Tuesday, September 24, 2024 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom Scenic Landmarks include public parks, plazas, and parkways operated by the New York City government. Since the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) was empowered to designate scenic landmarks in 1973 the commission has designated 12 sites, only three this century. This class will discuss the […]
Saturday, October 26, 2024 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Up until 1898, Brooklyn and Manhattan were independent cities with their own government, own separate municipal entities and cultural institutions. They also had their own shopping districts, entertainment areas and transportation hubs. In Brooklyn, they were all in the same general area, with the various functions […]
This tour will focus on un-designated Rose Hill, celebrating structures and stories in the neighborhood that are ripe for recognition, but which have not yet gotten their due.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This walking tour, led by Angel Hernandez, President of the Huntington Free Library and Bronx Historian, will highlight many historic buildings in the neighborhood including the United Workers Cooperatives, also known as “the Coops.” The Tudor Revival style buildings, constructed between 1926 and 1929 by the […]
Follow along on the restoration journey of an original handmade glass and steel chandelier, built over 100 years ago. From take down to color matching breakdowns, you’ll get a rare inside look into how new life was brought into the delicate and ornate glass panels that make this sensational chandelier really shine.
Join us on Tuesday, June 18th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery for our annual Grassroots Preservation Awards and Preservation Party. Since 2000, the Historic Districts Council has honored more than 150 individuals, community groups, coalitions, elected officials, and press outlets for their achievements. This year, HDC continues the tradition to recognize, honor, and encourage public participation in the preservation process.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom In this Preservation School class led by Let There Be Neon’s (LTBN) Jeff Friedman, participants will get a first-hand account of working with neon lighting. He will talk about how LTBN got started and what led him to the profession of artistic lighting. Jeff will […]
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom In this class, led by Pellettieri Stone Carvers founder Chris Pellettieri, participants will learn about the work Chris does as a professional stone carver as well as his work with students of all ages through his Academy. For his commissioned work Chris specializes in […]
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
In this class, former DDC staff member Jeremy Woodoff will discuss what the agency’s role and responsibilities are, how the existing built environment is incorporated, and what the process is if work is being done in a historic district, on an individual landmark, or on a building that might be significant architecturally but not designated.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Via Zoom In this Preservation School class, you will learn about the preservation and restoration of architectural metal on historic buildings. Join Kate Allen, President of Allen Architectural Metals (AAM) as she discusses how she and her team preserve, repair, or replicate historic metal and how […]
