HDC Summer Lecture Series & Summer Friends Party
Make sure to join us for our informative lecture series created to keep you up-to-date on some of HDC’s current projects and recent goings-on at LPC.
And for Friends of HDC, we invite you to attend our exclusive cocktail reception at Roosevelt Island’s historic Octagon Building this Thursday.
Each of these events is free of charge, but reservations are required. RSVP at 212-614-9107 or [email protected].
HDC Summer Lecture Series
Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 6pm
Learning about a Legacy: New York City’s Carnegie Libraries
Join HDC board member Jeffrey Kroessler and HDC Preservation Associate Nadezhda Williams as they detail HDC’s newest advocacy endeavor: to promote the landmark designation of the Carnegie Libraries. Dr. Kroessler will focus on the development of the Carnegie Library system, while Ms. Williams will discuss the architectural merits of the individual structures throughout the five boroughs.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007, 6pm
Our Latest Landmarks: Recent New York City Historic Districts
HDC’s Executive Director Simeon Bankoff will present an overview of recently designated and calendared historic districts throughout New York City. Following this presentation will be a question and answer session featuring some of the city’s most hard-working neighborhood preservation activists, including Fred Baer of the Fiske Terrace Association, Denise Brown of the Crown Heights North Association, Laura Heim of the Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance and Andrew Berman of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation talking about their experiences and strategies in successfully advocating for their neighborhoods.
Both lectures will take place at 6:00pm at the Neighborhood Preservation Center. Reception to follow.
SPECIAL BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR!
Well not exactly but the front stoop of the Neighborhood Preservation Center is undergoing (LPC-approved) restorations and is temporarily inaccessible. Please enter through the garden entrance at the St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues (right off Stuyvesant Street across from the cobbler).
HDC Friends Summer Reception
This Thursday, July 12th, HDC is hosting an evening cocktail reception to be held at the Club Room of the landmark Octagon Building on Roosevelt Island. Designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis, this recently restored landmark was a former mental hospital that fell victim to years of disrepair. Join HDC’s Directors and Advisers for an exclusive visit to enjoy the beauty of this historic structure and meet HDC’s newly-elected President, Paul Graziano.
This complimentary event is open only to Friends of HDC, in recognition of their continued support of HDC and its preservation efforts. Space is limited and reservations are required. To inquire as to your current membership status, make a donation or reserve a place at this event, please email [email protected], or call 212.614.9017. Directions to the venue will be provided upon registration.