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join the PRESERVATION LEAGUE ! Dear Preservationists,    We would like to invite you to become a member of the PRESERVATION LEAGUE OF STATEN ISLAND, a non-profit organization that has had a positive effect on the stability and preservation of Staten Island's communities for the past twenty three years. Join TODAY and get the tax credit! Individual membership $25: Click here for  INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP Senior or Student membership $15 Click here for  SENIOR MEMBERSHIP Family membership $40 Click here for   FAMILY / FRIEND MEMBERSHIP Forward email This email was sent to nmatranga@gmail.com by  info@preservestatenisland.org . Update Profile/Email Address  | Instant removal with  SafeUnsubscribe ™ |  Privacy Policy . Email Marketing  by Preservation League of Staten Island | 54 Port Richmond Avenue | Staten Island | NY | 10302

Open to the public the series will be both fun and informative. Business and industry, transportation, ethnic groups, Native Americans, religious institutions, Slavery on Staten Island, the Revolutionary War and Colonial Period, natural history, old movie theaters, education, healthcare institutions, and much more will be featured from an historical perspective. Through discussion, film clips, Power Point presentations, maps, and more participants will discover the fascinating history of our home borough. Cost: $169. Unable to attend all eight sessions? Why not split the course with someone else? This series is hosted by historian, author, and naturalist Patricia M. Salmon. Please respond to this e-mail if you have any questions. To register contact the External Programs Department of Wagner College at (718) 390-3221 or email the department at external@wagner.edu Happy New Year!

Greetings! Your Gift will keep the the Doors Open at the NYC and NYS Landmarked Reformed Church on Staten Island, home to the Preservation League of Staten Island. Since 2004, the historic Dutch church has been home to the Preservation League and has donated space for general office use, many historic, cultural and community programs. Help Keep the Lights On! The church's membership has assisted our organization by volunteering their time and resources at our events and in implementing our programs, such as the Landmark Homeowner Group, Monthly meetings, recent West Brighton House tours and several Port Richmond Historic Village Tours.   Art at a Landmark is one of the cultural programs, which brings the public to the beautiful Victorian style- Sunday School wing in historic Port Richmond. These types of programs bring about much needed economic revitalization to the Port Richmond Community. Help support more programs at this Landmark! The cost of

Save a Landmark- Help Support Cultural and Arts programs at the Home of the Preservation League- the NYC and NYS Landmarked reformed Church, in Historic Port Richmond. Send you GIFT to Save a Landmark! - A $100 or 450 tax deductible donation will give you an Annual membership to the Preservation League of S.I. and Free Guided Tour of the NYC Landmarked Dutch Reform Church, Historic Port Richmond. Send donations to: PLSI, 54 Port Richmond Ave, SI, NY 10302 Or click on the Causes link below to pay by credit card! https://www.causes.com/fb/donations/new?ts=1292873694&campaign_id=140329&cause_id=519526

To All of Our Members and Concerned Preservationists: We will be sending out frequent Preservation Action Alerts for structures that are deemed to be in danger of demolition /alteration. Preservation Action Alert No 2:   Letter of Concerned Citizens Re: The Fate of the Abraham Manee Homestead : Neighborhood : Princes Bay Building use type : Single Family Condition : Poor Architect/Builder : Year built : 1670s0/1820 Style : Dutch Colonial Predominant materials : Stone NYC Designation Status : Landmark National Designation Status : Lot width : 144 Lot depth : 168 Building width : 30 Building depth : 25 Zoning : R3-2 The Manee-Seguine Homestead is named for its early 18th century owner, Abraham Manee, and for the Seguine Family that bought the property in the 1780s. According to the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s designation report, the history of the house may extend back to the construction of a one-room dwelling by Paulus Regrenier in the l

Community Demands Preservation of 120 year Castle-like Structure on Staten Island. Vacant for 31 years! Contact: Angela D’Aiuto, Chair, Save the S.I. Castle Committee of the Preservation League of Staten Island DIRECT: 718-877-7367 Email: adaiutoa@yahoo.com Website: http://SiTreasure.com and http://PreserveStatenIsland. org Community Demands Preservation of 120 year Castle-like Structure on Staten Island. Vacant for 31 years! WHERE:    100 Castleton Avenue, corner of Castleton Avenue and Oxford Avenue and Cebra Ave- New Brighton, Staten Island. Save the S.I. Castle Committee is made up of residents, business and professionals whom advocate for the following: ·   Preserve the Castle-like building– It is a community anchor. ·   Secure the S.I. Castle by ‘shoring up’ the building to ensure the building's re-use and safety of the community. ·   Ensure community involvement in the future development of the site with multi-use plan for the site  This structure was built i

SAVE the DATE! Where: Across the street from the site at the Corner of Castleton Avenue and Oxford Avenue, New Brighton When: Sunday, Nov. 21st 2 to 3p.m. Why: The S.I. Castle, formerly S.R. Smith Infirmary and S.I. Hospital is a 120 year old Neo-Medieval style building and should be Landmarked and Re-used for the benefit of the community. Join us and show your support. Warm Apple Cider will be served! Bring a sign to show your support! bring a friend and spread the word! Join the planning committee at  sicastle@verizon.net  or 718-877-7367. This event is sponsored by Preservation League of Staten Island .

To All of Our Members and Concerned Preservationists: We will be sending out frequent Preservation Action Alerts for structures that are deemed to be in danger of demolition /alteration. We need your help in sending Nomination Letters to the Landmarks Preservation Commission of NYC (LPC). Letters should be emaiedl to   rtierney@lpc.nyc.gov   or mailed to   Mailing address: Robert Tierney Landmarks Preservation Commission Municipal Building 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10007 Preservation Action Alert No 1: 66 SWAN STREET This wonderful structure was built in 1902 to house the horses used for the newly consolidated City street sweeping operations on Staten Island.   66 Swan Street, currently used by the NYC Dept of Sanitation for equipement storage, represents one of the last stables of its kind on Staten Island. Very worthy of preservation!

Sign up now, with Pay Pal or Credit Card for one of the best house tours in New York City!  Staten Island is a borough of historic villages.  With this house tour, the Preservation League of Staten Island  offers a visit inside six of the most interesting houses in West Brighton and Livingston. Enjoy the Charm of St. Austins Place: with homes in the shingle and colonial revival style designed by Stanford White, of the renowned NY Architectural firm, McKim, Meade and White. Expereince the grandier of Bard Avenue and variety of home styles: ·  the former home of  Essayist  George William Curtis under restoration by its current owners. - Italiante style home- part of the orginal development by Dr. Samuel Elliot. - Exterior of 'Soon to be landmarked' brownstone Villa- Garner Mansion. · Charming Stone cottage formerly the Kissel Gatehouse on Bard Ave. · Creatively converted stable on Henderson Avenue. St. Mary's Episocal Church-  It's American Gothic design will d

William J. Staples and his partner, Monthorne Tompkins, purchased a large parcel of land in 1832 to establish their real estate venture. Four years later, the pair initiated ferry service from the waterfront in Stapleton to Manhattan across New York Bay and began advertising their community to attract investors. As lots were sold and the community developed, businesses soon followed. The large influx of German immigrants to the area brought with them an expertise for brewing beer, with the result that Stapleton soon became the epicenter of a large brewing industry. The wealth the breweries attracted to the area resulted in the construction of large homes, mansions, and estates, many of which still stand today along the crests of the area's hilly terrain. James G. Ferreri is the past president of the Preservation League of Staten Island and an interior designer. Passionate about the preservation and restoration of historic homes, he is the author of a monthly history column in t

Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 1 Center Street, Manhattan, 9:30AM The public hearing of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission will consider the WILLIAM T. and MARY MARCELLITE GARNER MANSION. WILLIAM T. GARNER  MANSION Now a part of Richmond University Medical   Center, 355 Bard Avenue, Randall Manor.   The house is one of the few free-standing pre-civil war mansions still surviving in New York City. It was built in 1859-60 by Charles Corey Taber, a prominent cotton broker and real estate developer.In 1870 it was purchased by William T. Garner, the owner of Harmony Mills.  A vice-commodore of the NY Yacht Club, Garner owned the largest yacht in the world. It became St. Austin's School for Boys in the 1880's and later St. Austin's Military Academy.  In 1903 it was   aquired   by the Sisters of Charity.  It was heard but not designated in 1966. In 2003 PLSI again requested landmarking, but it was not heard. The Garner Mansion is the first item on the LPC public

The book,  Tottenville, the Town the Oyster Bui lt by  Barnett Shepherd  was published jointly by the Preservation League of Staten Island (PLSI) and the Tottenville Historical Society (THS). The book is on sale by the THS for $40 with a 10% discount for PSLI and THS members. To order on-line go to  TottenvilleHistory.com

Cedar Grove Beach The NYC Parks Department will not be renewing the lease for residents of Cedar Grove Beach.  Residents must vacate the premises by September 30, 2010.  Most of the beach front homes will be raised, with the exception of a few structures that will be retrofitted for Parks Department use. A unique community will be erased from the waterfront, as with many other earlier beach front communities that once thrived on the mid and south shore of Staten Island.

We will be frequently updating our Flickr page with photostreams of significant architecture on Staten Island! You can find it at this address:  Preservation League of Staten Island Flickr Photos

We will be frequently updating our Flickr page with photostreams of significant architecture on Staten Island! You can find it at this address:  Preservation League of Staten Island Flickr Photos

The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has denied landmark status for Lamb & Rich Mansion.  Staten Islanders seem to be numb to the fact that their history is being taken away from them and destroyed forever.  As committed Staten Island residents, we need to make a concerted effort to stop the destruction of historic structures, and we need to reassess what our built and natural landscapes and neighborhoods will ultimately become.  Will they leave a rich legacy of history, beauty and sustainability, or will our neighborhoods become cooky-cutter tax-bases for the City of New York, and ultimately, slums.  LPC's statement is that Butler Manor has no historic significance! Visit our friend at SecretSI to see pictures of the destruction and read the history of the manor!

Welcome to The Preservation League of Staten Island

Welcome to The Preservation League of Staten Island

Hello friends, please remember to send in your letters/emails to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission in support of the following Staten Island buildings up for landmark designation: Rossville A.M.E. Zion Church at 584 Bloomingdale Road, and three cottages  (565 Bloomingdale Road House,  569 Bloomingdale Road House and  the Coleman House at 1482 Woodrow Ave.) in the borough’s Sandy Ground section, one of New York City’s few communities founded by freed slaves in the 19th century, and an important stop on the Underground Railroad, the W.T. Garner Mansion, in West Brighton, a c. 1860, Second Empire style residence at 355 Bard Ave. that housed a school and a hospital, the Lakeman House,  a c. 1683 Dutch Colonial style farmhouse at 2286 Richmond Road in Dongan Hill and  the Abraham L. Merrill House, c. 1858 vernacular style saltbox farmhouse at 29 Cottage Place in Port Richmond. Please email:  rtierney@lpc.nyc.gov or send letters to: LPC-NYC ONECENTRE STREET MUNICI

Butler Manor Staircase The Butler Manor House has been nominated for landmarking, prior to the owners of the Montessori School decided to sell the historic mansion to a developer. Unless landmarked, McMansions will be built with views of the city and state parklands, which our tax dollars funded. The natural areas include, Mount Loretto State Park, Butler Manor Woods and Long Pond Woods. This Neo-Renaissance style mansion designed by Lamb of renowned firm of Lamb and Rich, circa 1908, and additional  buildings which were part of the 65 acre estate, needs to be landmarked. Public comment is open until the 3rd for the Butler Manor. Email Landmarks to help preserve the mansion, which is adjacent to state and city parkland. Please email:  rtierney@lpc.nyc.gov Window in Butler Mansor Grand Butler Manor faces the Raritan Bay

Join other members in our attempt to protect the irreplaceable historic treasures on Staten  Island, as well as supporting PLSI’s events that increase awareness of the importance of preserving our cultural heritage. An individual membership in the PLSI is only $25. Members of the Preservation of League of Staten Island receive our bi-annual newsletters, annual financial report, invitations to special events, reduced admission to PLSI events and free admission to our Friday Night Lecture series. Membership Form It is time to preserve what we have and value on Staten Island. If you believe that older, established neighborhoods and historic buildings are worth saving, we want you as a member of the Preservation League! Please print out and complete the form, then mail it along with your check to the address below. Annual Membership Categories _____ $25 Individual _____ $40 Dual/Family _____ $60 Patron _____ $100 Corporate _____ $15 Student/Senior Click, Print and Fill O