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.
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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.
Rediscovering Smithtown’s Golden Age of Progressive Architecture (1911–1948)
Among Smithtown’s underappreciated examples of exceptional 20th-century architecture is a house designed by Gustav Stickley. Originally built in 1912 as a private residence for Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Wagner, the house has served as a rectory since the mid-20th century.
2016 Preservation Awards
Friends of Connetquot State Park: Organizational Excellence; People for the Pavilion: Organizational Excellence; Old Whaler’s Church, Sag Harbor: Project Excellence; 289 East Main Street, Huntington: Project Excellence; Sands Point Lighthouse, Sands Point: Project Excellence; Mr. Jake Gorst: Huyler C. Held Award for Publications
2014 Preservation Awards
Dr. Natalie Naylor: Howard Sherwood Award; Ms. Mac Griswold: Huyler C. Held Publication Award; Roger Ferris + Partners: Design Excellence; Rocky Point Historical Society: Organizational Excellence; Yaphank Historical Society: Organizational Excellence
Endangered Historic Places 2017
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Preservationists fear for future of Franklin Square Movie Theater
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Closed during the pandemic, preservationists are worried that the 1933 Art Deco building on Hempstead Turnpike is in danger of irreversible decay.
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