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Grand Institutions of Clinton Hill
Queen of All Saints Church, Pratt Library, Caroline Ladd Pratt House Clinton Hill, Brooklyn July 27, 2011, 5:30pm Limited to 25 people Travel to an era of opulence and craft in three of Clinton Hill’s turn-of-the-century structures! The Historic Districts Council will lead a tour of Our Lady Queen of All Saints, a soaring century-old […]
City Auctions Off Architectural Salvage Repository
On Monday, the City will auction off the majority of the inventory of the LPC’s Architectural Salvage Warehouse to the single highest bidder*. The Warehouse, established in 1985, was the successor to the LPC’s Salvage of Architecturally Viable Elements (or S.A.V.E.) program, began in 1980 and conceived of five years earlier under the auspices of […]
preservationlovin: For all of you aspiring art and building conservators, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston created this incredible MATERIALS database where you can look up information concerning its chemical, physical, visual, and analytical makeup.
CAMEO: Conservation & Art Material Encyclopedia Online
Welcome NYPL's New President Anthony Marx
nypl: He’s not only our new NYPL President – he’s also a patron! Former Inwood Library user Anthony Marx starts today as President of The New York Public Library after a successful career as President of Amherst College in Massachusetts. Marx, a New York native who graduated from P.S. 98 and The Bronx High School […]
Grave honor for Woodlawn Cemetery
Grave honor for Woodlawn Cemetery: Sen. urges landmark status for legendary Bronx cemetery BY DANIEL BEEKMANDAILY NEWS WRITERMonday, June 27, 2011 A treasured Bronx cemetery could soon become the borough’s newest National Historic Landmark and a protected site for future generations. Woodlawn Cemetery, where jazz greats Miles Davis and Duke Ellington were laid to rest, […]
Historic Districts Council Elects New President
Historic Districts Council Elects New President, The Historic Districts Council has elected architect Françoise Bollack as the organization’s eighth president. Ms. Bollack is the first woman to serve as HDC’s President. Architect Françoise Bollack Françoise Bollack, AIA, is a registered architect with over 30 years of experience in architectural design, preservation and adaptive reuse. Born in […]