Events in April 2022
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Preservation School: Saving Edgar Allan Poe’s Cottage
Preservation School: Saving Edgar Allan Poe’s Cottage
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Apr 6, 2022April 6, 2022
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
One need not be a trained preservationist to launch a campaign to save a building. While the field of historic preservation has its place in the world of academia, many cases have shown that saving a historic structure may not be an impossible goal for ordinary citizens. Join Bronx historian Angel Hernandez as he shares his experiences with the restoration of the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage.
This case study in grassroots efforts will highlight strategies for engaging the support of the community and elected officials and launching effective press and social media campaigns.
Angel Hernandez is President of the Huntington Free Library, a NYC Individual Landmark.
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A View of the “Ridge”
A View of the “Ridge”
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Apr 20, 2022April 20, 2022
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Via ZoomBay Ridge is a neighborhood of nearly 90,000 people that sits at the Brooklyn end of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The area’s development exploded at the turn of the 20th century due to access improvements in trolley, elevated railroad, and eventually subway service. Bay Ridge’s built environment appears much the same today as it did nearly a century ago.
The remarkable architecture from this era is significantly intact, and includes mansions whose residents enjoy panoramic views from its miles of shoreline, and stately Art Deco 1920s-30s apartment buildings, with original and ornate lobbies. In addition, it has historic sites associated with both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and features Fort Hamilton, an active military fort that dates from 1825
Bob Singleton, Executive Director of the Greater Astoria Historical Society, will take us on a virtual tour of the area, which was a 2011 Historic Districts Council Six to Celebrate. It will feature images of “The Ridge” from his extensive collection of New York City postcards.
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Discover the Wonders of Parkchester
Discover the Wonders of Parkchester
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Apr 23, 2022Saturday, April 23, 2022
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
In person tour
Sharon Pandolfo of The Parkchester Project will lead an in-person walking tour through the beautiful Parkchester area of the Bronx. You will get a close-up look at the extraordinary collection of terra cotta art that adorns the buildings by artists Carl Schmitz, Raymond Grandville Barger, Edmond Amateis, and Joseph Kiselewski. Located on 129 acres, Parkchester also features work by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, architects for the Empire State Building, landscape architects Clark and Rapuano, and the Federal Seaboard Terracotta Corporation.
The tour will include a visit to the complex’s Virginia Park, where Sharon will discuss how this1939 development presaged the rise of the middle class in America.
The Parkchester Project is a 2022 HDC Six to Celebrate. Over the course of the year, the Historic Districts Council will work with them to save the historic character of Parkchester and advocate for its landmark designation.
*After registration, you will receive information about the tour’s meeting location.
*All tours are rain or shine.