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ANNUAL REPORT 2009

From the PresidentThe economy may have slowed in 2009, but the Landmarks Conservancy did not. Even with a tightened belt, we passed the $20 million mark in loancommitments; awarded more than $500,000 in Sacred Sites grants; launched a new grant fund for historic synagogues; spread the word that preservationis “green” through a series of workshops; and helped inject preservation into the Mayor’s race and City budget process.To top it off, we held a rousing “Sweet Sixteen” Living Landmarks Gala that celebrated another remarkable group of New Yorkers and saluted all our“Landmarks” through the years.Once again, our unique programs and talented professional staff had a positive impact on people and buildings throughout the boroughs and throughoutthe state.Our milestone loan went for row house restoration in Clinton Hill. Most of our more than 200 loans have helped homeowners restore brownstones.Unlike many conventional lenders, we have a remarkable record of loan repayments, thanks to careful staff work on applications.Our new synagogue fund grew out of a survey that has documented landmark quality synagogues outside of Manhattan. We nominated ten synagoguesin Brooklyn and Queens to the National Register of Historic Places, so that they would be eligible for our grants, and possible state grants.Generous help from The David Berg Foundation and the Roy J. Zuckerberg Family Foundation got the new grant fund going, and a state “Preserve NewYork” grant administered by the Preservation League of New York State helped us fund the National Register nomination process.All of our loan, grant and technical assistance through the years has helped property owners preserve money and energy, and has preserved the “embodiedenergy” in these older buildings. The late James Marston Fitch, who founded Columbia University’s preservation program, cited the energy savingbenefits of preservation decades before the term “green” was coined. Unfortunately, many people think only new buildings can be energy efficient.The entire national preservation community is trying to correct that misperception. Our workshops targeted homeowners, clergy and the stewards ofreligious buildings. We learned that experts can disagree about the best methods for energy conservation in older structures. We learned that propertyowners are eager for information. And we especially learned that wooden windows get an undeserved bad rap that we’ll work to correct.Demonstrating that preservation is “green” factored into our efforts to have mayoral candidates realize that preservation is also key for jobs, neighborhoodrevitalization and tourism. We unveiled a preservation platform at the third annual “Preservation Lobby Day” where we urged the City Council topreserve the Landmark Preservation Commission’s budget. In both these efforts, we worked with a large group of colleagues to spread the messageas widely as possible.Our work focuses on old buildings, but it never gets “old.” We remain energized and enthusiastic about New York, its people and its extraordinarycollection of buildings. It’s rewarding to help people preserve homes, religious institutions and non-profit facilities. And it’s an honor to have yoursupport to do so.Peg Breen, President2

Government agencies, nonprofits, and building owners call upon ourTechnical Services staff for expert guidance on restoration projects,as well as preservation easements.Project GuidanceThe Cosmopolitan Club, 122 East 66th Street, ManhattanThe Cosmopolitan Club is housed in a Regency revival style building built in1931, designed by Thomas Harlan Ellett. The main building connects throughthe rear yard to another smaller building that faces East 65th Street. TheClub hired Technical Services staff to prepare a window assessment studyof both buildings. The buildings contain a wide variety of historic and nonhistoricwindow types including a penthouse conservatory. Each windowwas surveyed and its condition documented in a report submitted to theClub in early fall. Subsequent to the submission of the report the Conservancyconsulted with the Club on repair/restore options as well as contractorselection.Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Roosevelt IslandChapel of the Good Shepherd is a Victorian Gothic church circa 1880. TechnicalServices has entered into a consulting contract with the Roosevelt IslandOperating Corporation to advise and assist in the restoration of the chapel’sdoors as well as the installation of new central air conditioning. The airconditioning equipment will be moved out of the existing belfry where itis causing several problems and relocated to a side yard behind an accessramp to the basement. We propose to keep the equipment to a minimumsize and to screen it from view with a wooden fence or enclosure that iscompatible with the chapel’s original country-church character.5 Gramercy Park West5 Gramercy Park West is a private residence built in the 1860s. The buildingis part of what was once a unified row of mansions on the west side ofGramercy Park. The row was notable for its ornate ironwork. Of the originalhouses, three survive including number 5. However, its original stoop andironwork were removed decades ago. The new owner of the house is interestedin restoring the stoop and the ironwork. The work would be modeledafter the adjacent houses that appear, at first sight, to have well-preservedironwork. However, closer inspection reveals that much of the ironwork isactually a replica of the original and dates to about 1920. The Conservancyconsulted with the owner about restoration options.TWA Terminal, JFK Airport, QueensIn 2009, restoration finally got underway at the TWA Terminal. Beginningin June, the landmarked portions of the interior were entirely filled withscaffolding that allowed workmen to remove the ceiling surface, whichcontained asbestos. Weeks of trial and error with different modern coatingsand application techniques produced a good substitute that could besprayed on to the underside of the vaults. The soaring ceilings were neverpainted but rather finished with a textured spray-on coating that cut downon echoes and gave the ceiling a lightly textured, ivory-colored appearance.The ceiling restoration reproduced that look, which also hides the imperfectionsof the poured-in-place concrete structure. The ceiling work wascomplete in late July. During August, the exterior work was well underway.The old exterior coatings are being removed from the façade and theconcrete surface repaired and prepped for the new paint. The color of thenew exterior paint was selected based on archival data. It is a warm, lightgrey. Many of the large, canted window panes have broken or are damagedand the Port Authority is working on obtaining bids to replace those in kind.The reconstruction of the east air tube was completed in late July and therestoration of the west tube is underway. The restoration of the tile workwill commence in 2010.8

The Renwick Ruins (originally Smallpox Hospital and laterNurses’ Dormitory), Roosevelt IslandThe newly stabilized and partially rebuilt Smallpox Hospital ruin was unveiledat a ceremony held on Roosevelt Island on May 28, 2009. The ceremonyincluded the groundbreaking of a new landscaped park, sponsoredby the Trust for Public Land, which will occupy the open space directly northof the landmark. The stabilization work will protect the ruin from furtherdegradation from wind and rain but did not include the reconstruction ofportions of the walls that were dismantled. The stone blocks from thesewalls have been numbered and crated and are stored at the site awaitingthe next phase of restoration. The Conservancy has been lobbying for yearsto have this important Renwick building on Roosevelt Island stabilized andrepaired. We see it as an important historic site and a prominent landmarkvisible to many.Admiral’s Row, Flushing Avenue, BrooklynThe long battle to save at least some of the historic buildings that onceserved the Brooklyn Navy Yard continues. A draft Memorandum of Agreementhas been issued pursuant to a lengthy Section 106 review process.The memorandum stipulates that two of the ten historic structures mustbe saved and restored. The Navy Yard Development Corporation, which isinterested in purchasing the parcel from the Federal Government, asked fora six-month freeze in the process so that they could solicit bids from privateentities to ascertain whether it was financially feasible to save the twosmall structures. In the meantime, the Conservancy and other groups are infrequent communication with the Army National Guard, the lead agency,demanding that something be done to stabilize the historic structures. So farthe National Guard has responded with promises but no action.Technical Services EventsProfessional Conference: Using Historic Tax Credits in New YorkThe Conservancy and the law firm of Nixon Peabody co-sponsored a daylongconference at the Athletic Club on June 24, 2009 on the topic of historictax credits. There were about eighty attendees and the speakers includedRuth Pierpont from the State Historic Preservation Office, Jay DiLorenzo andDaniel Mackay from the Preservation League of New York State as well asattorneys and historic preservation consultants experienced with major taxact projects. The Luncheon speaker was architect Richard Cook, who gave afascinating talk on “green” design. He described the innovative design featuresof the new Bank of America Building at Sixth Avenue and 43rd Street,which his firm designed for the Durst Organization. The seminar was gearedto professionals from the financial, legal, development, and preservationfields.National Trust Annual Preservation Conference,Nashville, TennesseeTechnical Services Director, Alex Herrera, was invited to take part in aroundtable discussion on the current state of preservation easements. Thepanel consisted of representatives from Chicago and Charleston as well asNew York. It was moderated by the Assistant Counsel for the National Trustfor Historic Preservation. Among the topics discussed were best practicesfor the management of easements and the experience each city has hadwith IRS challenges to the appraised monetary value of preservation easements.The Session occurred on Saturday, October 14, at the DowntownConference Center in Nashville, Tennessee.Conservancy Easements177 Montague StreetIn early December the Conservancy accepted the donation ofa preservation easement on the former Brooklyn Trust CompanyBuilding, 177 Montague Street. The building, now a Chasebranch, is one of New York’s most magnificent banks. It is locatedjust outside the boundaries of the Brooklyn Heights HistoricDistrict. Its architects, York and Sawyer, designed someof the city’s grandest bank buildings. The exterior is modeledon the seventeenth century Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona.The building features three ornate limestone façades andis perfectly intact even down to the original massive bronzetorcheres flanking the main entrance. It dates to 1915. Theeasement covers the building’s entire exterior envelope, includingthe roof.The Conservancy holds 46 easements on a variety of buildingsthroughout the City.prior pagetop The Cosmopolitan Clubmiddle Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Roosevelt Islandbottom TWA Terminal, JFK Airport, Queensthis page177 Montague Street9

Preserving Sacred Sites“We want to express our thanks for not onlythis financial help, but for the graciousness andencouragement you have given us for the past nine yearsthat has enabled us to save our church.”– Lit Attiyeh, Free Association Church of PierrepontFree Synagogue of Flushing, Queens

The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites program is one of thefew in the country dedicated to the preservation of historic religious properties.Since its inception in 1986, the program has awarded over 1100 grants,totaling over $6.4 million, to nearly 700 religious institutions throughout NewYork State. In addition to grants, the program assists dozens of landmarkqualityreligious institutions each year with hands-on technical assistance,referrals, workshops on the maintenance and repair of religious propertiesand associated financial issues. The Conservancy also distributes CommonBond, the Conservancy’s technical journal for historic religious properties, to6000 subscribers throughout the United States.The Sacred Sites program celebrated some remarkable milestones in 2009,despite the fiscal climate.Altogether, via three grant programs, the Conservancy awarded 38 grantstotaling $523,500, which included a program record $400,000 in Robert W.Wilson-Sacred Sites Challenge grants to 13 historic churches throughoutNew York State. This fall, Mr. Wilson agreed to extend challenge grant fundingfor historic churches for five additional years, through 2014, at $300,000per year.Ten Historic Synagogues Nominatedto the National Register of Historic PlacesWith underwriting from a prestigious NYSCA funded, Preservation Leagueadministered“Preserve New York” grant, and additional funding from theConservancy, Conservancy staff worked closely with writer and architecturalhistorian Anthony W. Robins to place 10 historic synagogues in Queens andBrooklyn on the National Register of Historic Places. The group includesone former synagogue, the 1909-1910 Shaari Zedek, in Bedford Stuyvesant,Brooklyn, which was outgrown by its original congregation within tenyears of construction, and has served as the home of St. Leonard’s Churchsince 1944. The other nine synagogues range in style and size from Moorishto Classical Revival to Moderne, from the small, vernacular Kol Israel inCrown Heights, to the monumental and lavishly decorated sanctuary volumeof Temple Beth-El of Borough Park (now Young Israel-Beth El), to the sprawlingsynagogue centers—synagogues incorporating social, educational, andrecreational facilities—of Ocean Parkway and Rego Park.The Conservancy solicited formal owner consent from each institution, andappointments were made to visit each site, take up-to-date photographs, reviewon-site archives, and interview long-time members and staff. Buildingon the Conservancy’s 2007-2008 synagogue surveys of Brooklyn and Queens,in-depth nominations were researched, written, and submitted by Mr. Robinsto the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservationthroughout the year. Together, the nominations illuminate the socialhistory and aspirations of the first and second-generation American-Jewishcommunities of Brooklyn and Queens from the 1910s through the 1950s.Collectively, the ten synagogues were profiled in “Unsung Synagogues ofNew York City,” a special 2009 issue of Common Bond, documenting andcelebrating the variety and quality of New York City synagogue architecturein the first half of the 20th century. The issue also includes highlights fromthe Bronx and Staten Island synagogue surveys.In June, Sacred Sites Director Ann-Isabel Friedman made a presentation onthe synagogue surveys and nominations to the Brooklyn Jewish HistoricalSociety, and joined Anthony Robins to speak about the project at an eventhosted by the Jewish National Fund. In December, Queens Borough PresidentHelen Marshall hosted a press conference commemorating the NationalRegister nomination of the three Queens synagogues: the Astoria Center11

of Israel, the Free Synagogue of Flushing, and the Rego Park Jewish Center.The ongoing surveys and synagogue nominations have inspired one Brooklynsynagogue and one Brooklyn former synagogue, now a church, to pursueNational Register listing on their own, using the Conservancy’s survey dataas a foundation. One of these, Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush, and oneof the newly listed Queens synagogues, Astoria Center of Israel, also heldindividual celebrations this fall, attended by congregants, clergy, and formercongregants and clergy, and elected officials, inviting Conservancy staff tospeak at each event. The newly listed synagogues and former synagoguesare now eligible for Conservancy funding for repair and restoration, as wellas potential state restoration and planning grants.Roman Catholic Church Closureand Conservancy AdvocacyOur Lady of Loreto, East New York/ BrownsvilleConservancy staff met with two members of a group of concerned formerparishioners of Our Lady of Loreto Church in East New York, Brooklyn inApril. The church was designed and built by Brownsville’s early 20th centuryItalian immigrant community, and is an early example of cast stoneprior pagetop Kol Israel, Crown Heightsbottom Temple Beth-El of Borough Park (now Young Israel-Beth El)this pageleft Most Precious Blood, Long Island Cityright Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Buffaloconstruction, with a handsome Baroque design by an Italian immigrant architect,Adriano Armezzani, who had recently teamed with Paterson, NewJersey based builders and sculptors Federici & Sons. The community thatestablished this Italian National parish left the neighborhood years ago,and parish membership and income steadily declined. The Roman CatholicDiocese of Brooklyn and Queens closed the church last year, and the Diocese’sproperty development division plans to redevelop the church as affordablehousing. Conservancy staff used the 2006-2007 Brooklyn Catholicchurch survey to help secure National Register eligibility for the church,which means that state or Federal funds invested in the project will triggera SHPO review process. Staff suggested that it was unrealistic to advocatethat the church be reopened, but advised the group work to identifya neighborhood affordable housing developer to generate alternate plans,incorporating the handsome 1906 church and rectory.Historic Synagogue Fund LaunchedWith the completion of synagogue surveys of four of New York City’sfive boroughs, and the resultant listing of 10 synagogues and 2 formersynagogues on the National Register of Historic Places, the Conservancyhas nearly completed documenting the universe of architecturally andhistorically significant, largely intact, and under-recognized synagoguesthroughout New York City. The surveys and nominations have laid thegroundwork for the launch of the Conservancy’s new Historic SynagogueFund, which will provide matching grants of $25,000 to $50,000 formajor synagogue restoration projects in New York City. A major gift of$100,000 from the David Berg Foundation, as well as a substantialindividual donation by the Roy J. Zuckerberg Foundation, facilitatedthe launch of the fund in December.12

On May 9, 2009, the group submitted alternate plans to the Diocese, demonstratingsimilar numbers of housing units could be incorporated on the sitearound the church and rectory, and received a positive initial response fromthe Bishop of the Brooklyn Queens Diocese.In August, Ann Friedman and Karen Ansis met with a larger group ofconcerned advocates and former parishioners, and experienced northeastBrooklyn affordable housing developer Jeffrey Dunston of NortheastBrooklyn Housing Development Corporation to discuss their recent positivemeetings with the Brooklyn Diocese regarding adaptive use of the closed,National Register-eligible Our Lady of Loreto Church, and to seek our adviceregarding potential restoration funding sources, including tax credits andstate restoration grants.By year’s end, the Conservancy had solicited a proposal for a hands on façadesurvey to determine repair costs, but the fate of the former church, andalternate affordable housing development remained uncertain.this pagetop lefttop rightbottomOur Lady of Loreto Church in East New York, BrooklynFirst Baptist Church, OssiningSt. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brooklynfollowing pagetop Temple Society of Concord (Temple Concord), Syracusebottom Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn13

Robert W. Wilson Sacred SitesChallenge GrantsFor comprehensive repair and extensive restoration projects, theRobert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge Grant Program offersmatching funds to churches. Matching funds must be donated fromnew sources. Since its launch in 2000, the program has awarded75 challenge grants totaling $2.2 million, generating over $2.4 millionin grant matches that will facilitate the completion of nearly$45 million in restoration of historic religious properties acrossNew York State. In 2009 grants ranged from $25,000 to $70,000.Sacred Sites and Consulting GrantsThe New York Landmarks Conservancy awards Sacred Sitesand Consulting Grants to congregations of all denominations thatare planning or undertaking the restoration of historic religiousproperties.Christ Church, RochesterChrist Episcopal Church, BinghamtonChurch of St. Lawrence, Alexandria BayFirst Baptist Church, OssiningLafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, BuffaloMost Precious Blood, Long Island CityPresbyterian Church of RensselaervilleSt. Bartholomew’s Church in the City of New YorkSt. James Episcopal Church, SkaneatelesTrinity Episcopal Church, MiddlevilleTrinity Episcopal Church, Seneca FallsTrinity Lutheran Church, Long Island CityUnited Church of CohoesTo be eligible, properties must be located in New York State,owned by a religious institution and actively used for worship, andlisted on the State or National Register of Historic Places or designatedpursuant to a local landmarks ordinance. Eligible propertiesinclude, but are not limited to, churches, synagogues, meetinghouses,mosques, and temples. The maximum Sacred Sites Grantis $10,000; in 2009 the average grant award was about $6,000. Themaximum Consulting Grant is $7,500; in 2009 the average awardwas about $4,000.Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, BrooklynChrist Church, RiverdaleChrist Church, WaltonFirst Baptist Church of DeWitt Park, IthacaFirst Presbyterian Church of Holland PatentFirst Presbyterian Church of WyomingHoly Innocents R.C. Church, BrooklynLafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, BuffaloMariners’ Temple Baptist Church, Lower ManhattanMt. Zion Church of God (7th Day), BrooklynNew Covenant Christian Fellowship, AlbanyOld Broadway Synagogue, Upper ManhattanPresbyterian Church of RensselaervilleSt. John’s Episcopal Church, Wilmot, New RochelleSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church, StaffordSt. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, BrooklynSt. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church, AlbanySweet Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., AlbanyTemple Society of Concord (Temple Concord), SyracuseTrinity Church, ConstantiaTrinity Church, GenevaTrinity Lutheran Church, Long Island CityUnion Baptist Church (Bedford Stuyvesant), Brooklyn14

Funding Historic Properties“The low interest loan I received from theHistoric Properties Fund was a godsend. It enabledme to restore the façade of my 1865 brownstone.I wish all loans were accompanied by the excellentassistance and help I received.”– Janice Henderson, homeowner, Brooklyn66 Greene Avenue, Fort Greene, Brooklyn

The New York City Historic Properties Fund is the Conservancy’smain financing vehicle for restoration work throughout New York City.With more than $8 million in assets, it is one of the largest dedicatedrevolving loan funds for historic preservation in the nation. Since itsinception in 1982, the Fund has financed restoration work on morethan 200 buildings in the five boroughs of New York City. These loaninvestments, some with small grants, ranged from $7,000 to $330,000per project over the years.In September 2009, the $20 million mark in Fund financing commitments wasexceeded when loan #217 for $80,000 closed on a row house building in theClinton Hill Historic District in Brooklyn. The loan proceeds are slated mostlyfor brownstone restoration on the building’s façade in the spring of 2010—avery typical project for the Fund.While passing this $20 million milestone was celebratory, the more extraordinaryachievement for the Fund in 2009 was sustaining its fine loan repaymentrecord for more than 70 loans valued at about $4.4 million at year-end.While most of the conventional lending industry suffered tremendous lossesand foreclosures were at their highest levels since the Great Depression, theFund experienced nothing similar, even though over 70 percent of its residentiallending was secured by second and third mortgages.The secret of the Fund’s repayment success is old-fashioned flexible, yetconservative, underwriting: sticking to standard real estate criteria in theanalysis of loan prospects, especially with respect to loan-to-value ratios ofproperties, and ensuring affordability—that the structure of each loan is tailoredto an owner’s ability to repay it. Unlike many conventional lenders, theFund rejected loan applications for small properties already burdened withdebt and with owners who seemed to be living beyond their means.Almost $1.1 million in restoration funding was advanced in 2009 for manydifferent types of buildings and under different circumstances:39 Remsen Street, Brooklyn HeightsConstructed circa 1880, The Alden at 39 Remsen Street is one of Brooklyn’searliest apartment buildings. There were originally eight floor-through units,two on each floor, which were broken up in the 1950s into the current 15-unitarrangement. The building is four-stories and designed in an Italianate stylein brick and brownstone. It was converted to a cooperative in 1980.Coop representatives contacted the Fund in March of 2009. They had alreadyretained a preservation architect, Tom van den Bout of the firm NV/da, anda general contractor, Burda Construction Corp., for an exterior restorationproject. With approved plans and specifications in hand and a contractorselected, what the coop lacked was financing to begin and end the work overthe spring and summer. They found that the financial markets of that periodwere difficult, at best, and presented many obstacles to securing fundingwithin their time frame.And timing can often be everything. In one of the shortest loan originationto-constructioncompletion projects in the history of the Fund, the Fundboard approved the loan in late-April, and Fund staff closed the loan in earlyJuly. By year-end, a $300,000 scope of work had been completed, whichincluded brownstone façade and portico restoration, carpentry repairs tothe wood bays and brackets, roofing, waterproofing, and other masonryrestoration work.Conrad Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Road,College Point, QueensConrad Poppenhusen was an industrialist and civic leader in College Point inthe mid-19th century. He built the Poppenhusen Institute in 1868 for the purposeof it serving as a vocational high school where boys could learn trades16

and girls homemaking skills. He then endowed it with $100,000 to pay forteachers’ salaries and operating expenses, as well as to open the first freekindergarten in the United States there. Designed in the Second French EmpireStyle by the firm of Mundell & Techritz, the Poppenhusen Institute wasdesignated as a City landmark in 1970 and listed in the National Register ofHistoric Places in 1977.Over the years, the Poppenhusen Institute was used as a library, village offices,a jail, and a bank. It flourished until the 1960s, but by 1980 was threatenedwith sale and demolition. Community groups rose up in protest and by1989 formed the Conrad Poppenhusen Association, a nonprofit organization,which has been dedicated to restoring the property and to providing a rangeof services to the community. The building now houses a resident theatercompany, The Phoenix Players, and serves as a venue for various educationaland cultural programs.The Association came to the Fund in late 2007, desperately in need of abridge loan so that work to install an upgrade to its fire protection systemcould begin. A Fund loan was approved and then closed in 2008, with thework financed and completed in 2009. It had received a $200,000 grant commitmentfrom the Empire State Development Corporation for this work, butthe grant required that the Association disburse funds to the contractor beforethe grant funds were remitted to the Association.A special thanks to Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation.In 2009, the Foundation replaced its previous $300,000 programrelatedinvestment loan to the Fund with a new PRI loan of$500,000—a greatly appreciated show of support for our work.66 Greene Avenue,Fort Greene, BrooklynEach year, the Fund provides financing for restoration work on several brownstonerow houses. 66 Greene Avenue was one of four in 2009. This handsomethree-story structure is part of a row of ten Italianate brownstones builtby Brooklyn builder Thomas Skelly circa 1868. These buildings all featuresimilar Italianate details: high stoops with octagonal newel-posts; doorwayenframements with paneled piers, foliate brackets and keystones supportingsegmental-arched pediments; rusticated brownstone at basement levels,full-length parlor floor windows with eyebrow lintels and table sills; andwooden, bracketed cornices.Today, the Skelly row is largely intact, but many of the individual buildingscould use some basic restoration work. 66 Greene Avenue is not one of thesenow. The owning family purchased it from the City of New York in 1985and has lived there ever since. Over 2009, with an $80,000 Fund loan, thebrownstone façade was fully restored, along with a new wood-paneled entrydoor. The project architect was Easton Architects, with Progeny Restorationperforming the brownstone work.prior pagetop Loan #217 prior to restoration, Brooklynbottom 39 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heightsthis pageleft Conrad Poppenhusen Institute, Queensright Detail of 39 Remsen Street during construction17

The Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards are the Conservancy’s highesthonors for excellence in preservation. The coveted awards, nicknamedthe “Preservation Oscars” are named for Lucy GoldschmidtMoses, a dedicated New Yorker whose generosity benefited the Cityfor more than 50 years. The Awards have recognized nearly 200 individuals,organizations, and building owners for their extraordinarycontributions to the City.Nearly 400 people filled the spectacular Milstein Hall of Ocean Life at theAmerican Museum of Natural History, one of the honorees, to honor individualcontributions to preservation and projects completed in 2009.Robert Silman received the Preservation Leadership Award for his achievementsin the preservation-engineering field in a career spanning over 50years. His portfolio features nationally-known structures such as the Museumof Immigration at Ellis Island, Fallingwater, the Guggenheim Museum,and the Jefferson Memorial, as well as countless New York City buildings.Kenneth Cobb received the Public Leadership Award for his work at the MunicipalArchives. He secured and made available to the public the remarkablecollection of “tax photographs,” which provide documentation of nearly everybuilding that stood in the City in 1939-42, and have become the foundation ofmany restoration projects.The Historic House Trust received the Preservation Organization Award forits 20 years of providing essential support for historic buildings of architecturaland cultural significance located within City parks and open to the public.The following projects received Awards:36 Grace Court is a 19th-century Italianate row house in the BrooklynHeights Historic District. New owners took a traditional approach to thebuilding, which had undergone an unsympathetic 1970s renovation. Theyreplaced a black concrete skin and aluminum windows with a brownstonefaçade and stoop, new windows, wood doors, and ironwork. Once a “blackmark” on an otherwise pristine historic district block, now 36 Grace Courtcompletes a charming streetscape.The American Museum of Natural History is an internationally recognizedinstitution devoted to natural science exhibits and one of New YorkCity’s cultural treasures. This was the first comprehensive restoration of thefaçades along 77th Street, which had suffered from deterioration and inappropriaterepairs. Damaged granite masonry was revived, the massive portecochere rebuilt, and wood windows restored. Extensive sitework and improvedillumination show this beloved building in a dramatic new light.After over 80 years as an entertainment venue on the Upper West Side, theBeacon Theatre had lost some its historic character and luster. A massiveproject restored nearly every surface of the landmarked interior back to itsoriginal appearance. Murals, gilding, plaster ornaments, and textiles wereall renewed and theatrical systems modernized in just six months, so thetheater could meet its opening day schedule.The Convent of the Sacred Heart School, New York City’s oldest independentschool for girls has owned the Otto and Addie Kahn House since 1934,and been a conscientious steward of the property, improving the interior, exteriorand mechanical systems. The Moses Award was for restoration of theKahn House courtyard, completed with French limestone and replacementsteel windows, both obtained from the original 1913 sources.No building better represents New York City across the globe than theEmpire State Building. More than 20,000 man-hours were spent on therestoration of its glittering Art Deco Lobby, requiring 16 layers of paint andglazes, 1,300 square feet of 23-karat gold leaf and 14,000 square feet of aluminumleaf to bring back its full splendor. Marble panels replaced infill andnew lighting fixtures were based on original, unused designs.22

The Friends Meeting House, built in 1694 by John Bowne and Quakersettlers is the second oldest Quaker meeting house in the nation. Althoughin good condition for its age, the Meeting House suffered from inadequatemaintenance and structural deficiencies. The wood porch, roof, windows,and doors were all improved, so the congregation can continue to worship inthis solid building, as they have done for more than three centuries.When the elevated tracks of Chelsea’s High Line were threatened with demolition,community members formed Friends of the High Line, a non-profitdedicated to reusing the structure. Now a phenomenally successful elevatedpark incorporates the historic tracks and railings into a public green space,preserving our industrial past for a new 21st century use.The MacIntyre Building is an 1890 residential co-op within the LadiesMile Historic District, originally built as offices. When confronted with theneed for repairs, owners made extra investments to restore the building to itsoriginal glory: masonry surfaces were cleaned and repaired, thin butter jointsre-pointed and new Spanish-style roof tiles installed to replace the originals,under the gleam of a new copper spire.Park Lane at Sea View addresses one of preservation’s most vexing problems:the abandoned Seaview Hospital in Staten Island. Two of the historicbuildings, which had suffered from abandonment, decay and vandalism,were transformed into mixed-income housing for seniors. The exteriors wererestored and interiors rehabilitated using an innovative package of loans, taxcredits, and grants.The 1907 Roosevelt House was once the home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,his wife, and his mother. After decades of use for student programs,Hunter College, the owner since 1941, adapted the neo-Georgian town housefor its new Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute. The brick and limestoneexterior, and rows of windows were cleaned and repaired, while much of theinterior was restored to its FDR-era appearance.Congregants of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church have been worshippingat this Gothic Revival style building since 1873. A decade ago, a conditionssurvey revealed the need for substantial renovations. Over the next 10 yearsthe congregation pieced together funding from governmental and privatesources and raised more than $300,000 of their own money to address thehighest priority items: restoration and rebuilding of the stunning red and grayscalloped slate roof and bell tower.prior pagefirst row, left Beacon TheatrerightHigh Linesecond row, left Convent of the Sacred Heart SchoolrightRobert Silmanthis pagefirstsecondthirdfourthExecutive Director Frank Vagnone and Parks DepartmentCommissioner Adrian Benepe accept the Moses Awardfor the Historic House TrustMacIntyre BuildingPeter Malkin, Chairman of Malkin Holdings, acceptsthe Moses Award for the Empire State Building LobbyRoosevelt House23

Celebrating Living Landmarks“I applaud the New York Landmarks Conservancy.By revitalizing historic structures they buildpride in our neighborhoods. Their work fostersa culture of responsible citizenship.”– Commissioner Ray Kelly (Living Landmark, Class of 2004)Peter Duchin and his Orchestra

2009 Living Landmarks “Sweet Sixteen” CelebrationThe New York Landmarks Conservancy recognizes New Yorkers who have made outstanding contributions to the City and honors them as Living Landmarksat our fall gala. More than 530 guests turned out on Wednesday, November 4, at Cipriani 42nd Street to join the Conservancy in celebrating the 2009 LivingLandmarks. Our sixteenth year of these awards sparked a special “Sweet Sixteen” celebration—complete with cake and balloons.The Conservancy was proud to honor renowned New York Times fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham; award-winning author, playwright and editor,A.E. Hotchner; real estate developer and film studio chief, George Kaufman; Italian Baroness and philanthropist, Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò; legendaryNew York County District Attorney Robert Morgenthau; and one of the most prolific theater men of the 20th century, Tony-Award winning Tommy Tune.It was a fun-filled night of fine food, laughs, song and dance. Once again Living Landmark host Liz Smith presided over the festivities, aided by Peter Duchinand his Orchestra. Among the crowd were past Landmarks Paul Binder, Michael Christensen, Louise Grunwald, Marian Heiskell, Louise Hirschfeld, ElaineKaufman, Ray Kelly, Dr. Mathilde Krim, Sirio Maccioni, Norris Church Mailer, Mary McFadden, Elizabeth Peabody, Marty Segal, and Elaine Stritch.first rowCarl McCall, Dr. Joyce F. Brown, Peter Scotese and Midge RichardsonHolly Hotchner, Mildred Brinn, Carole Bailey and Percy Prestonsecond rowAshley Renshaw, Ben Renshaw, Christopher Goodman, Julia GoodmanJames Zirin and Marlene HessKaren and Richard LeFrakthird rowTopsy Taylor and Priscila ZoullasMichelle Peterson and Julio Peterson25

first rowPeg Breen, George Kaufman, Robert Morgenthau, BaronessMariuccia Zerilli-Marimò, Tommy Tune, A.E. Hotchner, and Liz SmithBill Cunninghamsecond rowRay Kelly, Sirio Maccioni, Elaine KaufmanDaniel and Joanna RoseMarian Heiskell and Larry Condonthird rowElizabeth and Samuel WhitePeter Duchin, Mariana Kaufman, George Kaufman, William Bernhard,Frances Scaife, Catherine Cahill and Tom McCarterDaisy and Paul Sorosfourth rowStephen Lash, Norman Prouty and Deborah Royce26

Shutts & Bowen LLPStern AssociatesThe Sulzberger FoundationSunlites Stained GlassWASA LLPWiss, Janney, Elstner & Associates$250 - $499Beilinson Gomez Architects PABrooklyn Heights Association, Inc.Carnegie Hill NeighborsCartier North AmericaEmerson CollegeFriedman & Gotbaum LLPHistoric Districts CouncilHustvedt Cutler ArchitectsJablonski Building Conservation, Inc.Nicholson & Galloway Inc.Pavarini McGovern LLCPoly Prep Country Day SchoolPratt InstituteRobert Silman Associates, PCThe Schoenfeld FoundationSimpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.Walter Sedovic ArchitectsZaskorski & Notaro Architects, AIA, LLPIndividualsLandmark Leader ($100,000 and above)Mariana & George KaufmanRobert W. WilsonLeader ($50,000 - $99,999)Christabel GoughGuardian ($25,000 - $49,999)Michael K. De ChiaraNora Wren Kerr & John J. Kerr, Jr., Esq.Mimi LevittDr. & Mrs. Daniel SchapiroFrank J. Sciame, Jr.Barbara & Donald ToberBaroness Mariuccia Zerilli-MarimòRoy J. ZuckerbergSustainer ($15,000 - $24,999)Joan Ganz Cooney & Peter G. PetersonLouis C. BodenheimerJoan Ganz Cooney & Peter G. PetersonSusanne & Douglas DurstJanet & Tony GoldmanMr. & Mrs. Robert C. Graham, Jr.Jane Gregory RubinMr. & Mrs. Stanford WarshawskyFellow ($10,000 - $14,999)Suzanne & Stanley S. ArkinCatherine Cahill & William BernhardBeth Rudin DeWoodyBrandon FraddAlexandra & Paul HerzanA.E. HotchnerHolly HotchnerMatthew C. KovnerMichael A. Kovner & Jean Doyen de MontaillouPeter C. & Roberta I. KovnerArthur L. LoebAllison Simmons Prouty & Norman ProutyDavid ReeseMrs. Edmond J. SafraStuart N. Siegel & Adaline HavemeyerSociety ($5,000 - $9,999)Justin & Sallie AbelowPenny & Bill BardelJoan & Martin CaminsPamela Rubin Carter & Jon CarterSusan R. Cullman & John J. Kirby, Jr.David & Meade FogelPatricia & John ForelleNorton Garfinkle & Sally MinardRichard A. GarveyJeffrey GuralSusan Henshaw JonesThe Honorable Liz KruegerMr. & Mrs. Samuel H. LindenbaumMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. PiersonMarla SaboMarc P. SchappellAaron SosnickPatricia & David Kenneth SpecterMr. & Mrs. John S.W. SpoffordElizabeth F. Stribling & Guy RobinsonSir Howard StringerJohn C. WhiteheadLloyd Zuckerberg & Charlotte TriefusBenefactor ($2,500 - $4,999)Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. ArnowCarole P. BaileyJohn BelleRichard A. & Amelia BernsteinGiancarla BertiMildred C. BrinnHenry M. BuhlMr. & Mrs. John CalicchioAnne & John CoffinMr. & Mrs. Stuart P. FeldPhilip & Faith GeierRichard Gilder & Lois ChilesChristine Chambers GilfillanRichard J. & Gloria E. MoylanPeggy Hassett & Jack KehoeMr. & Mrs. A.B. KrongardMr. & Mrs. Stephen S. LashDalia & Larry LeedsIsabelle R. LeedsMr. & Mrs. Erik R. OkenLiz & Jeff PeekMr. & Mrs. Benjamin J. RenshawDaniel & Joanna S. RoseMr. & Mrs. Wilbur RossFrances G. ScaifeMr. & Mrs. Bernard SchwartzMartin E. SegalBarbara & Randall SmithRichard SouthwickTed & Vada StanleyLillian Vernon & Paolo MartinoErnest M. von SimsonShelby WhiteCircle ($1,000 - $2,499)Catherine & Fred AdlerLoreen ArbusGillian Blake & Oscar K. AndersonIvor & Robin BrakaMr. & Mrs. Martin BregmanJoyce F. BrownIris CantorJames F. CapalinoMargaret O’Donoghue CastilloSuzanne ClaryDaniel F. Crowley, IIIMarlo CourtneyLewis B. CullmanMr. & Mrs. Frederick M. DanzigerChristina & Richard DavisClive DavisRichard & Barbara DebsRalph DestinoJean DoumanianFlorence D’UrsoMica ErtegünMr. & Mrs. J. Pepe FanjulDavid GeffenSusan & Eli GilbertSondra Gilman & Celso Gonzalez-FallaMr. & Mrs. Christopher S. GoodmanLorna & Larry GraevMr. & Mrs. Peter S. GregoryBunny Grossinger & Alfred KaltmanAgnes GundClaudia & Rob HahnClark P. HalsteadMarian S. HeiskellDavid Paul HelpernYaz & Valentin HernandezMarlene Hess & James D. ZirinGordon & Carole HyattVirginia JamesWeslie Resnick & William H. JanewayDr. & Mrs. Henry KaufmanJudith S. KayeJohn & Charlotte KenneyRichard M. KielarHelen L. KimmelStephen KirschenbaumArie L. KopelmanMathilde KrimNanette LaitmanMr. & Mrs. Leonard A. LauderRichard W. LefeverFred Leffel & Laurie MalkoffFrancine LeFrak & Rick FriedbergMildred & Abby LevineRobert A. Levine29

Joan & Ron LinclauDaniel & Lucia Woods LindleyAmbassador John L. Loeb, Jr. & Sharon HandlerMalcolm MacKayMrs. David MahoneyMr. & Mrs. Peter L. MalkinMr. & Mrs. William G. McKnightMartin J. McLaughlinRonay & Richard MenschelEllen & Rick MillerHoward P. MilsteinDina Merrill & Ted HartleyJohn MorningRichard J. & Gloria E. MoylanJames & Charlene NederlanderRoy R. NeubergerMr. & Mrs. George D. O’NeillPaul H. PincusLawrence PlevyCynthia Hazen & Leon PolskyLaura & John PomerantzEncarnita & Robert QuinlanKathleen & Peter QuinnJami RadermanMichael RebicDavid RockefellerMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. RosenJanet C. RossSophia D. SchachterMr. & Mrs. William D. SchaffelKay, Bill, Will & Meta SchrenkPeter G. ScoteseMr. & Mrs. Marvin ShankenAnne & Constantine Sidamon-EristoffMerryl & Paul SiegelAllison SternRobert A.M. Stern, FAIALaurie M. TischDr. & Mrs. Miklos TothMr. & Mrs. Charles TribbittHelen S. TuckerSam & Elizabeth WhiteDr. & Mrs. Robert WickhamGeorge W. YoungPatron ($500 - $999)Carrie & Leigh AbramsonTim AllanbrookJohn D. AmorosiScott & Liz AndersonAnonymousHelen ArmideKarin & Henry BarkhornLaurie BeckelmanTony BennettMinor L. BishopDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. BorerBarry BrodskyMiriam CahnJudith L. ChiaraPatrick ClarkNicola CoddingtonRichard A. CookDaniel J. AllenInger McCabe ElliottJake & Sarah FoleyRobert L. ForbesCharlotte FordKay FosterBruce FowleJacqueline FowlerRichard GoldfarbMr. & Mrs. Jay GoldbergCheryl Grandfield & Richard W. DoddMr. & Mrs. Rainer GreevenMrs. Henry GrunwaldMr. & Mrs. Martin GrussMitch JacobsPamela JeromeReverend John A. KamasNorman Keller & Denise SobelElizabeth KennickBernice K. Leber & David RosenbergKellie MelindaMr. & Mrs. Michael MilesMr. & Mrs. Philip MindlinRichard MoeEdward T. MohylowskiFrank MosomilloGeorge NeumanDavid & Phyllis OxmanSherida PaulsenNicholas & Carol PaumgartenRaymond PepiMark J. PiszkoPaul ProvostMr. & Mrs. William D. RifkinFrank RinitiPeter RogersThe Honorable & Mrs. Felix G. RohatynJames J. RossDiane Sawyer & Mike NicholsRosalie T. SaylesArnold Scaasi & Parker LaddMichael T. SillermanJames B. SitrickJohn J. SlainEve E. SlaterDaisy & Paul SorosMark SoykaJoanne M. SternMark SternAlexander I. TachmesGay & Nan TaleseF. Carlisle ToweryMr. & Mrs. Charles M.A. WinnKaitsen WooStuart C. WoodsHoward A. ZipserSponsor ($250 - $499)Diane & Arthur AbbeyLisa AckermanMark & Gloria AltherrSimeon BankoffMatthew Bender IVRosamond Bernier RussellVictoria B. BjorklundLeo J. Blackman & Kenneth T. MonteiroMr. & Mrs. Blake CabotMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. CassillyDiana D. ChapinChristopher CroftFrédéric de NarpLauren & Ted DuffGail EricksonElizabeth C. ForsterAnn-Isabel Friedman & Seth MaerowitzShelly S. FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Brian M. GonickEdwin & Lorna GoodmanMr. & Mrs. Michael GradCraig GrossmanMary Hall HowlandNick HammerschlagHenry G. HartKirk HenckelsMr. & Mrs. Nicholas M. W. HoffmanAngela InzerilloThe Honorable & Mrs. Dennis JacobsJohn KeenenSarah Bradford LandauAnne LebleuStu LeventhalEdward F. Lyons, Jr.Christopher P. MahanAnn H. MilneMr. & Mrs. Lester Morse, Jr.Leslie O’SheaMark PalermoDennis PaulElizabeth PeabodyOtis & Nancy PearsallGlenn & Lyn ReiterJohn P. RustumRichard L. SaphirLinda & Dick SchapiroMr. & Mrs. Martin ScherzerCharlotte & Peter SchoenfeldCatherine SchweitzerTed SchweitzerJohn L. SeitzGary H. SilverWilliam K. SimpsonDonald L. SwansonMr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Stapleton, IIILeonard SteinbergJames StorrowRaquel SumulongJack TaylorMary TierneyLo van der ValkCarolyn & William Wheatley, Jr.Tanner C. ZuckerAdvocate ($100 - $249)Katherine AllenAnonymous (6)Charlotte P. Armstrong30

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. AtkinsMr. & Mrs. Alan BellerPaul A. BelloVincent BenicAlvin BerrMadalen A. BertoliniRichard BieberKeith H. BiggerDavid & Monica BiggsAnita Bartholin BrandtEdna L. BreeckerMary BroganRichard BurlageRichard T. ButtonSteven Trent Cappel & Katherine H. FrittsWanda ChinJoan K. DavidsonSuzanne DavisJohn A. di DomenicoAnn Cynthia DiamondMr. & Mrs. Robert R. DouglassStewart DrillerPamela & Adam EmmerichPeter M. EngelDouglas SchicklerBarbara G. FleischmanJ. Dermot FrengleyRichard Frey & Janet Landis-FreyLewis FriedmanKarl GeigerRonald C. GoeweyDavid GoldfarbBarbara G. GridleyMark HageMarion O. HarrisMr. & Mrs. Morrison H. HeckscherAnne Holford-Smith & Jeffrey L. SmithMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Hoopes, Jr.James W. Hundley, IIISarah F. HunnewellWalter Alexander Hunt, Jr.Glenn BoornazianNorma & Sylvanus JarrettHoward E. JohnsonRichard KeliskyThomas H. KennedyRose H. KennyBarbara KnechtMichael KostowPaul KowalPhyllis B. LambertMr. & Mrs. Edwin Deane LeonardLinda D. LewisMaura C. Lockhart & James M. LukendaVincent M. LoveKim E. LovejoyLaura LucianoAmira LuikartThomas A. LukowiakMira LunaKen LustbaderJames MacDonaldMr. & Mrs. Timothy MacDonaldKuba GrzebyPeter J. MayerK. C. McDanielMr. & Mrs. David McMurryPatricia K. McPartlandWalter B. MelvinPauline C. MetcalfRoger MichaelsLynden B. MillerNathaniel H. Morison, IIILouis NewmanScott NewmanCesar NeyraSidney & Avodah OffitJames T. Parkinson IIILisa PintoAlbert M. PriceKathleen DelamereElizabeth Nisbet & Dale ReynoldsRande S. RichardsonClifford RichnerRoger RoismanJoseph S. RosenbergDr. & Mrs. Isadore RosenfeldSusan J. RosenthalJohn RowleyRichard RubensteinJulius RudelMr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.Bret & Amy RussellAndrew W. RussellFrank E. Sanchis, IIIMarie Elena SaulAnthony D. SchlesingerJane F. ScovellPatricia Bakwin SelchBarnett ShepherdRobert A. SilverJames SomogyiThomas E. SpathSusan W. StachelbergMartha Roby StephensDavid StolmanRobin J. StoutSally E. SvensonLeslie Bussis TaitCharles J. Tanenbaum & Szilvia Szmuk-TanenbaumLaurence M. TurkMr. & Mrs. Daniel WallaceMr. & Mrs. William B. WarrenElizabeth L. WatsonJohn P. WaughMarcia & Robert WaxmanNada & David WestermanNancy M. WilksJudith WilmotKevin WolfeBarbara WristonWolodomyr WronskyjProfessional &Real Estate CirclesBenefactorFriedman & Gotbaum LLPErnest M. von SimsonPatron6-16 77th Street Owners Corp.Allen Architectural MetalsCetraRuddy Inc.Green-Wood CemeteryHOK ArchitectsJan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc.Nova Restoration of NY, Inc.Platt Byard Dovell White, Architects LLPSchtiller & Plevy, Inc.Shulsky Properties Inc.Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLCWank Adams Slavin Associates LLPWiss, Janney, Elstner & AssociatesAssociateAcheson Doyle PartnersA. Ottavino CorporationA.R. Walker & Co., Inc.Acheson Doyle PartnersAir-Flo Window Contracting Corp.AKRF, Inc.All County Restoration, Inc.All H.V.A.C. Service Co., Inc.All Risk Insurance Brokerage, Inc.ALSA ArchitectureAltieriSeborWieber LLCApple Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc.Architectural Window Associates, Inc.Architecture Restoration Conservation, PCArtisan Restoration GroupAurora Lampworks, Inc.Bareau DesignsBarton Studios LLCBaschnagel Bros. Inc.Basonas Construction CorporationBelisle Ancestral Doors and WindowsBell Donnelly Architects and PlannersBero Architecture PLLCBeyer Blinder Belle, Architects & Planners LLPWilliam Bialosky, ArchitectBond Street Architecture & DesignBresnan Architects PCBrisk Waterproofing Company, Inc.Brownstone Authority, Inc.Building Conservation Associates, Inc.Building Integrity AssociatesBurda Construction Corp.caseworks architect, PLLCCecil King Stone & Restoration Inc.Cityproof Corp.Clinton Brown Company Architecture, PCConcord Painting, Inc.Cooper, Robertson & Partners31

Crawford & Stearns Architects and PreservationPlannersCutsogeorge Tooman & Allen Architects, PCDavid D. Harlan Architects, LLCDavis Brody Bond LLPDe Groot Historical Restoration, Inc.Deerpath Construction Corp.di Domenico + Partners, LLPDNA Contracting & Waterproofing, LLCDomingo Gonzalez AssociatesEd Tristram Associates, Inc.Edelman Sultan Knox Wood Architects LLPEdward Kamper AssociatesEipel Barbieri Marschhausen, LLPEvelyn Tully Costa Designs LLCEverGreene Architectural Arts, Inc.F.M. Pucci and Associates Ltd.Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects, LLCFemenella and AssociatesFerguson & Shamamian Architects, LLPFifty Three Restorations, Inc.Flickinger Glassworks, Inc.Franco Restoration & Remodeling Corp.G.P. Schafer Architect, PLLCRobert F. Germain, PE, PCGertler & Wente Architects, LLPEmily GieseThe Gil Studio, Inc.Glass & Glass, ArchitectsDonald GlocknerGlück Pipe OrgansGrand Renovation, Inc.Hage Engineering PCHarold S. Spitzer, Architect, PCHeights WoodworkingCharles H. Henkels, AIAHiggins Quasebarth & Partners, LLCHoffmann Architects, Inc.Interior Alterations Inc.J & R Lamb Studios, Inc.J. Pontes Corp.Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc.The Jay Heritage CenterJeffrey Berman ArchitectJMA Consultants, Inc.Joseph K. Blum Co., LLPMary Kay JudyJulie L. Sloan, LLCKaese & Lynch Architecture and Engineering LLPWendy KalanKarp Associates Inc.Kathryn Scott Design StudioMichael A. Kaye, Esq.LandAir Project ResourcesLandmark Facilities Group, Inc.Levien & Company, Inc.Leonard Colchamiro, AIA, PC Architects andPlannersLeslie E. Robertson Associates, RLLPLFA ArchitectsLinda M. Yowell ArchitectsLi/Saltzman Architects PCLichten Craig ArchitectsM & L Steel Ornamental Iron Corp.Maia Gilman ArchitectMand RestorationPatricia ManiscalcoMarcus Rosenberg & Diamond LLPMary B. Dierickx ArchitecturalPreservation ConsultingMidtown Preservation Architectureand Engineering, PCMile Square Construction Inc.Millwork SpecialtiesBarbara Smith Mishara, AIA, LEED APDaniel P. MoranCraig Morrison, AIANeuhaus Design Architecture PCNewman DesignNicholson & Galloway Inc.Norfast Consulting Group Inc.NV/da, LLCOld Structures Engineering, PCParagon Restoration CorporationMariann G. Perseo, Esq.Peter Pennoyer Architects PCJean Parker Phifer, FAIAPolshek Partnership ArchitectsPorter Clapp Architects PCPreservationDesignGroup/Daniel Koplowitz ArchitectPROSOCO, Inc.Rambusch Decorating Company, Inc.Rand Engineering and Architecture, PCRenfro Design Group, Inc.The Residential Interiors CorporationRichbrook ConservationRobert Silman Associates, PCRobinson Contracting, Inc.Rohlf’s Stained & Leaded Glass StudioRussel Watsky, Inc.S. W. Management LLCSAM Fundraising Solutions Corp.Schwartz’s Forge & Metalworks, Inc.Scott Henson Architect LLCShowcase Contracting Corp.Slater & Beckerman, LLPSunlites Stained GlassTaconic Builders, Inc.Thomas A. Fenniman, ArchitectTMT Restoration Consultants, Ltd.Tobin + Parnes Design EnterprisesTraditional Line Ltd.Turett Collaborative ArchitectsUniversal Builders Supply Inc.Urban D.C., Inc.USM Modular FurnitureVertical Access LLCVesta Contracting Group Corp.Victor Rothman for Stained GlassWeidlinger Associates, Inc.West New York Restoration of CT, Inc.William Stivale - Building ConservatorWireless EDGE Consultants LLCWLA Engineering, PCThe Woodworks Company, LtdZaskorski & Notaro Architects, AIA, LLPZirinsky ArchitectureZubatkin Owner Representation, LLCChairman’s CircleMichael K. De Chiara, Esq.John J. Kerr, Jr., Esq.Mimi LevittFrank J. Sciame, Jr.Donald G. ToberYoung LandmarksSteering Committee:Justin AbelowOscar K. Anderson, IIIDaniel F. Crowley, IIIChristopher GoodmanMichelle KennedyErik OkenMarla SaboLucas SchoormansCharles M. A. WinnHelen ArmideBlake CabotFrédéric de NarpChristopher CroftLouis DuffMichael GradMary Hall HowlandNick HammerschlagNicholas M. W. HoffmanAngela InzerilloAnne LebleuChristopher P. MahanLeslie O’SheaJohn RandolphBenjamin J. RenshawJeffrey A. RosenJohn P. RustumTed SchweitzerJohn L. SeitzRaquel SumulongIn-Kind DonationsCartierF.J. Sciame ConstructionThe Durst OrganizationJudith Ripka JewelrySimpson Thacher & Bartlett32

Board of DirectorsStuart N. SiegelChairAllison Simmons Prouty, Esq.Vice ChairLloyd P. ZuckerbergTreasurerJoan O. CaminsSecretaryPeg BreenPresidentJustin AbelowOscar K. Anderson IIIWilliam G. BardelWilliam L. BernhardPamela Rubin Carter, Esq.Anne CoffinMichael K. De Chiara, Esq.Douglas DurstStuart P. FeldDavid L. FogelJohn M. Forelle, Esq.Brandon FraddRichard GarveyTony GoldmanRobert C. Graham, Jr.Holly HotchnerJohn J. Kerr, Jr., Esq.Mimi LevittJohn MorningErik R. OkenFrederic S. PapertReverend Dr. Thomas F. PikeMarla SaboMarc P. SchappellFrank J. Sciame, Jr.Ernest von SimsonDavid Kenneth Specter, AIAElizabeth F. StriblingDonald G. ToberSandra Faith WarshawskyOn the Cover:top rowThe Convent of the Sacred Heart SchoolPresbyterian Church of Rensselaervillesecond rowRego Park Jewish Center, QueensOriginal Child’s Restaurant, Coney Islandthird rowBeacon TheatreTWA Terminal, JFK Airport, Queensfourth row39 Remsen Street, Brooklyn HeightsThe MacIntyre BuildingAdvisory CouncilLaurie BeckelmanJohn Belle, FAIA, RIBAReverend Canon George W. Brandt, Jr.Farran Tozer BrownSusan R. CullmanPeter DuchinNorton GarfinkleClark P. HalsteadMargaret Brennan HassettPaul K. HerzanSusan Henshaw JonesReverend John A. KamasParker LaddStephen S. LashMalcolm MacKayRobert C. QuinlanPeter QuinnEric D. RosenfeldArnold ScaasiFrances ScaifeLiz SmithJoanne M. SternSamuel G. White, FAIAStaffMeral AgishDevelopment AssociateKaren AnsisManager, New York CityHistoric Properties Fund and City Ventures FundVeronica BallAssociate Director of DevelopmentPeg BreenPresidentAnn-Isabel FriedmanDirector, Sacred Sites ProgramAndrea GoldwynDirector of Public PolicyAlison Burke Griffiths*Publications ManagerShelley Jane GrossbergDevelopment CounselAshley J. HahnProgram Coordinator, New York CityHistoric Properties FundColleen HeemeyerManager, Grants and Technical ServicesAlex HerreraDirector, Technical Services CenterRobert IrvingDirector of FinanceJames J. MahoneyProgram Coordinator, New York CityHistoric Properties FundEirik OmliePublications ManagerKera ReidOffice ManagerAmy SullivanSenior Manager of Events*First half of 200934

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