E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL
March 2013, Volume 10, Number 2
Monday Morning Coffee Talk
April 1, 2013
Tenzing Chadotsang, Director of Grants and Outreach
NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
8:30am -10:00am
Neighborhood Preservation Center
232 East 11th Street, Manhattan
This program is FREE! Reservations are required and space is limited.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission recently launched its Permit Application Guide to help property owners file effective and thorough permit applications on landmark properties. The guide lists materials to be submitted, describes the criteria a project must meet to qualify for a permit, and explains the preservation principles for those criteria. The illustrated guide also includes application filing instructions, sample applications and checklists for nine of the most common categories of work that require an LPC permit. The LPC’s Director of Grants and Outreach, Tenzing Chadotsang, will present the new guide and answer your questions, so please be sure to review the Permit Application Guide prior to the session. The entire guide or its individual chapters can be downloaded on the LPC website.
To learn more about this and other upcoming Coffee Talks, please click HERE.
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Secret Lives Tour: The Art and Murals of Hildreth Meière
Join the Historic Districts council for a very special two-part Secret Lives Tour: The Art and Murals of Hildreth Meière. Hildreth Meière (1892-1961) was a renowned mosaic artist, whose work graces numerous buildings ranging from the Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. to the Nebraska State Capitol. Hildreth Meière’s work can be seen in over one hundred commissions from government and commercial buildings to cocktail lounges and ocean liners. This tour will focus on several of her most significant works in New York City. Guest speakers will include Hildreth Meière’s daughter, Louise Dunn; her granddaughter, Hilly Dunn and our guide Catherine Coleman Brawer, curator and author of Walls Speak: The Narrative Art of Hildreth Meière. This event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16at 1:00 p.m. The second part of the tour will be held on Tuesday, April 30 with details to follow. Each part of the tour will run approximately 2.5 hours.
Price: $125 for public; $100 for Friends of HDC. For more details click HERE.
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2012 Walking Tour Brochures are now available for sale on our website!!!!
Only $10 for all six brochures (shipping included).
Each brochure has beautiful pictures, along with historic and contemporary information about the neighborhoods.
To purchase the brochures click here
Six to Celebrate is generously supported by The New York Community Trust. Additional support for the Six to Celebrate Tours is provided by New York City Councilmembers Margaret Chin, Inez Dickens, Vincent Gentile, Daniel Garodnick, Stephen Levin and Rosie Mendez.