2017 Winter Landmarks

LANDMARKS WINTER 2017: VOLUME LV, NUMBER 4

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The 2017 Preservation Awards

CONTENTS This magazine is the official publication of The Landmark Society of Western New York, Inc. Publication is assisted with income from Marion Moore Whitbeck Fund and public funds from Monroe County and from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

The mission of The Landmark Society of Western New York, Inc. is to protect the unique architectural heritage of our region and promote preservation and planning practices that foster healthy, livable and sustainable communities.

Landmarks is published quarterly by The Landmark Society of Western New York, Inc.

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2017 Preservation Awards

Presented November 12, 2017

2017 Preservation Awards

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Projects & Places Preservation Scorecard Park Avenue Five to Revive Writers & Landmarks Colgate Divinity New Round of Grant Recipients

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT Thomas Castelein VICE PRESIDENTS Preservation Bill Sullivan

Development Mary Z. Nicosia

Education & Properties Jason Roberts

Finance & Treasurer Jim Marasco

SECRETARY Grant Holcomb AT LARGE Kate Karl Jeffrey Pollock Jeffrey Skuse Glenn Kellogg JoAnn Beck John Billone Jr. Bleu Cease Jean France Lauren Gallina Gerald Gamm

Jerry Ludwig Bill Moehle Randy Morgenstern Louis P. Nau Jane Parker Delores Radney Richard Sarkis Marjorie Searl Glen Skalny Burt Speer Stacey VanDenburgh Karen Wolf

HONORARY TRUSTEES William Balderston John Bero A. Vincent Buzard Christopher Clarke John C. Clark III John W. Clarke Frank Crego Susan Crego Jean Czerkas Jim Durfee William Edwards George Gotcsik Fran Gotcsik Judie Griffin Frank S. Grosso Thomas Hargrave Art Holtzman

James Knauf, Jr. Marianne Koller Paul Nunes Andy Olenick Sherri Olenick Ann B. Parks Richard Reisem Jon Schumacher Marion Simon Sterling Weaver Houghton D. Wetherald Henry W. Williams Jr. Arlene Wright Vanderlinde Mr. James Yarrington Mr. Craig Zicari

STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wayne Goodman DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS Cindy Boyer ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PRESERVATION Larry Francer HORTICULTURIST Beverly Gibson COMMUNITY RELATIONS ASSOCIATE Carolyn Haygood DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Andrew Lambrix

MEMBERSHIP & DIGITAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Tyler Lucero ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR Cynthia Howk PROPERTIES TECHNICIAN Quentin McGee PRESERVATION PLANNER Caitlin Meives STONE-TOLAN TOUR GUIDE Judith Trabert

From the Director Thank you to everyone who made our 80th Anniversary Gala a huge success! This wonderful party launched our efforts to solidify our vision for preservation’s future in western New York, as we commenced our 80th Anniversary fund raising campaign. We are committed to making sure that our past will always have a place in western New York’s future. We preservationists believe that maintaining our community’s authenticity is vital, and all of our activities are aimed at preserving a genuine sense of place.

On a recent Landmark Society travel tour to the Adirondack’s Great Camp Sagamore, I was reminded of authenticity’s worth. Great Camp Sagamore represents a delicate balance between architecture and nature— between preservation and conservation.

New York’s Adirondack Park is, in itself, an ongoing experiment in authenticity. Unlike other similar parks, such as Yellowstone or Great Smoky Mountains, it has always included the built environment. The Adirondacks’ future depends on harmonizing human impact with preservation and conservation, a unique challenge in preserving authenticity. Small towns exist in some of the most remote areas in the country. Our travel guests marveled at the rustic architecture, only to then walk a short distance and become surrounded by absolute beauty and deafening silence. It is a treasure to be preserved for generations to come, and it embodies preservation’s necessity and power.

The preservation of our own historic treasures in western New York is central to this overarching sense of authenticity, and no less significant. Our recent work to facilitate the preservation of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School’s campus demonstrates the need for preservation’s role in future development. A unique partnership yielded a road map for success, allowing for sensitive reuse of the site’s historic structures, while ensuring the

Jeff Skuse and Wayne Goodman at the Gala

historic elements are protected. Our work with regional communities, like Geneva, Perry or Seneca Falls, not only preserves specific resources, but also instills value in preserving small town/village life. Our Preservation Grant Fund is a catalytic force in initiating rehabilitation projects to save endangered resources. Our programs and events, coupled with our historic properties, act to showcase and educate on topics like design, history, architecture, and craftsmanship.

As our organization commences our 80th Anniversary fund raising campaign to raise $280,000, I ask that you please help us reach this critical goal. I recently asked a Landmark Society member what Rochester and western New York might look like today if The Landmark Society had never existed. She replied, “That is an image I’d rather not imagine.” Her response, in its simplicity, affirms the level of our organization’s continued impact. Would you consider this same question? If you agree that The Landmark Society fulfills an indispensible community need, I ask that you donate or pledge as generously as possible to our campaign. It is vital that our financial goals are met to continue our current level of service.

I thank you in advance for your commitment to our campaign and for your ongoing loyalty and support.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about our campaign, or to discuss any potential campaign gift.

Wayne Goodman,Executive Director

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Projects & Places

PRESERVATION SCORECARD

Keeping score? We are—here’s the latest on several preservation issues around the region.

by Caitlin Meives

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School No. 15, Rochester

Originally constructed as Freeman Clarke Public School No. 15 in 1925 and located on Averill Avenue adjacent to James Monroe High School, School No. 15 was demolished this summer as part of the Rochester City School District Schools Modernization Program. The former cafeteria for the High School was also demolished.

TOO CLOSE TO CALL Parrott Hall, Geneva

Photo credit: Bruce Reisch

Remodeled in the 1850s by the prosperous Denton family as their farm homestead, this ornate Italianate style home was a part of the campus of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station from 1882 into the 1970s, when ownership was transferred to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The house has been vacant for a number of years and is in deteriorated condition. Landmark Society staff has been meeting with local preservation advocates and the staff at OPRHP to discuss options for the building’s future.

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Former IOOF Hall, Rochester

Originally built as a meeting hall for the fraternal organization, the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), this early 20th century building in the Charlotte neighborhood had been vacant for a number of years. Last fall, the owners of Hose 22 down the street (recipient of a Landmark Society 2012 Award of Merit) rehabbed the building and re-opened it as the Stutson House, a banquet hall and bar. You can visit it at 34 Stutson Street.

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Park Avenue Historic District Receives Crucial Funding

by Caitlin Meives

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or about a year now, we have been working closely with a number of neighborhood organizations in the Park Avenue Neighborhood on a project to list the area as a historic district in the National Register of Historic Places. This potential historic district would include over 1,500 (mostly residential) properties between Park and Monroe Avenues (see map). Developed from the 1880s–1920s, the Park Avenue neighborhood represents the largest concentration of architect-designed homes and postWWI apartment buildings in the city of Rochester.

Contrary to some misconceptions, National Register listing does not place any restrictions on private property owners. Once the historic district is in place, homeowners will be able to take advantage of the NYS Historic Homeowners Tax Credit program. This program provides a credit off your NYS income tax worth 20% of qualified repairs and upgrades to your home. The tax credit program has been highly successful in other city neighborhoods across upstate New York, encouraging sensitive repairs to historic homes and helping neighborhoods preserve their character.

The Landmark Society $10,000 for this effort. Rochester Area Community Foundation has awarded the ABC Streets Neighborhood Association $15,000 to complete the steps necessary to become a historic district.

The New York State Council on the Arts, together with the Preservation League of New York State and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation awarded

Because of the large size of this district, the neighborhood needs additional funding in order to complete the project.

We’re almost halfway there and can use

your help to get the rest of the way. If you live in the Park Avenue neighborhood and would like to access the tax credits, please help us by supporting the historic district project with a monetary donation. Go to www.landmarksociety.org/parkave to make a tax deductible donation. Checks can also be sent to The Landmark Society, 133 S Fitzhugh St., Rochester, NY 14608 (please be sure to write “Park Ave district” in the memo).

Questions? Contact Caitlin Meives at cmeives@landmarksociety.org.

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Projects & Places

—2017 The heart of preservation is community revitalization. In 2013, we launched the Five to Revive program, a list that calls attention to five properties in western New York that are in need of investment. Whether buildings, landscapes, or structures, they are significant historic properties whose rehabilitations can become catalytic projects for the neighborhoods and communities that surround them.

Each year, these five properties become priority projects for Landmark Society staff and programs as we work collaboratively with owners, municipal officials, and developers to facilitate investment and foster rehabilitation. The ultimate goal is to return these important historic resources to a place of prominence in their respective communities, as economic and social assets that spark even more investment and revitalization.

The 2017 Five to Revive represents a diverse selection that includes urban, industrial, institutional, and domestic resources.

Although their future is uncertain, each has potential to spark positive change and enhance our communities and our lives.

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Elim Bible Institute Village of Lima, Livingston County Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, this historic educational institution is located on a picturesque, hilltop campus in the village of Lima. It was originally established by the Genesee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 as Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, a primary seat of learning in western New York. In 1951, the seminary closed and Elim Bible Institute acquired the property, which continues to be used for its educational programs.

Distinguished by its massive, Greek Revival portico, College Hall (1851) is the centerpiece of the historic campus and unique in the region. This large building is in need of significant and costly repairs, presenting a major challenge to a small institution with limited funding. With its scenic setting and impressive historic buildings, the Elim campus and its buildings have potential for varied uses and investment that could help the campus remain a fixture in the community.

Lehigh Valley Railroad Roundhouse Village of Manchester, Ontario County The former Lehigh Valley Railroad (LVRR) Roundhouse site is located in a light industrial/residential area of the Village of Manchester. Constructed in 1916 to replace a previous roundhouse, this large horseshoe-shaped building, with a footprint of approximately 44,000 square feet, was once used by the railroad to service locomotives. By the mid-20th century, diesel locomotives had largely replaced steam engines and operations at the Roundhouse ceased in 1970. The property has sat unused in property tax default for more than 20 years. Local officials with the County, Town, and Village have identified this site and the Roundhouse as a key development opportunity. As one of the few remaining railroad roundhouse structures in the entire northeast, the LVRR Roundhouse is a highly significant and rare building type, with potential for future redevelopment.

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Hotel DeMay

Town of Greece, Monroe County The Historic Hotel DeMay is the only surviving historic hotel building in the town of Greece. Constructed in 1909, it is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. An icon in the hamlet of North Greece, the Hotel DeMay has served as a community gathering place and tavern/entertainment establishment for local residents for nearly a century. The property has been vacant since 2000. Today, this important community icon faces the threat of demolition to make way for a gas station and convenience store.

Save the DeMay, a grassroots group, was formed in February, 2017 to advocate for the reuse of the building. One of few remaining structures that represent the history of the hamlet of North Greece, the Hotel DeMay may have the potential to once again contribute to the economy and culture of Greece.

Tent City

280 Lyell Avenue, City of Rochester, Monroe County A major visual landmark in the Lyell Avenue commercial corridor, this large industrial building was originally built as the Hubbard, Eldredge and Miller Chair Factory at the turn of the 20th century. Located on the corner of Lyell and Dewey avenues, the five-story, brick building was situated along the east bank of the Erie Canal, in a thriving industrial district that included other enterprises such as a foundry, barrel works, luggage manufacturer, and lumber mill. The 1920 removal of the canal and subsequent evolution of the surrounding neighborhood resulted in new opportunities for this building. From 1959 through 1999, it was the headquarters of Tent City, a signature retail business that focused on outdoor clothing and gear.

Vacant for over a decade, this prominent industrial building would be an excellent candidate for revitalization. Local residents, business owners, and supporters of the Little Italy Historic District have identified the Tent City property as a strategic opportunity for redevelopment in this historic commercial corridor.

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The Front Porch Throughout western New York Front Porches are often overlooked as a component of our historic neighborhoods but are integral to both their appearance and their function. No matter the architectural style of the home, a historic porch is an essential part of that design, adding notes of grace, elegance, or even quirkiness. The size, location, style, and architectural detailing of the porch tell a story about the history of the home.

Porches are also an extension of a home’s enclosed living spaces. They create a zone between the private world of the home and the larger public realm of the community.

They invite approach and interaction. Social activity enlivens a streetscape when it is moved to the semi-public space of a porch. Occupied porches put the eyes and ears of the neighborhood on the street, increasing safety for homeowners and pedestrians.

Courtesy of Dan Dangler, www.dandanglerphotography.com

The contributions porches make to the built environment are clear. However, porches are especially vulnerable to the deteriorating forces of rain, wind, and snow. Porch maintenance and repair is often deferred; floor framing rots, details fall off, and railings sag. When these issues can no longer be ignored, repairs can sometimes do as much, or more, harm. Common remedies include applying a simplistic deck-style railing, replacing classically detailed columns with 4x4 posts, or the extreme of stripping the porch off entirely. These actions not only destroy the original character of the individual house, but they are also disruptive to quality of the streetscape and the neighborhood.

Whether located in a city, suburb, village or rural town, the front porch is a defining feature of most historic homes. They require special attention to maintain and repair. It is critical for the long term preservation of our historic homes and the viability of our communities that porches are treated with sensitivity and awareness of their role and importance.

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Writers & Landmarks A Beautiful Historic Building Is like a Lovely Older Woman

by Angela E. Soper Illustration by Mark Payton

Angela’s mother. Photo credit Mary-Ellen Bertram

Talk about grace under fire! These women had it—plus a good dollop of humor— in spades. Once I returned to Mother’s house after a day of filming, close to tears over someone’s nasty comment, and she merely shrugged. “Oh, Angela,” she said, “you have to shake things up once in a while.”

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y brother’s car roared past my mother’s kitchen windows. The gravel flew as the car’s brakes growled to a stop. Mother and I were in the kitchen and I turned to her and said, “It didn’t go well.”

What didn’t go well was the June 2005 county commissioners’ decision to tear down Randolph County’s 1877 Italianatestyle courthouse. Debate had raged for weeks about the fate of the grand old Indiana structure that was sorely in need of repair. Or, as some vehemently proposed, destruction.

This set in motion the plan my brother, brother-in-law and I devised: to create a fundraising calendar inspired by the 2003 Calendar Girls movie. Our “girls” were my (then) 87-year-old mother and six other senior women in her bridge club.

The oldest was 94, the youngest 78.

To us, it was a perfect match since we believed a beautiful historic building is like a lovely older woman. Sure, the courthouse had issues that come with

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age, but she also had stately grace, the patina of beautifully crafted design, and knowledge that only comes from the centuries.

In addition to national attention, the calendar provoked white-hot ire among the community’s conservative folks. They were appalled the women appeared to be naked behind the porcelain courthouse replicas used by local photographer Mary-Ellen Bertram. Called geriatric softcore porn (oh, please), the project caused such a ruckus it fostered Courthouse Girls Part Two: a documentary about the courthouse, the calendar and the resulting firestorm.

With financial help from many, including WIPB-TV in Muncie, Indiana, we started filming. I live in Utah and flew back periodically to conduct interviews and witnessed the adoration, enthusiasm and respect these seven women generated as they attended event after event, gave interviews and, most of all, held true to their convictions.

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That we did. The calendar and documentary brought national as well as international attention to the plight of the courthouse, and the brouhaha also fostered new legislation to protect Indiana courthouses in the future. Best of all, the courthouse avoided the wrecking ball and was restored, complete with a matching addition. The roof and clock tower that had been removed in the 50s was also replicated and installed. Unfortunately, we’ve lost five of our darling girls; only my mother (99 in October) and the youngest woman remain—both still feisty and playing bridge regularly.

The experience gave me new appreciation for the importance of saving historic buildings. It also gave me new respect for the human spirit. If I can age with our Courthouse Girls’ integrity and courage, I will be pleased. And yeah, determined to keep shaking things up.

Angela Soper is a writer and occasional filmmaker who lives in the Salt Lake City area. She returns to Farmland, Indiana, as often as possible to keep things stirred up.

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Campus Designated as City of Rochester Landmark

by Caitlin Meives

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fter a unanimous vote by the City of Rochester Preservation Board, a vote from the Planning Commission made it official— the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School campus (including its historic buildings and designed landscape) is now a designated City of Rochester Landmark.

This means that as the property transitions to new owners, neighbors and the larger Rochester community can be assured that any new development will be sensitively incorporated on the historic portions of the campus, with review by the City’s Preservation Board. The features that give the campus its economic value— both the buildings and the designed landscape—will be preserved so that it can

initial landmark application and determine appropriate boundaries. The groups agreed to exclude some areas of the property from designation so that the new owners had some flexibility in development.

We extend our sincere thanks to the neighbors and CRCDS for all coming together to Photo credit: Christopher Brandt make this compromise work for everyone and to preserve continue to be a part of the community this unique campus for generations to long into the future. come. This is a great example of how The Landmark Society and Colgate preservation should work. Special credit Rochester Crozer Divinity School should also be extended to Landmark (CRCDS), along with a coalition of members Marie Via and Christopher organizations that included Highland Brandt, and Landmark Trustee Marjorie Park Neighborhood Association, NBN6, Searl, for their hard work on the landmark Community Design Center, and Highland application.

Park Conservancy worked to amend the

New Round of Grant Recipients The latest round of funding from our Preservation Grant Fund includes awards for two properties in our region:

The Episcopal Church of St. Luke’s and St. Simon Cyrene—$2000 towards a roof condition assessment

Town of Hamlin—$1000 towards a condition report for the stone barn at the North Star History Center

Launched in September, 2012, The Landmark Society’s Preservation Grant Fund program offers funds for preliminary design and planning studies to help make positive improvements to at-risk buildings. The program was initially funded through a bequest from Elizabeth (Libby) Stewart. Libby was a longtime Landmark Society staff member who was dedicated to the revitalization of neighborhoods and historic structures.

The Preservation Grant Fund provides initial “start-up” funding to assist in saving historic resources and will not pay for any “bricks and mortar” work. Only pre-construction services are eligible for funding. Specific use of funds is flexible. Examples of eligible projects include: code compliance studies, construction estimates, visual project renderings, measured drawings, and cost comparisons.

Contact Caitlin Meives at cmeives@landmarksociety.org to determine if your project is eligible for this program.

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Events

The 2017 Preservation Awards Presented on November 12

by Cynthia Howk And, the envelope, please! Yes—it’s time again for The Landmark Society’s Annual Awards Ceremony. Join us on Sunday, November 12 at 3:00 p.m. at Rochester’s historic City Hall. The Awards are given to individuals and organizations in our ninecounty area that have made outstanding efforts in the preservation of their homes, public buildings, historic properties, and landscapes.

We are proud to announce the following winners of the 2017 Preservation Awards. Visit our website for more details about each award recipient.

Barber Conable Award

The Barber Conable Award recognizes a large-scale rehabilitation of an historic building in our region completed within the past two years.

Eastman Gardens 800 East Main Street, City of Rochester, Monroe County This year’s Conable Award recognizes a remarkable and challenging project, completed by Home Leasing Services, LLC with Edgemere Development Corporation, to rehabilitate the former Eastman Dental Dispensary into Eastman Gardens Senior Housing Community. Included in The Landmark Society’s 2013 Five to Revive after sitting vacant for 40 years, the $20.7 million project utilized historic tax credits, low income housing tax credits, and state funding to create 52 apartments, including 43 affordable and nine marketrate units for seniors and physically-handicapped persons. Built in 1917, the Eastman Dental Dispensary was the first of six dental dispensaries funded by Kodak’s George Eastman. With design work executed by architect Jason Simmons of Glasow Simmons Architecture L.L.P., the project also included artists Lex Blaakman and Karen Tremer, who painstakingly recreated missing woodwork, decorative ornamentation and the beloved mural with fairy and folktale characters in the former children’s waiting room.

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American Hall Building and former Citizens Bank 59 Market Street and 8 Main Street Village of Attica, Wyoming County

Award of Merit

The Award of Merit is for the sympathetic rehabilitation of a historic building or structure in our nine-county region completed within the past two years.

Rehabilitation of the American Hall Building (1872) and former Citizens Bank (1867; 1912) in Attica’s downtown business district into commercial spaces, offices, and housing.

Utilizing historic tax credits. Property owner Bruce Camp.

Project architect Rick Hauser of In.Site: Architecture.

Statue of Liberty replica Oatka Creek Park, Village of LeRoy, Genesee County Bevier Memorial Building 42 South Washington Street, City of Rochester, Monroe County $2.7 million rehabilitation utilizing historic tax credits.

Completed by Syracuse developer, Douglas Sutherland of Franklin Properties LLC with Rochester partner Patrick Dutton. King + King Architects in Syracuse were project designers.

Restoration of the 1950 replica of the Statue of Liberty.

Coordinated by the LeRoy Historical Society. Project advisors included architect Lindsay Yoder, Thomas Podner of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Lab in Ohio, Southside Concrete in Buffalo, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Orcon Industries, Bubba’s Landscaping, and contractors Rob McQuillen and Bobby Latham.

Historic Landscape Award

Bath House—Hamlin Beach State Park Lake Ontario State Parkway, Town of Hamlin, Monroe County $1.5 million project to repair, enhance, and bring up to code the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps bath house.

Coordinated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, with F.W. Construction Co. of Rochester, general contractor.

Palmyra Community Library 402 East Main Street, Village of Palmyra, Wayne County Transformation of the 1907 former offices of Garlock Packing Company into the new headquarters of the Palmyra Community Library. Project architect Bero Architecture, PLLC.

The Historic Landscape Award recognizes and encourages the preservation, restoration and stewardship of historically significant landscapes in our nine-county region.

The Wadsworth Family The Homestead and Hartford House properties Main Street, Village of Geneseo, Livingston County Ongoing care, maintenance, and adaptive reuse of two Wadsworth Family estates: The Homestead, located at the south end of Geneseo’s Main Street and owned by William Wadsworth and his family, now functioning as an event space; and the Hartford House, at the north end of the village, owned and operated by Corrin Strong and also available for special events. Both properties retain much of their agricultural character, including historic outbuildings, the original land office, extensive acreage, magnificent views across the valley, and the signature “Wadsworth oaks,” that have characterized this unique landscape for nearly 200 years.

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The 2017 Preservation Awards, continued Special Citation

A Special Citation provides recognition for projects that do not fit into other categories or recognizes outstanding individual or group accomplishments in the field of historic preservation.

William B. Morse Lumber Company 340 West Main Street, Rochester, New York

Historic Home Award

The Historic Home Award is given to owners of private residences for their continued care of and commitment to the preservation of an architecturally significant house over a minimum of seven years.

1316 East Avenue Rochester, New York Owners: Louis and Kathy Parker

Established in 1853, the William B. Morse Lumber Company is one of the oldest family-owned businesses in Rochester. Located on their West Main Street campus since the 1860s, this is a company that, literally, has helped build Rochester almost since the city was established. Now, 175 years later, the fifth generation of the Morse family heads up this historic company. A unique landmark at the western gateway to downtown, their historic lumber yard has been a major anchor on West Main Street for over 160 years.

Extensive rehabilitation of the house, including numerous exterior repairs, restoration of interior details and materials, and the complete reconstruction of the 1920s Aeolian Co. pipe organ.

Paul Malo Award for Community Preservation Advocacy Lynne J. Belluscio, Director, LeRoy Historical Society

Lynne J. Belluscio is an individual whose dedication, work and commitment to the LeRoy community has resulted in a wider awareness of and appreciation for its history and built environment. Lynne has served as Director of the LeRoy Historical Society for over 20 years and has worked with a wide range of organizations, including the Western New York Association of Historical Agencies and the Association for Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums, an international organization for which she has served as a trustee.

Trude Brown Fitelson Thousand Island Park, Jefferson County A Rochester native and a life-long summer resident of the Thousand Island Park community, Trude Brown Fitelson’s year-round preservation efforts have been described by some as a second career. Beginning in the 1970s, Trude spearheaded on-going preservation awareness and rehabilitation projects in the park. A former trustee of The Landmark Society, Trude’s diligent work and preservation advocacy at TIP continues today, and have expanded to include projects with the Thousand Island Land Trust, the Antiques Boat Museum, and the Clayton Opera House.

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Craftsman Award Ted Robertson, carpenter-contractor Kirkwall Construction Rochester, New York With an impressive range of woodworking projects, Ted Robertson is a veteran craftsman whose artistry has enhanced historic buildings in the greater Rochester area for over thirty years. As a carpenter who specializes in older buildings, he works with near-forgotten techniques, rare or obsolete materials, and decades-long deterioration that needs repair. Complicated window projects, perfect porches, stair stabilizations, and shutter repairs—one of which was featured as a cover story in the “Old House Journal” magazine—attest to the exceptional range of skills that Ted has developed over the past thirty years.

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Fourth Annual Cocktails & Carburetors Zooms Ahead of Previous Years

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his event just gets better and better, and the 2017 Cocktails & Carburetors surpassed all expectations. If you haven’t been, it’s hard to imagine the variety of vintage cars and the fun loving car owners that attend the opening party each year.

Held at Horsepower Motors in Victor, a restoration and body shop that also stores an unbelievable collection of its clients’ vehicles, this largest crowd yet was surrounded by cars and trucks from every era in near mint condition. On this perfect September evening, many of the guests drove their own vintage autos (with a new Bentley sports car thrown in the mix) and displayed then in an ad hoc cruise-in. Throughout the night, folks were walking in and out of Horsepower when they would meet another owner and go out to get a close-up view of their car. Catering

by Lynn Baldwin was extraordinary and the libations were flowing. Music by Westview Project added to the party atmosphere and a Silent Auction, with items like a Two Day Driving School at Watkins Glen, kept the attendees busy checking to make sure they had the high bids.

But the real show started on Saturday morning when ticket holders toured five personal garages in Brighton, Mendon, and Canandaigua. Having the opportunity to have a leisurely drive around the county and talk with these collectors is a highlight of this very popular event. And the garages this year didn’t disappoint the crowd. Thanks to our many sponsors of this event, especially those at the Cunningham level, Angel Boev, MD, Peter Clement, MD, Hugh and Mary Clare Hamlin, and Ronald R. Reed, MD.

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he 2018 Statewide Preservation Conference takes place in the Capital Region! We’ll be surrounded by grandiose government architecture, diverse city neighborhoods, historic parks, and amazing adaptive reuse projects. Experts, grassroots community advocates, and new voices in the preservation movement will come together in Albany to learn from one another.

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This Conference is the only event of its kind in the state—a multi-day gathering for anyone involved in preservation and community revitalization. It’s an opportunity to learn, network, become inspired and, yes, AL BANY | AP R IL 2 01 8 have fun! It is the preservation event in New York State and you don’t want to miss it.

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Your Conference registration includes: an intensive, pre-Conference training session Thursday; a full day of breakout sessions, keynote, and party on Friday; the always-popular Crowd Sourcing Your Community session on Saturday morning; and field sessions in the host community.

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Who is the Conference for?

Grassroots preservationists in villages, rural towns, and cities throughout New York; professionals working in the field or allied fields (architects, planners, landscape architects, developers, etc.); elected officials and municipal board members; city neighborhood leaders/activists; students in preservation and allied fields.

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Travel Tours We’ve got lots of travel plans in 2018. Visit landmarksociety. org for pricing and other details on the trip—or trips— of your choice.

Transatlantic Crossing and four nights in England.

August 2–14, 2018 Top 10 things to do when you’re stuck on a luxury ocean liner for seven days 10. Indulge in gastronomic delights and libations. From the elegant Britannia dining room to the relaxed Kings Court buffet there are five restaurants and 10 bars including an authentic British pub.

Plus, complimentary room service!

9. Counteract Number 10. We’ve got the fitness facilities for that. Take a yoga or spin class, enjoy the well equipped gymnasium, or simply a brisk walk or jog around the deck.

8. Counteract Number 9. A little sore from that new class you took? Canyon Ranch Spa is on board with treatments and therapy pools that will revive and relax.

7. Learn something new. You can certainly enjoy the flower arranging, fruit carving, and other classic pursuits. But how about something a little different— like fencing—or whiskey tasting?

6. Gaze at the stars (part 1). Queen Mary 2 has the only planetarium at sea.

Star shows will prepare you for when you step outside and see what the night sky really looks like, away from the lights of civilization.

5. Gaze at the stars (part 2). So many performances! Should you enjoy the harpist—or the Dixieland Jazz band? The Broadway Salute show or the acclaimed soprano?

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4. Experience great minds and fascinating stories. “Cunard Insights” is their lecture series. Each cruise features a renowned speaker, as well as special presentations by the Ship’s Captain and other experts.

3. Shop or skim. The Mayfair shops, Duty Free Shops, Cunard Branded shop and Bookstore are all ready for you. If you’d rather borrow, the ship’s library (one of the largest at sea) is at your disposal.

2. Afternoon tea. It’s more than indulging in food and drink, it’s a cultural institution. Served promptly at 3 pm with all the silverplate and stylish service you would imagine.

1. Nothing. That’s right—when is the last time you totally relaxed, and just became one with your own thoughts? Relax in the Winter Garden or other classically appointed rooms, sit in the on-deck

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Jacuzzi or one of four pools, or enjoy a deck chair while contemplating the endless horizon of sea and sky.

Not enough? Cunard has published “101 Things to Do Onboard.” Let us know if you’d like to learn about 91 more!

Savannah Georgia, March 21–26, 2018.

Top 10 things to do when you are stuck in Georgia’s Oldest City during their Homes and Gardens tour for six days.

8. Counteract Number 9. Enough walking? No worries: we’ll have trolleys, buses and boats to ride.

If you can’t imagine having to spend six days in this glorious city, known for its impeccable historic preservation ethic and southern charm, read on: 10. Indulge in gastronomic delights and libations. Savannah has a reputation for not only traditional southern cooking but also for innovative ways chefs pay homage to their southern roots. We will be enjoying both.

9. Counteract Number 10. Walking through the streets and squares of the historic district will be the best way to prepare our bodies for the next wonderful meal.

Theatre, one of the oldest continuallyoperated theatres in the United States.

4. Experience the Georgian coastline at Tybee Island. We will be spending an afternoon at this Savannah gateway.

Sightseeing and a beautiful beach—bring you bathing suit!

3. Shop, shop, shop. Art Galleries galore, City Market next door, and the SCAD gift shop.

7. Learn something new. A professor from the Savannah College of Art and Design will enlighten us about their preservation program.

6. Gaze at the stars (part 1). Imagine the starlit night when we cruise along the Savannah River on the largest and grandest riverboat of its kind in the United States.

5. Gaze at the stars (part 2). Yes, the stars will be out at the historic Savannah

2. Afternoon in the Garden of Good and Evil. With a nod to the book, we will visit Bonaventure Cemetery and the MercerWilliams home.

1. Nothing. That’s right—when is the last time you totally relaxed, and just became one with your own thoughts? And where is there a better place than this magical southern city! Make sure you bring a good book to read at Forsyth Park by the glorious fountain.

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A Preservation Success Story: Niagara-on-the-Lake Monday, May 14–Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Top 10 things to do when you are stuck in Historic Upper Canada at a Luxury Resort & Spa The town of Niagara-on-the-Lake was significant during the War of 1812 and even earlier, when it was the first capital of Upper Canada (now the province of Ontario). A stay at the Pillar and Post, Ontario’s only five-star country inn, and tour around the historic village, would surely be a great introduction to the good life in NOTL. 10. Indulge in gastronomic delights and libations. The smell of fresh dough baking in a brick oven, local wine and cheeses, and a candlelight dinner in a winery’s barrel cellar—HEAVEN!

3. Shop, shop, shop. Clothing, jewelry, gourmet items, art, gifts.

And with the exchange rate, our dollar goes further.

2. Afternoon trip to Willowbank. his is a successful preservation program that we can learn from as we promote the traditional trades in our own region 1. Nothing. That’s right—when is the last time you totally relaxed, and just became one with your own thoughts? Whether you choose a spot by the pool or ride a bike along the Niagara River, the pace and vibe of Niagara-on-the-Lake is laid back.

So enjoy your ample amount of free time and give yourself the opportunity to just do nothing!

These three tours are currently booking! Visit www.landmarksociety.org for all the details or give us a call at (585) 546-7029 extension 11.

9. Counteract Number 10. Aqua Pilates, Cardio Stretch, Yoga, or Spinning—all at your fingertips.

8. Counteract Number 9. A little sore from that new class you took? 100 Fountain Spa has treatments and therapy pools that will revive and relax. It was voted the #1 Spa—Top 50 Spas in Canada.

7. Learn something new. The Great Canadian Whiskey Tour and a session on pairing chocolate and wine should fit the bill.

6. Gaze at the stars of the Shaw Festival. This century-old theatre festival is described as one of one of North America’s finest cultural attractions..

5. Gaze at the passersby from a local porch. Take a moment during the reception to sit on the Doctor’s House front porch and listen to the different languages as tourists from across the globe walk along Queen Street. .

4. Experience great preservation stories. You’ll hear how preservation has truly been a catalyst to the success of this historic village.

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2018—Vermont’s Art and Architecture Plans are underway for a group tour to Vermont in September 2018. We will headquarter in Burlington, with tours of its preservation-forward downtown, The Shelburne Museum, the unique Shelburne Farms site, and then travel to the elegant gilded age mansion “Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home” where Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert and his descendants lived through the 1970s. Request details from Cindy Boyer at cboyer@landmarksociety.org, watch for the next magazine, our website and our eNewsletter!

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80th Anniversary Events An Evening of Music and Physical Theatre Friday, February 23rd, 2018, 7:00PM Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 Plymouth Avenue North, Rochester

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ow that the Gala has ushered in our year of 80th anniversary events, we’d like to highlight in our upcoming magazines the additional events we have planned for the year. In this issue, it is the 80th Anniversary Concert featuring two of Rochester’s own, world renowned groups—PUSH Physical Theatre and the Ying Quartet.

PUSH’S repeated sold-out performances have led to creative collaborations with the National Institute for the Deaf and RIT, during which PUSH created Red Ball, using iPad technology.

Choreography for the Pulitzer-nominated Comala resulted in a Mexico and US tour. TruTV’s national series, Fake Off, in which PUSH became the season finalist, elicited this from judge and Glee star, Harry Shum Jr., “You guys are superhuman.” Unparalleled performers bring the narratives of our lives to the stage with hope and optimism: The strength of the human soul expressed by the power of the human body.

The Ying Quartet first came to professional prominence in the early 1990s during their years as resident quartet of Jesup, Iowa, a farm town of 2000 people. Playing before audiences of six to six hundred in homes, schools, churches, and banks, the Quartet had its first opportunities to enable music and creative endeavor to become an integral part of community life. The Quartet considers its time in Jesup the foundation of its present musical life and goals. Today, the Ying Quartet occupies a position of unique prominence in the classical music world, combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today’s world.

This special concert in honor of our 80th Anniversary is the first time that PUSH and the Ying Quartet have appeared on the same stage and they will be sharing it with this year’s recipient of the William Warfield scholarship at Eastman School of music. William Warfield is close to the top of the list of Rochester’s own, world renowned performers. The William Warfield Scholarship Fund was formed in 1977 to provide financial aid to talented and deserving students who attend the Eastman School of Music. Applicants must be students of voice, and although not required, preferably from families of modest means. The Scholarship Fund encourages minority students to apply.

Students must also maintain at least a “B” grade point average.

We are very excited to bring together this amazing group of performers and invite you to join us at Hochstein to continue the celebration of 80 years of preserving and serving western New York.

Save the Dates!

Mark these additional 80th Anniversary Events on your 2018 calendars and calendar apps—and learn more about them in future magazines!

Al Fresco Dinner Under the Stars

Saturday, July 14, 2018, 6:00–10:00PM St. Joseph’s Park, Pleasant Street, Rochester

The Landmark Collection Art Show and Sale Opening Night Friday, September 28, 2018 Tower 280 Lobby, Rochester

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A Special Opportunity for Support in Honor of our 80th Anniversary As we mark our 80th year of service to the nine-county Greater Rochester region, we ask you to join us as preservation partners in a campaign to support three primary areas of need: the Preservation Grant Fund, Landmark Society’s Historic Properties, and Missionbased work of the organization.

Preservation Grant Fund

n St. Joseph’s Park (left) is a highly successful adaptive reuse project transformed from a charred church into an outdoor urban oasis. It is available for weddings, cultural events and other celebrations.

One of our most successful programs is the Preservation Grant Fund. Through an application process, we award funds to building owners or governments for design, planning studies, or pre-construction services for at-risk buildings. These funds are critical to move projects from concept to reality.

n The Ellwanger Garden is a “living museum” located near famous Highland Park. Originally the private garden of famed 19th-century horticulturist George Ellwanger, it is open throughout its season of bloom.

Our goal is to raise new gifts totaling $80,000—in honor of our 80th Anniversary—in order to provide a steady stream of $8,000 per year for the next decade.

“When we began the uphill battle to save the Clarendon Stone Store and applied to the Preservation Grant Fund, we could not have imagined the positive result and ongoing presence this organization would have on our project and many others in Orleans County. I can’t say enough or thank them properly.”

– Melissa Ierlan, Town of Clarendon Historian, Clarendon, NY

Historic Properties The Landmark Society is entrusted with the ownership and care of four unique Rochester properties, each offering a rare glimpse into our community’s past.

Our goal is to raise new gifts totaling $100,000 for the care, upkeep, and improvement of these local treasures: n The Stone-Tolan House Historic Site welcomes schools, adult groups, and event attendees. Standing on its original site, visitors learn about its 225-year old history where citizens put democracy to practice as they formed local governments in our new country. n The Hoyt-Potter House in Corn Hill is home to The Landmark Society’s offices as well as The John Wenrich Memorial Library, the only one in the Rochester region dedicated to historic architecture, landscapes, and preservation.

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Mission We envision the potential of people and places as we help to save iconic structures and expand their purpose. Unrestricted gifts to The Landmark Society strengthen our ability to work where we are most needed and to be a partner in private and public endeavors both large and small.

As modern preservationists, we place importance on historic structures and aim to safeguard them, while encouraging new economically viable uses. We partner with community stakeholders to foster placemaking efforts, neighborhood building, and economic development in the cities, towns, and villages of western New York.

Our organization provides a rich array of programs designed for everyone—from professional preservationists and building developers to school children and community partners. We approach our responsibility to educate, advocate, protect, and collaborate with passion and enthusiasm.

Our goal is to raise new gifts totaling $100,000, allowing the Landmark Society to make a significant impact on preservation services in Western New York.

What’s next? In November you will receive a mailing detailing the 80th Anniversary Campaign, with opportunities to support the three areas of need. If you would like more information or wish to participate now, please visit www.landmarksociety.org or call us at 546-7029.

With your partnership, we will continue to help change our community for the better every day. Thank you.

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People

The YUP-date

by Caitlin Meives

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ince the last issue of Landmarks, the YUPs have wrapped up a busy summer season full of events. In August, we hosted our signature event, the fourth annual Bikes, Beers & Buildings.

BBB is a bike-based scavenger hunt that takes participants around the city to learn about adaptive reuse projects, little known landmarks, and buildings in need of some TLC. Despite a torrential downpour minutes before start time, this year’s event was a great success! Joe Bean Coffee hosted us at their brand new parklet on University Ave. Stops included the last remaining cobblestone house in the city (one of our 2016 Five to Revive), Swan Market, and the rail bed for the former Rochester and Sodus Bay interurban rail line.

We also partnered with Emerging Rochester Architects to host the first ever Tavern Takeover at the Stone-Tolan House Historic Site. Sponsored by architecture firm, Clark Patterson Lee, the event featured a campfire with s’mores, outdoor snacks, free-roaming of the grounds and, most importantly, beer from Swiftwater Brewing in the historic tavern! We had over 80 attendees (of all ages) join us to stroll the grounds and experience the Stone-Tolan House as 19th century frontier travelers would have.

Young and old gathered at the Stone-Tolan Historic Site for the first ever Tavern Takeover.

Throughout the fall, we’ve been working on some strategic planning to chart a course forward for the YUPs and ensure our viability for years to come. Stay tuned for more information on that process.

As always, send us a private message on Facebook, Instagram, or via email (cmeives@landmarksociety.org) if you’re interested in learning more about or getting involved with the YUPs. We’re always open to new ideas, fresh faces, and different perspectives!

BBB participants document their stop at the Public Market.

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Member Profile

Lauren, Rob & Evan Gallina: Siblings with an Eye to Preservation

by Cindy Boyer

Left to Right: Andy Gallina, Lauren Gallina, Rob Gallina and Evan Gallina

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: What are your backgrounds?

We were born and raised in Rochester. Lauren attended Our Lady of Mercy High School and Rob and Evan attended McQuaid Jesuit. After high school, Lauren went on to attend Loyola College in Baltimore, and recently received her Executive MBA from the University of Rochester Simon School.

Rob attended Fairfield University, where he majored in Finance and played soccer and Evan attended Siena College, where he majored in Economics and played lacrosse. We have all found our way back to Rochester and are working in the family business, Gallina Development Corporation. Gallina Development specializes in commercial real estate development in and around the Rochester region.

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: What are two or three of your favorite projects—either projects that you have completed or that you are in the process of completing? Why are these special to you?

Converting the former Chase Tower into The Metropolitan has been a wonderful project for us to work on. It has already gone through such a transformation, and

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we look forward to more improvements to come. Aside from the opportunity to redevelop such an iconic piece of the Rochester skyline, the fact that we can work on this project as a family, to create something really special and unique is priceless for us. We look forward to additional upcoming projects that will revitalize historic buildings in Downtown Rochester and give them new life, while retaining their original character.

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: What role do you believe preservation plays in the greater economic development/ revitalization efforts in downtown and all across the city and region?

We have loved watching the former Chase Tower come back to life in its new form, but felt it was critical to stay true to the original architecture and history of the building. We believe preservation plays a critical role in any redevelopment project that we’ve worked on. With The Metropolitan, this has been especially evident by the memories and stories of those who have worked in or frequented the building in the past. It is difficult to replicate historical buildings today, so having the ability to renovate them and modernize them in a positive way is truly

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special and critical to maintaining the rich history of downtown.

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: What is the greatest satisfaction you get in your development work?

There is something truly special about watching a building come to life. To see our projects go from two-dimensional drawings to watch them be constructed and occupied in helping to give businesses, and now our residents, a place to call home is what we get the most satisfaction out of.

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: Why should people support preservation and The Landmark Society?

Being born and raised in Rochester, a community that is so rich with history, preservation and The Landmark Society plays such an important role. We find it critical to evaluate our choices in how we re-develop, in order to do justice to our past, but also construct our future. This is a fine line that The Landmark Society can help to navigate. We need leaders and advocates for our historic buildings, that many may not see the beauty in, and we believe The Landmark Society can be the catalyst to bring that historical beauty to light.

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Put a Face to the Place: Afro Rochester Summer Youth Employment Program Changed Lives

by Delores Jackson Radney

the sites to document them with photos and videos.

The Landmark Society was home base, but the city was our classroom as we visited over 25 historic sites, libraries, museums, events, and landmarks, including: the Eastman Theatre, Baobab Cultural Center, Ontario Beach Park, and the Gateway Music Festival.

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he Landmark Society of WNY was the home for a youth employment program this past summer. Put a Face to the Place: Afro Rochester was a research based project to study local history through the lens of the built environment and biography, and produce a video documentary. It was funded by the Summer Youth Employment Program at RochesterWorks, Inc who partnered with Landmark Society and Kuumba Consultants. The program offers youth a summer job, but also provides training

in employment and life skills, to further their future success.

The fifteen participants, ages 14 and 15, met Monday through Friday 12:30–4:30 pm for six weeks in July and August. The youth apprentices did research at the Rundel Library, The Landmark Society archives and heard nine lectures from experts on local Rochester history and architecture. The students did individual research on both a place (landmark) and a face (biography) and visited all of

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The youth wrote essays about the biography of the person connected to the site and the architecture of the site. The final project was a video documentary of faces and places chosen reflecting local Afro Rochester: Put a Face to the Place: Afro Rochester, a video to teach about the remarkable people and place of our city.

You can see the video and meet the youth by going online to YouTube and searching for Richard J. McCollough’s channel, or simply type in the following to go directly to the video: https://youtu.be/ZCQaqmc4qhQ It was a wonderful summer success!

Delores Jackson Radney is the founding partner of Kuumba Consultants, an arts in education agency providing arts and cultural programming for schools and youth organizations throughout the region.

Our Historic Erie Canal Map Prints Make Great Gifts this Year

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t’s a year of anniversaries! 2017 marks our 80th, as well as the 200th Anniversary of the start of the Erie Canal’s construction, and we’ve seen a surge in canal interest! Accordingly, we have restocked our online bookstore with a limited amount of our popular historic Erie Canal map prints this holiday season.

These two prints are among the many items available at www.landmarksociety.org/shop. Give the gift of history!

The “Long Erie Canal Map, 1825” is a detailed print of the official New York State Erie Canal map published immediately after its completion in 1825. Parchment stock, 9” x 39”. $19

We continue to encourage you to go “crazy 8s” and add $8, $18, $88, or more to your membership dues during our 80th Anniversary year! If you are giving at the Individual $45 level, consider adding $8 and giving $53 towards your membership this year; if you are giving at the Couple / Family $70 level, consider adding $18 to your dues for a fitting total of $88 this year. Your extra support will help us continue to preserve and redeem our region’s architectural heritage for decades to come.

The “Short Erie Canal Map, 1858” is a detailed print of the State Surveyor’s Erie Canal map published in 1858. Parchment stock, 16½” x 28”. $19

Preservation and the Holidays: It’s about PEOPLE. Give the gift of Landmark Society membership, with its event and admission discounts, and other avenues toward stakeholdership in the preservation of our region’s beautiful built environments! Gift memberships can be arranged by calling Membership Coordinator Tyler Lucero at (585) 546-7029 x16 or by visiting The Landmark Society’s membership webpage at www.landmarksociety.org/membership.

Memberships are available at many levels including Individual ($45), Couple / Family ($70), Patron ($100), and up!

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