Preservation Long Island would like to thank the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Underwriters of our 2019 Country House Gathering for their generous support of our June 28th annual benefit.
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2019 Country House Gathering to Benefit Preservation Long Island at Woodside
Many thanks to all who made our Annual Benefit on June 28, 2019, a success! The evening included tours of historic Woodside house, a recently restored historic residence, originally designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris.
SANS update:
Sag Harbor’s historically African American resort community is in the news again!
St. Matthias Church UPDATE!
The site is ELIGIBLE for listing on National and State Registers of Historic Places
Lurelle V. A. Guild: A Streamlined Antiquarian and his Long Island Legacy
Guest Blogger and Preservation Long Island Collections Volunteer, Gary Hammond, explores modernist industrial designer Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild (1898–1985), his collection of early Americana, and his little-known Long Island legacy.
Mary L. Booth (1831–1889): An Extraordinary Long Island Woman
Journalist and suffragist, Mary L. Booth’s many accomplishments include becoming one of the first female reporters for the New York Times and later the founding editor of Harper’s Bazaar. Read more about this fascinating woman from Yaphank, Long Island.