Donald Stephen Gratz worked with Georgia, and the power house sat vacant tion—is a perfect match for modern architects, industrial designers, for many decades. It is now owned by the our Donald Stephen Gratz sculptors and furniture designers from city of Amsterdam. Mies Van der Rohe to I.M.Pei to Barnett The city of Amsterdam sought grant Preservation Services Fund.” Newman and Bill Katavalos. But he always funding as part of an effort to establish a Jay DiLorenzo, President had a soft spot for historic preservation walking trail along the North Chuctanunda and enthusiastically supported the work Creek celebrating Amsterdam’s industrial the analysis, including the bridge, rooms of his wife, Roberta Brandes Gratz, a long- history and natural beauty. A previous between the south entrance and bridge time Preservation League Trustee. He loved grant from the Erie Canalway National Her- entrance, and the condition of the power attending League events. itage Corridor produced wayside signage house’s southern and eastern exterior Thomas J. Schwarz, who endowed connecting the North Chuctanunda Creek walls. The city of Amsterdam will provide a the fund, is a member of the Preservation Trail with the Mohawk Valley Pedestrian $500 retainer for Lacey Thaler Reilly Wilson. League’s Trustees Council. He serves as Bridge and Erie Canalway Trail. “We are thrilled to receive this fund- President of Purchase College, SUNY, and is Before they could integrate the power ing and appreciate the support from the a board member and alumnus of Hamilton house with the walking trail, the city would Preservation League as part of our ongoing College with great affection for upstate need to fund a conditions assessment and efforts to enhance the Chuctanunda New York. code analysis of the power house, prioritize Creek Trail and our city’s rich history,” said a list of recommended repairs to the bridge Amsterdam Mayor Michael Villa. “This and power house exterior, and determine powerhouse building, more than a century a preliminary construction cost. Such a old, reminds us of the workers that built study would allow the city to determine Amsterdam. If we are fortunate enough to the best use for the power house and offer restore this historic piece of property, it will guidance on staging the stabilization and provide a significant point of interest and a restoration. look back to the city’s manufacturing and With an $8,900 grant from the industrial heritage.” League’s Donald Stephen Gratz Preserva- The grant is the sixth made from tion Services Fund, the city has retained the Donald Stephen Gratz Preservation Lacey Thaler Reilly Wilson Architecture and Services Fund of the Preservation League Preservation LLP of Albany to complete of New York State, established in 2010 and

p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 15 Gala Chairs Suzanne and Richard Clary with Pillar Award honorees Bonnie Burnham, Susan Henshaw Jones and Adele Chatfield-Taylor Dave Christensen and Cynthia Wainwright Margaret Doyle and Andrew Capitan Pillar of New York Awards Gala November 16, 2016

From a grand palace to an ancient dwelling, the tangible aspects of our history and culture can be lost in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, we are powerless to prevent natural disasters, and the horrors of war are visited swiftly and without mercy.

We can, however, act to preserve our historic treasures from Susan Henshaw Jones helmed the New York Landmarks development and other pressures, inspire future generations Conservancy, the National Building Museum, and the Museum of professionals and stewards, and ensure that our cultural of the City of New York. institutions enjoy an enduring legacy. They have made immeasurable contributions to local, The women we honored at the 2016 Pillar of New York Awards national and international preservation. Their collective history Gala have dedicated decades to safeguarding the authenticity and aligns perfectly with the League’s 25-year tradition of honoring permanence of our shared heritage from local to global. individuals who have taken extraordinary action to protect, Bonnie Burnham led the for nearly preserve and promote New York’s—and the world’s—artistic three decades. Adele Chatfield-Taylor served as President and and architectural heritage. CEO of the American Academy in Rome for some 25 years.

Gala Chair Ildiko Butler and Stephanie Stokes LeMel Humes with Gala Chairs Suzanne Deal Gala Chairs William Hart Ted Kaplan, honoree Bonnie Burnham Booth and Lorna Goodman and Constance Eaton and Sean Sawyer

League Chair Anne Van Ingen with Stanley Scott, honoree Susan Henshaw Jones Gala Chairs Arete Warren and Suzanne Clary Robert A.M. Stern and honoree Richard Southwick and Bruce Uber with Erin Tobin Adele Chatfield-Taylor

16 p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 Watchful Eyes Preservation League members go

behind the scenes in NYC Laura Holbrook and League Trustee Gerry Holbrook with League Trustee Carol Bentel

Guests studying the face recognition software: Patricia Begley, as seen on the Ipad In June, the League celebrated historic spaces and history-making art at the restored reception and company rooms of the Park Avenue Armory. Guests experi- enced an exclusive viewing of Hansel & Gretel—a new commission that is both object and environment—just days after it opened. Hansel & Gretel was entertaining, perplexing and Erin Tobin, Eddy Bayardelle and Angela Wambugu Cobb thought-provoking, and spurred guests to consider how public space and privacy intersect.

We were delighted to host this event at the The Hansel & Gretel installation in the Wade Armory, a structure that has seen its share of serious Thompson Drill Hall threats over the years. In many ways, the Armory exemplifies the goal of the work the Preservation League does every day across New York State — championing and supporting our most threatened historic sites, so our past has a future.

Company D Room on the Armory’s second floor was restored in 2010

Scott Duenow, League Trustee and partner at PBDW Architects, speaking to guests in the Veterans Room

Kirsten Reoch, Director of Design and Construction at the Park Avenue Armory

Robert A.M. Stern and honoree Large monitors line the Main Hall of the historic Park Avenue Armory League Trustee Arete Warren with Adele Chatfield-Taylor Caroline Mason PHOTOS: GALA—CUTTY MCGILL, ARMORY—CHINA JORRIN MCGILL, GALA—CUTTY PHOTOS:

p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 17 Audited Financial Overview Twelve Months Ending June 30, 2017

The Preservation League of New York State ended June 30, 2017 with Total Assets of $5.6M.

These assets include three endowment funds maintained by the League totaling $2.7M: League Total Assets also include $1.8M for the Endangered General Endowment Fund Properties Intervention Program (“EPIP”), currently structured as a revolving loan program. EPIP provides loans to those seeking to Lionel Goldfrank III Fund for Public Policy. Annual transfer per Invest- acquire, stabilize, and restore New York’s most endangered historic ment Policy is used to support the League’s Public Policy Program. properties. Donald Stephen Gratz Preservation Services Fund. Annual transfer per Investment Policy is used to provide grants to jump start For the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2017, the Preservation preservation projects. League had $1.2M in operating revenues and $1.2M in expenses. Investment income, primarily led by gains in the endowment The League’s Board of Trustees approved $125K in spending from accounts totaled $386,371. the Endowment for the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2017, per approved investment policy.

INCOME STATEMENT June 30, 2017 BALANCE SHEET June 30, 2017

Operating Revenue Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 535,314 Corporation and Foundation $ 316,865 Operating Investments 149,414 Individual / Org 186,732 Other Current Assets 4,460 Government Grants 361,609 Assets Restricted and Designated for Use 4,856,775 Special Events 497,599 Property and Equipment, Net 93,688 (Less Direct Cost of Fundraising Events) (116,270) Total Assets $ 5,639,651 Total Revenue – Net $ 1,246,535 Accounts Payable $ 15,349 Operating Expenses Other Current Liabilities $ 14, 972 Program Services $ 773,051 Total Liabilities $ 30, 321 Management and General 208,559 Net Assets $ 5,609,330 Fundraising 226,439 Total Expenses $ 1,208,049 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 5,639,651 Change in Net Assets from Operations $ 38,486 Non-Operating Income Investment Income $ 386,371

Change in Net Assets $ 424,857

EXPENSES SUPPORT AND REVENUE 2017 2017 18.74% 23.25% Program Services Corporation and Funding Fundraising 36.51% Individual / Org 63.99% Management and Government Grants 17.26% General 13.70% Special Events

26.53%

18 p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 Support for the Preservation League of New York State is made possible by the New York State Council on the Our Supporters Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York Fortifying the League’s Work State Legislature.

The Preservation League of New York State gratefully acknowledges the many individuals, organizations, foundations, corporations and government agencies that supported our work during the past fiscal year. Annual contributions and membership ensure the League’s ability to continue to advance our shared preservation goals.

The following list reflects the total giving by members and contributors who donated $100 or more between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Excelsior Society members (bold type) are individuals and foundations who made an unrestricted gift of $1,000 or more as a League member or to the Annual Fund. Professional Giving Circle members (bold and italic type) are companies which have made the same unrestricted gift as a member or to the Annual Fund.

The Thompson Family Foundation, Inc. Albert and Theodora Simons $50,000 AND ABOVE $2,500 - $4,999 Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Uberto Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Vijay Anand Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sloane Charitable Foundation Ms. Cynthia C. Wainwright and Jody and John Arnhold Jack Taylor New York State Council on the Arts Mr. Stephen Berger Arnhold Foundation Ms. Miriam Trementozzi and The Peggy N. & Roger G. Gerry Mrs. Arete S. Warren Mr. Michael Bakwin Mr. James B. Ayers Charitable Trust Mrs. Candace King Weir Berkshire Taconic Community Daryl Brown Uber and Bruce A. Uber The Robert David Lion Gardiner Ms. Charlotte Worthy and Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William J. vanden Heuvel Foundation Inc. Mr. William Mincey Victor Bernstein and Gail Landis Vanguard Charitable York Capital Management Beyer Blinder Belle, Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Warren Esq. Caroline and Michel Zaleski Architects and Planners, LLP William E. Weiss Foundation, Inc. $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. Leo J. Blackman and The Arthur Loeb Foundation Mr. Kenneth T. Monteiro Ildiko and Gilbert Butler $5,000 - $9,999 $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. David Boillot Suzanne and Richard Clary Jan C. K. and R. Steven Anderson Anonymous Building Conservation Gilbert & Ildiko Butler Family George Beane and Patricia Begley Lisa Ackerman Associates, Inc. Foundation, Inc Dr. Paul Bentel and Dr. Carol R. American Endowment Foundation Ms. Bonnie Burnham Robert and Nellie Gipson Bentel, FAIA, LEED AP Duncan and Ann Barrett Charina Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Thomas J. Hubbard William L. Bernhard Mr. Paul Beirne Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Cornell, Sr. Arthur L. Loeb Mr. and Mrs. David Christensen The Beirne Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre J. de Vegh Janet C. Ross Community Foundation of Phoebe and Matthew Bender Ms. Hester Diamond Mr. Jack Shear Elmira-Corning and the BKSK Architects LLP Ms. Clover M. Drinkwater Tianaderrah Foundation Finger Lakes Ms. Meisha Hunter Burkett Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Anne H. Van Ingen CTA Architects P.C. Capalino & Company David and Frances Eberhart Foundation Carole Bailey French and Mr. Frederick D. Cawley and Joan K. Davidson John French III Ms. Amy E. Facca $10,000 - $24,999 Mr. Scott Duenow and Roberta Brandes Gratz Adele Chatfield-Taylor and John Guare Anonymous Ms. Annette Wilkus Green-Wood Cemetery Mr. and Mrs. David C. Clapp American Express Company Mr. and Mrs. David Eberhart George A. Hambrecht and Anne and John Coffin Anrol Foundation Elizabeth and Stanley D. Scott Andrea H. Fahnestock Ms. Virginia Dajani Mr. and Mrs. Clement R. Arrison Foundation Marjorie and Gurnee Hart Mary Dierickx Mr. and Mrs. Roger Berlind Ferris Foundation, Inc The Hart Charitable Trust Helen W. Drutt English The Berlind Foundation Richard Gilder and Lois Chiles Harweb Foundation Ms. Ann Ffolliott Bessemer Trust Company Gilder Foundation The Howard Bayne Fund The Ford Foundation Charlotte Worthy Architects, LLC Higgins Quasebarth & Partners Ms. Alice N. Hunt and Brandon Fradd Jane Forbes Clark High Line Construction Group Mr. Malcolm McCulloch The Glenmede Trust Company, NA Clement & Karen Arrison Family The J.M. Kaplan Fund Mr. Thomas Jayne Dotty and Lionel Goldfrank Charitable Foundation The John R. Oishei Foundation Marilynn G. Karp Goldman Sachs Gives Corning Incorporated Foundation Gregory Long Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Ms. JoAnn Hanson and David and Candace Weir Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin Richard and Mary Maitino Mr. Allen Barnett Ms. Suzanne Deal Booth The Malkin Fund The Melinda and William J. Vanden Hawkfield Corporation Mr. James G. Dinan Ms. Lee P. Miller and Heuvel Foundation, Inc. Jim and Nancy Evans Hays Edwin S. Webster Foundation Dr. Leslie Freedman Richard and Ronay Menschel Mr. and Mrs. Morrison H. Heckscher Erie Canalway Heritage Fund National Philanthropic Trust Norman and Melanie Mintz Ms. Sylvia Hemingway Ms. Lorna Goodman Platt Byard Dovell White Architects Edward T. Mohylowski Historic Elmira Mr. William B. Hart and Mr. Paul R. Provost Morgan Stanley Christopher and Alice Holbrook Ms. Constance Eaton Robert and Encarnita Quinlan Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Moylan The Holbrook Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner Hempel Daniel G. Romualdez The New York Community Trust James and Maisie Houghton Gerry and Laura Holbrook John Sare Ms. Lida Orzeck Mr. David P. Hunt J&AR Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott Samuel Pratt John and Barbara Vogelstein Dudley and Carole Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw Ms. Kathy Prounis Foundation Ms. Susan Henshaw Jones Thaw Charitable Trust Mr. Frank E. Sanchis III Johnson-Schmidt & Associates, Marblecrafters Savills Studley, Inc. / Mitchell S. Steir Architects Quarry Hill Fund Mr. Christopher Shyer

p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 19 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kafin Architectural Preservation Studio, PC Jewish Communal Fund Rohlf’s Stained & Leaded Glass Ms. Buff Kavelman Avery Architectural Library John G. Waite Associates Studio, Inc. Paul Kellogg Mr. and Mrs. Kent Barwick Architects PLLC Mr. David Rosenberg and Mr. Willem Kooyker and Ms. Ariane R. Batterberry Ms. Elisabeth B. Johnson Ms. Bernice K. Leber Ms. Judith-Ann Corrente Gregory Bell and Nancy H. Goody Kaese & Lynch Architecture and RUPCO Inc. Robert J. Kresse, Esq. Al Berr Engineering William Ryall Alexia Lalli Ms. Kathryn Berry Marilyn E. Kaplan, Architect Saratoga Springs Preservation Mr. Floyd Lattin and Mr. Ward Mintz Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Borer Ms. Rachel Karr Foundation Ms. Brenda Levin Ms. Marilyn A. Bradley Mr. Brian Keating Sheafe Satterthwaite Li/Saltzman Architects, PC Ms. Mary Bradley Virginia and Christopher Kelly Schenectady Heritage Foundation Mr. Charles M. Liddle III Mr. Anthony C. Brankman Pamela Kendall Steven Schmidt Market Street Trust Company Bronx Community College Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Kissling Schneider Family of Services Mr. and Mrs. Joe McCann Douglas G. Bucher The Kissling Interests, LLC Mr. William Schroeder and Jean M. McCarroll Buffalo Urban Development Ms. Joyce M. Klar Ms. Wendy Pattison Mr. Martin J. McLaughlin Corporation Kliment Halsband Architects Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. Walter B. Melvin, AIA Cynthia Carrington Carter Ms. Louise H. Klinke Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Mr. Paul Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Castelein Maribeth Krupczak Paul Segal, FAIA Ms. Dede B. Nash and Mr. Clay Palazzo Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Lacey Thaler Reilly Wilson Mrs. Frances Shelton Mr. David Neff and Ms. Gioia Gensini Mr. Kenneth Chase Architecture & Preservation LLP Cynthia Sherwood The Newburgh Institute Ms. Peg Churchill Robb Lady Ms. Renee Simons for the Arts & Ideas Ms. Carol A. Clark Ms. Susan Lally Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. Clara Clark Larson Fisher Associates Jeffery T. Smith AIA, NCARB Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nitze Clemco Construction & Ms. Millicent A. Lecount Joanne T. Snell Chris Ohrstrom Restoration, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Deane Leonard Society for the Preservation of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Older Committee to Save the Bird Laura Lee Liberatore Long Island Antiquities Ms. Sherida E. Paulsen and Homestead, Inc. Frederick and Immaculata Lieber Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Spath Dr. Steven Margulis Cornell University Libraries Elizabeth and David Liebschutz Patricia J. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Pierson Corning Southside Neighborhood Michael Lonergan Mr. Douglas B. Sutherland Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Association Virginia S. Lyon Pringle Hart Symonds Leon B. Polsky Mrs. Daniel Cowin Mr. and Mrs. John Marosek Syracuse University Library Mr. and Mrs. Charles Price Julia P. Cowing Roseann B. Mayo Christopher Tavener Robert A.M. Stern Architects Randall and Elizabeth Crawford Maureen W. McCarthy Eleanor Theodore Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Mr. George W. Curry Mr. Henry A. McCartney Erin Tobin and Roger Bearden Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce Pamela Daly Mrs. Geraldine McCauley Kay Tomasi Mr. Robert A. M. Stern, FAIA Donald A. Denis, AIA Kevin McEvoy and Barbara Epstein Mr. Raymond W. Townsend STUDIOS architecture Mr. Richard E. DiGiovanna Mr. and Mrs. WB McHenry David J. Trachtenberg Ms. Margaret M. Sullivan Andrew S. Dolkart Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Melzer Mr. David Trevisani Mr. Calvin Tsao Noel H. Dries Philip Mindlin University at Buffalo, Tsao & McKown Architects Warren S. Eddy Mr. and Mrs. Willem Monster State University of New York John and Barbara Vogelstein Elmira College Ms. Pauline M. Monz VB Architect Diana S. Waite Mr. and Mrs. Mark Emerson Mr. Tolga Morawski Holly Wahlberg and Kevin Cleary Tania Werbizky and Brad Edmondson Lorraine and Jeff English Stephen and Mary Muller John P. Waugh Lloyd P. Zuckerberg Eric Warren Goldman Charitable Fund Mr. Dennis Murphy Wayne County Industrial Donn P. Esmonde Mr. Stewart Myers Development Agency E-Trade Financial National Trust for Historic Preservation Westchester County Historical Society $500 - $999 Stephen Facey Neighbors of Watertown Inc. Mr. Paul M. Whitbeck Anonymous Ms. Mary Ann Fastook Bruce R. Nelson Whitehall Skene Manor Preservation, Charles and Charlotte Buchanan Wendy Feuer Nelson Development Co. Inc. Jay Cantor Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Flynn Network for Good Mr. Scott Whitham Ms. Joan Hardy Clark Thomas M. Fontana New York Historical Society Library Walter F. Wientge, Jr. Jay and Jessica DiLorenzo Mr. Donald Friedman Ms. Wendy Nicholas Dorsey Mr. Richard A. Wines EBSCO Industries, Inc. Friends of Historic Kingston Richard and Karen Nicholson Anthony C. Wood Werner L. Feibes Friendship Heritage Association Mr. Stuart Novick Mr. and Mrs. John Young Dorothy T. Globus GAR Associates, Inc. Ms. Susan Nutt The Gramercy Park Foundation Inc. Mrs. Alice M. Garlock NYSHA—Library Serials Dept. Mr. Henry Hart GE Foundation Phyllis Ochs gifts in kind Nancy and David Hathaway Mrs. Linda L. Gillies Robert W. Ohlerking Dr. Paul Bentel and Dr. Carol R. Bentel, Hathaway Family Foundation Ms. Leslie V. Godridge Old Structures Engineering, PC FAIA, LEED AP Mr. Seth Maerowitz and Mr. James P. Gold Olean Business Development Corp. Mr. Bruce Harvey Ms. Ann-Isabel Friedman Mr. William F. Gratz and Mr. Jay Bruno Theresa Page Johnson-Schmidt & Associates, Mr. and Mrs. Newton P. Merrill Mrs. Erin Gray Page Ayres Cowley Architects, LLP Architects Marney and John Mesch Francis Greenburger PayPal Charitable Giving Fund Ms. Dede B. Nash and Mr. Clay Palazzo Miss Pauline C. Metcalf Mr. Wesley Haynes Otis and Nancy Pearsall Mr. Paul R. Provost Roy J. Zuckerberg Family Foundation Heritage Landscapes Ms. Lorna Peterson Mrs. Janet C. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Snedeker Annette and Jippe Hiemstra Mr. Richard D. Pieper and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Mr. Houston A. Stebbins Historic Albany Foundation Ms. Merrill Hesch Flom LLP Stephen Tilly, Architect Historic Ithaca, Inc. Reverend Dr. Thomas F. Pike L.F. Tantillo Fine Art Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey Holmes King Kallquist & Associates Norman Ames Posner, M.D. Caroline and Michel Zaleski Ms. Helen S. Tucker Robert C. Hughes Preservation Association of the Stephen and Betsy Hunter Southern Tier IBM Matching Grants Program Queens Boro Public Library While every effort has been made to $100 - $499 ensure the accuracy of this listing, errors Anonymous In Site Architecture, LLP Donald G. Quick Jr. and omissions may occur. Please accept John F. Abel InnVest Lodging Services, Inc. Jessie A. Ravage our apologies and bring any corrections Adirondack Architectural Heritage Stephen B. Jacobs, FAIA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to our attention by calling 518-462-5658 Tracie and Wint Aldrich Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc. Richard and Rebecca Evans x11 so we can correct future mailings. Patricia Connolly Altman Jayne Design Studio, Inc. Foundation American Hotel

20 p l n ys a n n ua l r e p o rt 2016-17 Preservation Empire League Trustees Legacy Circle and Staff How to give to the Preservation League’s Empire Legacy Circle and create a lasting legacy of your own. 2017 OFFICERS Roberta Brandes Gratz Anne H. Van Ingen Chiu Yin Hempel The Preservation League of New York State has established the Chair Christopher Holbrook Empire Legacy Circle to recognize those supporters who have Jan C. K. Anderson Anne A. Hubbard included the League in their estate plans. If your estate plans in- Vice Chair Robert J. Kafin clude a bequest to the Preservation League, a designation of the Marilynn G. Karp Karen Arrison Preservation League to receive your IRA, or a charitable remain- Robert J. Kresse Vice Chair der trust or charitable lead trust that benefits the Preservation Alexia Lalli Dede B. Nash Richard J. Lippes League, we invite you to consider joining this singular group. Vice Chair Robert B. MacKay John Sare Richard A. Maitino Bequests and other types of planned gifts are a cornerstone of Vice Chair Jean M. McCarroll the Preservation League’s preservation efforts and education Dr. Carol Bentel Henry A. McCartney programs across New York State and are essential to the present Secretary Norman M. Mintz and the future of the League. They help ensure our ability to Gregory O’Connell Scott Duenow respond to future challenges while enabling us to expand our Treasurer Ellen Phelan Paul R. Provost vision for historic preservation in New York State. Planning a Anne G. Older Robert C. Quinlan gift to the Preservation League through your estate is a powerful Chair Emerita, Ex-Officio Daniel G. Romualdez declaration of your support. Janet C. Ross 2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Thomas J. Schwarz For more information on ways to include the Preservation League Duncan Barrett Robert D. Snedeker in your estate plans please contact Jay DiLorenzo, President at Ildiko Butler Robert A.M. Stern [email protected] or (518) 462-5658 x15. David Christensen Cynthia C. Wainwright Suzanne Clary Diana S. Waite Dr. Georgette Grier-Key Steven J. Weiss Gerald A. Holbrook Dudley D. Johnson 2017 STAFF Gregory R. Long Jay DiLorenzo Lee Miller President Dianne S. O’Neal 2017 marked the fourth year of the Preservation League’s participation in convening Shelley R. Carr Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Pike a statewide preservation conference. The League worked with the Landmark Executive Assistant Frank Emile Sanchis lll Society of Western New York, NYS Historic Preservation Office, and Preservation David Schnakenberg Britt Densmore Buffalo Niagara to bring Preservation NYS to Rochester from April 6-8. The sold-out Miriam Trementozzi Director of Development conference attracted preservationists from across the state for presentations, lectures, and tours. Arete Swartz Warren Yolanda Davis Mark W. Warren Development Associate Charlotte Worthy ​Frances M. Gubler Caroline Rob Zaleski Preservation Associate ​Diane Muccigrosso 2017 TRUSTEES COUNCIL Fiscal Manager Kent Barwick Colleen M. Ryan George H. Beane Director of Communications William L. Bernhard Bill Schroeder Constance L. Clapp EPIP Program Manager William Clarkson Erin M. Tobin Randall T. Crawford Director of Preservation Joan K. Davidson Steven C. Engelhart Stephen A. Facey R. Brandon Fradd Dorothy Twining Globus Lionel Goldfrank III 44 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12206

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