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 […]
Tag: Advocacy
UPDATE: Fordham Mill restored in Speonk
The historic Fordham Mill in Speonk has been thoughtfully restored by its new owner, the John and Elaine Kanas Family Foundation.
UPDATE: Islip Town Landmark Designation for Idle Hour in Oakdale
Congratulations to Islip residents and three cheers to our friends at the Oakdale Historical Society whose advocacy energized broad community support for this important designation!
Preservation in Progress:
American Venice Bridges, Copiague
Date: Saturday, October 6, 2018
Time: 2:00-4:00 PM
Babylon’s Town Historian, Mary Cascone, discusses Copiague’s iconic American Venice bridges. Following the talk, we’ll visit the nearby reconstruction project underway.
UPDATE (July 2018): Saint Paul’s School, Garden City
The Village of Garden City presents an insensitive plan for destructive changes at one of Long Island’s most remarkable publicly owned historic resources.
UPDATE: St. Paul’s School, Garden City
Garden City Village schedules first public presentation of plans for a new recreation-based municipal facility at St. Paul’s School (1879).