September 17, 2008
For Release: Immediate
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The New York State Board for Historic Preservation today recommended the addition of 39 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Property owners, municipalities and organizations from communities throughout the state sponsored the nominations.
"From factory lofts to grand hotels, from village greens to the final resting place of numerous American icons, these latest nominations are representative of New York's rich heritage," said Carol Ash, Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. "The recognition and support given to these landmarks helps highlight our past and conserve precious resources."
Ash cited a number of well-known landmarks and districts recommended for listing, including:
Listing these properties on the state and national registers can assist their owners in revitalizing the structures. Listing will make them eligible for various public preservation programs and services, such as matching state grants and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits.
The New York State Board for Historic Preservation is an independent panel of experts appointed by the governor. The Board also consists of representatives from the following state organizations: Council of Parks; Council on the Arts; Department of Education; Department of State and Department of Environmental Conservation. The function of the Board is to advise and provide recommendations on state and federal preservation programs, including the State and National Registers of Historic Places, to the State Historic Preservation Officer, who in New York is the State Parks Commissioner.
The State and National Registers are the official lists of buildings, structures, districts, landscapes, objects and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology and culture of New York State and the nation. There are nearly 90,000 historic buildings, structures and sites throughout the state listed on the National Register of Historic Places, individually or as components of historic districts.
During the nomination process, the State Board submits recommendations to the State Historic Preservation Officer. The properties may be listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and then nominated to the National Register of Historic Places where they are reviewed and, once approved, entered on the National Register by the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, D.C.
The State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of Interior, jointly administer the national register program.
For more information about the New York State Board for Historic Preservation and the State and National Register programs, contact the Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau at (518) 237-8643, or visit the state parks web site at www.nysparks.com.The recommended properties listed by county are as follows:
STATE REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS
Albany County
1. Lustron Houses at Jermain Street Historic District - Albany
Allegany County
2. Centerville Town Hall - Centerville
Erie County
3. Lancaster District School No. 6 - Lancaster
4. Annunciation School - Buffalo
5. Buffalo Tennis and Squash Club - Buffalo
6. Harlow C. Curtis Building - Buffalo
7. Sardinia Old Town Hall - Sardinia
8. The Baptist Church of Springville - Springville
9. Richmond Avenue Methodist-Episcopal Church - Buffalo
Franklin County
10. James Wilder Farmstead - Burke
Greene County
11. Methodist-Episcopal Church of Windham Centre - Windham
12. Woodward Road Stone Arch Bridge - East Durham
13. Tannersville Main Street Historic District - Tannersville
Herkimer County
14. Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Little FallsJefferson County
15. Hiram Hubbard House - Champion
Lewis County
16. Lowville G.A.R. Soldier's Monument - Lowville
Livingston County
17. Engleside - Dansville
Montgomery County
18. Kilts Farmstead - Palatine Bridge
New York City
19. Garment Center Historic District - Manhattan
20. General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen - Manhattan
21. New York Congregational Home for the Aged - Brooklyn
22. The Woodlawn Cemetery - Bronx
23. Tremont Baptist Church - Bronx
Niagara County
24. The Niagara - Niagara Falls
Oneida County
25. Sylvan Beach Union Chapel - Sylvan Beach
Onondaga County
26. New York Central Passenger and Freight Station - Syracuse
Orange County
27. St. Andrew's Cemetery - Walden
28. Milliken-Smith Farm - Montgomery
Orleans County
29. Benjamin Franklin Gates House - Albion
30. John Shelp Cobblestone House - Middleport
Oswego County
31. Historic and architectural resources in Oswego, including the Washington Square Historic District - Oswego
32. Oswego Yacht Club - Oswego
Rockland County33. Johannes Isaac Blauvelt House - Blauvelt
34. Contempora House - New City
Ulster County
35. Saugerties Public Library - Saugerties
Warren County
36. Forward wreck site - Lake George
Washington County
37. Stoops Hotel - Battenville
Westchester County
38. Presbyterian Rest for Convalescents - White Plains
39. Soundview Manor - White Plains