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The Verizon Building has been restored to its original glory inside (1) and out (2), after the damage sustained on 9/11. 2 Reaching Out to Professionals 8 2003 Projects 110 Bridge Street, Brooklyn 157 East 75th Street, Manhattan 8220 Narrows Avenue, Brooklyn Amster Yard, Manhattan City Hall IRT Station, Manhattan Columbia University, Manhattan Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center at the Institute of International Education, Manhattan Former Smallpox Hospital, Roosevelt Island India House, Manhattan Lady Moody House, 17 Gravesend Neck Road, Brooklyn Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan Pomander Walk, Manhattan Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York, Manhattan Regis High School, Manhattan St. Bartholomew’s Church, Manhattan TWA Terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport, Queens West Park Presbyterian Church, Manhattan 1 In addition to working with building owners, the Technical Services Center has a mission to promote information about preservation technology and practice. In 2003, this took the form of a forum on “Color and Pattern: Uncovering Decorative Legacies,” which studied the restoration of interior decorative finishes at Central Synagogue and Congregation Shearith Israel. TSC also sponsored a series of evening seminars with the New York Council of Coops and Condominiums aimed at assisting board members of historic multiple dwellings in their dealings with architects, engineers and contractors. Subjects included façade inspections, terra cotta restoration options, Landmarks Commission rules and regulations, and other general construction-related topics. Director Alex Herrera presented a workshop on restoration practices to architects and engineers on staff at New York City Transit. It focused on the special requirements when planning or executing work on stations that are either listed, or eligible for listing, on the National Register. Herrera also wrote an article on the restoration of Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center at the Institute of International Education for the Summer Issue of Oculus magazine. The restoration of the International Style rooms, Alvar Aalto’s only surviving work in New York, was researched and supervised by the Conservancy’s Technical Services Center. Herrera is also representing the Conservancy as head of the Historic Buildings Committee of the New York Model Codes Program, a study of the existing building codes by the New York City Department of Buildings. The goal is to replace the existing patchwork codes with a new code based on the International model code.
2 The Sacred Sites program has awarded 800 grants, totaling over $3.9 million, since 1986. With each grant comes guidance on preservation techniques, project management, and fundraising. Sometimes a grant request develops into an extended and intensive relationship, as in the case of West-Park Presbyterian Church. An outstanding example of late 19th century religious architecture in New York City, West-Park is situated prominently at the corner of West 86th and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. Eligible for listing on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, it is located just outside the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. The church first contacted the Conservancy’s Sacred Sites staff in 2000 about masonry façade repairs. Its endowment was dwindling rapidly, and even with a Conservancy pledge of a $10,000 grant, the church didn’t have sufficient funds for the project. In 2003, the Conservancy learned the congregation was exploring demolition and redevelopment to raise funds. Working with a coalition of congregational leadership, the Presbytery, West Side City Council member Gale Brewer, Landmark West!, and community members, the Conservancy sought a solution that would retain the historic church and meet the congregation’s funding needs. Neighbors and community leaders formed Friends of West-Park as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation and developed a $6 million plus fundraising plan. They have secured initial pledges of over $3 million, retained an experienced preservation architect to design an enlarged building complex that will provide income and space for programming, and found potential community partners to use some of the new space. West-Park Church is now considering the community’s offer. The Conservancy remains involved as the congregation and community seek common ground. 1 The fate of West-Park Presbyterian Church, at 86th and Amsterdam Avenue, (1) hung in the balance throughout 2003. Neighbors presented this preliminary design that incorporates the historic structure while expanding program space (2). Rev. Dr. Eugene Callender of New York Presbytery Board of Trustees spoke at a public forum (3) on the future of the building. 3 9Preserving Sacred Sites
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