A distinctive turn-of-the-century Shingle-style church with significant ties to African American history on Long Island.
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New to the Collection: A Tall-Case Clock by Willet Hicks
The latest addition to Preservation Long Island’s outstanding collection of regional decorative arts is a rare Queen-Anne-style cherrywood tall-case clock made in eastern Queens County (now Nassau) around 1785 by Quaker craftsman and preacher, Willet Hicks (1765–1845).
Educate and Elevate: The John and Alice Coltrane Home in Dix Hills
Preservation Long Island is pleased to welcome Kathleen Hennessy, a trustee of the Friends of the Coltrane Home, as a guest contributor. The John and Alice Coltrane Home was named one of Preservation Long Island’s Endangered Historic Places in 2011. Soon after, the house appeared on the National Trust’s 11 […]
Demolition or Recognition for Old Huntington Firehouse?
Old Huntington Firehouse at 235 Main Street is one of the community’s great civic buildings. Unfortunately, its significance as an important site of civic heritage has never been officially recognized.
Spies in the Collection!
Curator Lauren Brincat takes a close look at items in Preservation Long Island’s collections connected to members of the Culper Spy Ring.
Preserving the Homan-Gerard House: A Sixty-Year Journey
Preservation Long Island’s archive of 1960s photos and research materials is informing restoration work at the Homan-Gerard House.