The Preservation League is seeking nominations from local and regional preservation organizations, advocacy groups, municipalities and others for its 2016-17 list of New York State's most endangered places, Seven to Save. The Preservation League is seeking mid-20th century buildings, ethnocultural heritage sites, and arts and culture resources.
Since 1999, the Preservation League has highlighted New York's most threatened historic sites through its Seven to Save list, which provides enhanced services from the League to bolster visibility and build support for preservation.
"Through partnerships with concerned groups and individuals, threats to dozens of at-risk buildings, landscapes, downtowns and neighborhoods have been reduced and in many cases eliminated by the Seven to Save designation and subsequent actions," said Jay DiLorenzo, president of the Preservation League. "The League is looking forward to providing strategic attention, extra effort, and new tools to secure the future of New York State's endangered resources for generations to come."
The League is looking for places that could benefit from the additional attention that Seven to Save designation brings. Although all types of properties are eligible for nomination, the League especially encourages the nomination of places that can serve as case studies or models pertaining to the following categories:
- Threats to sites with an arts or cultural use, either as a past use (e.g. opera house) or current use;
- Threats to sites relating to a specific cultural heritage (e.g. African-American, Latino, Native American); or
- Threats to historic resources built after World War II (e.g. buildings, neighborhoods, landscapes, public- and private-sector complexes).
The Preservation League of New York State invests in people and projects that champion the essential role of preservation in community revitalization, sustainable economic growth, and the protection of our historic buildings and landscapes. We lead advocacy, economic development, and education programs all across the state.
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