Warner Castle: Its Past and Future
Date unknown 1903 1915 1963 1996 2018 2019 One of Rochester’s most distinctive buildings, Warner Castle is located in Highland Park and sits atop an elevated site, overlooking Mt. Hope
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When is the best time to visit Ellwanger Garden?
Ellwanger Garden is a remarkable place at any time of year, not just during the weekends of the Lilac Festival or the Rose and Peony weekend. Without a doubt the
Preservation Grant Fund Recipients
In the latest round of funding, our Preservation Grant Fund Committee awarded grants to several exciting and important projects: Hillcrest Estate, Town of York, Livingston County $2,000 towards preliminaryarchitectural services
Park Avenue Historic District Update
In the last issue of Landmarks, we told readers that we were close to our fundraising goal with neighborhood groups and that the consultant team was hard at work putting
Preservation Scorecard
Keeping score? We are—here’s the latest on several preservation issues around the region. SAFE Former Kendall Service Station 2566 Scottsville-Mumford Rd, Hamlet of Mumford, Monroe Co. Originally built in 1931 as a
Session Spotlight: Rochester’s LGBTQ Landmarks: 50 Years After Stonewall
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots: the event identified for initiating the modern Gay Rights Movement in the United States. Even before the Stonewall Riots, Rochester’s diverse
Seeking Nominations for Preservation Awards
What do five preservation projects in the village of Perry, a 1960s office building, a beloved diorama, an abbey in the Genesee Valley, and the tower and spire of a
Session Spotlight: Shaking Up Preservation
In 2018, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced their inaugural list of 40 Under 40: People Saving Places, which honored 40 individuals under 40 who they consider to be
Session Spotlight: James Johnson, Rochester’s Mid-Century Maverick
James H. Johnson, one of Rochester, New York’s most unique mid-20th-century architects, is famous for his signature Organic Modernist style. Johnson is responsible for designing the “Mushroom House” in Perinton,
Session Spotlight: Letchworth Gateway Villages
Following over a decade of revitalization efforts that transformed the built environment in their historic main street districts, municipal and community leaders in Perry, Mount Morris and Geneseo, New York
