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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