Saturday, October 15, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 PM Join HDC and Woodlawn Conservancy for an in-person tour of the art and architectural wonders of Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx. The Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark and is the final resting place of notables as varied as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Madame C.J. Walker, and Nellie […]
Join Save Chelsea’s David Holowka on this walk through the proposed redevelopment area to visit some of the threatened sites
Sunday, July 31, 2022
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The past and present of Van Nest is squarely tied into the railroad system of our nation. Whether it was the New Haven railroad in the mid to late 1800s or the New York Westchester and Boston at the turn of the 20th century, Van Nest has been and continues to be a transportation hub for this centrally located Bronx community.
Tours:
A Walking Tour of Community Renewal in Melrose 6/4; A Great Day in Harlem – 6/18; Sustaining Public Housing 6/22; Washington Heights 7/9
Construction Activities Adjacent to Historic Properties Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Via Zoom 6:00 – 7:00 p.m In this class Charu Chaudhry, registered architect and Vice President at Thornton Tomasetti, will discuss the risks and strategies of constructing adjacent to existing and historic properties. Construction activities next to historic buildings are a common occurrence especially in dense urban […]
View the photo gallery from last month’s Grassroots Awards and Preservation Party.
Saturday, 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 […]
SAVING EDGAR ALLAN POE’S COTTAGE: A CASE STUDY FOR THE LAY PRESERVATIONIST April 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 […]
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom Bay 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 […]
Now in its 11th year, the Historic Districts Council’s SIX TO CELEBRATE program provides the winning groups with hands-on help strategizing and implementing all aspects of their efforts to preserve their New York City neighborhoods. We teach community activists strategic tools, such as documentation, research, zoning, landmarking, publicity and public outreach to advance their local […]
