THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MECHANICS & TRADESMEN

OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

FOUNDED 1785

  

The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 

 in partnership with

The New York Landmarks Conservancy


 are pleased to present 

 

 On Tuesday, April 21st at 6:30pm

Peg Breen, President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy

The 50th Anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law

 

 

 

Peg Breen,  President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy will both celebrate and provide an overview of  The 50th Anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law in her illustrated lecture.  The Landmarks Conservancy is the only organization in New York with award-winning financial and technical programs dedicated exclusively to saving culturally important buildings and historic neighborhoods.  Early successes include saving the U.S. Custom House on Bowling Green and the Fraunces Tavern block.  Ms. Breen will reflect on the impact of the Landmarks Law and discuss the Conservancy's core programs.


 

As President of the Conservancy, Ms. Breen oversees one of the oldest and largest preservation organizations in the United States.  The Conservancy has loaned and granted more than $40 million, and provided thousands of hours of technical assistance, to individual homeowners, cultural and non-profit institutions, businesses and religious institutions. This has contributed to more than $1 billion in preservation projects throughout New York City and State. The Conservancy also advocates for preservation at the local, state and national levels of government. Ms. Breen is on the Board of Save Ellis Island, the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C. and Preservation Action.  She also serves on the Advisory Committees for Governors Island and The Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Prior to joining the Conservancy, Ms. Breen held positions in government and the media. For more information on the New York Landmarks Conservancy please visit  www.nylandmarks.org.

 

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The Landmarks Lectures are curated by Lisa Easton, a partner in the New York City 
based architecture and historic preservation firm, Easton Architects.

 

The Lectures begin at 6:30pm in The General Society Library
20 West 44th Street, (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York City.
Reception to follow. Advance registration is recommended.


Courtesy of  The New York Landmarks Conservancy, 
qualified attendees are eligible for one AIA Learning Unit.

$15 General admission,
$10 General Society members, New York  Landmark Conservancy  
and Senior Citizens, $5 Students.
To register please contact the General Society at: 212.840.1840 or 
email: karin.taylor@generalsociety.org

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, 
in partnership with the City Council.
 

 

 

 

The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen would also like to acknowledge our partner,   in presenting the Landmarks Lecture Series,  the New York Landmarks Conservancy.