State Historic Tax Credits at risk
ADVOCACY ALERT – We need your help! As many of our members and followers may know, New York State is lucky enough to have two excellent state historic tax credit programs:
Category: Updates
Best of 2017: Preservation in WNY
It’s that time of year, when pundits, news outlets, and TV shows look back on the year in review, when Facebook and Twitter feeds are filled with best-of lists. So
ROC the Day on 11/28
On November 28th, our community will come together to ROC the Day, and The Landmark Society hopes to make it a huge success. ROC the Day is a 24-hour giving
South Wedge’s Calvary St. Andrews Church One of Rochester’s Newest City Landmarks
Written by Marjorie Searl Open the door of the brick building at the corner of Averill Avenue and Ashland Street in the South Wedge, and step into a “Masterpiece Theatre”
Call for Session Proposals
The 2018 NY Statewide Preservation Conference takes place in Albany (April 26-28)! We’ll be surrounded by grandiose government architecture, diverse city neighborhoods, historic parks, and amazing adaptive reuse projects. Experts,
Upcoming City landmark designation hearing
On Wednesday, July 19, the City of Rochester’s Preservation Board and Planning Commission will hold a special hearing to consider the historic campus of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School for
Preservation Grant Fund Deadline: August 4th
Applications are now available for our next round of funding. Launched in September 2012, The Landmark Society’s Preservation Grant Fund program offers funds for preliminary design and planning studies to help
When new uses are slow in coming, SecureView can help
We heard about this product at our NY Statewide Preservation Conference this past weekend and thought it might be useful to those in localities where the preservation process can lag,
Out of Character Development Proposed in East Avenue Preservation District
Rochester’s East Avenue Preservation District is one of the nation’s best preserved late-nineteenth century neighborhoods and ennobles our community life. Join The Landmark Society as we support District neighbors in expressing
Heart Bombs Across the Rust Belt
On February 11th, young preservationist organizations across the Rust Belt–in cities like Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis–gathered in their respective cities to show their love for old buildings in need
