The 51st Annual Park Slope House Tour Mark the date on your calendars for this year’s House Tour, our 51st! This self-guided walking tour is the Park Slope Civic Council’s main fund raising event. Money raised by the Tour is returned by the Civic Council’s Grants Committee to the community as grants to schools, charities, […]
The 30th House Tour — LiveWorkPlayFortGreene Sunday, May 2, 2010 – Noon to 5pm – Rain or shine The 30th Fort Greene Association House Tour is coming! The tour is held only once every two years, and this one will be even better than the last. In addition to gaining access into the splendid Victorian […]
Historic District Tour 2010 honors fifty years of preserving the quality of life and character of Murray Hill! Sunday, June 13, 2010 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association, the Preservation & Design Committee is hosting a tour of homes of the Murray Hill Historic District.This tour includes beautifully decorated town […]
Celebrating a Century: Brooklyn Heights Association’s Landmark House & Garden Tour Saturday, May 8th, 2010 Celebrate the Brooklyn Heights Historic District (NYC’s first historic district, designated in 1965) on this once-a-year tour of five private homes and gardens. Single tickets include the self-guided tour along with a post-tour reception in the arcade of the historic […]
Celebrating a Century: Brooklyn Heights Association’s Landmark House & Garden Tour Saturday, May 8th, 2010 Celebrate the Brooklyn Heights Historic District (NYC’s first historic district, designated in 1965) on this once-a-year tour of five private homes and gardens. Single tickets include the self-guided tour along with a post-tour reception in the arcade of the historic […]
Just over a week until GVSHP’s 2010 Village House Tour Benefit!We would like to thank our corporate and individual Benefactors, Patrons, and Sponsors of GVSHP’s 12th Annual Village House Tour Benefit and all those who have already purchased tickets. If you haven’t already done so, you can purchase individual tickets for the tour online. […]
LPC Docket Number: 106973 Brooklyn, Block: 1961, Lot: 1 465 Clinton Avenue – Clinton Hill Historic District A neo-Renaissance style house designed by Mercein Thomas and built in 1902. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, create and alter masonry openings, alter the areaway; excavate the rear yard and replace the gate. HDC […]
Friday, May 14, 2010, 10am-3:45pm Overlooked Assets: Sustainable Urban Yards (2.5 CEUs–ASLA Continuing Ed Credits offered) Do you live in a building that has a front, side or back area that is concrete, neglected or just plain ugly? Whether you live in a rowhouse or apartment building, there is probably a nearby space that can […]
The New York Preservation Archive Project Launches New Website in Celebration of the Forty-Fifth Anniversary of the Landmarks Law Landmarks45.org features photographs, documents, and personal accounts of the preservation process On April 19, 1965, New York City Mayor Robert Wagner signed the Landmarks Law, establishing the Landmarks Preservation Commission and giving New Yorkers a […]
From The New York Times April 19, 2010, 6:15 pm Celebrating 45 Years of Preserving New York By JAMES BARRON One question that came to mind on Monday was: Where were you on April 19, 1965? To the landmark preservationists at the Four Seasons Restaurant, whose interior is itself a landmark, that […]
