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Preserving the Past: The Birth of Historic Preservation
Tuesday,
September 20 at 6:30 PM
The burgeoning 19th- and
20th-century interest in Colonial
styles of art and architecture coincided with the emergence of the
historic
preservation movement, whose earliest subjects were colonial sites, including Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, and the Powel House in
Philadelphia.
* Why did early
preservationists focus specifically on the nation’s colonial past?
* What were the ideological underpinnings of preservation?
Max Page,
professor and author of several books, including The Creative
Destruction of Manhattan, 1900-1940 (University
of
Chicago Press, 1999); Franklin D.
Vagnone,
Executive Director of the Historic House Trust; and others explore
preservation
and the Colonial Revival to understand their complicated relationship.
Co-sponsored by the Historic
House Trust.
Reservations required: (917) 492-3395
or e-mail programs@mcny.org
$6
museum members; $8 seniors and
students; $12 non-members
$6 when you mention Rego-Forest Preservation Council
- Museum
of The City of New York
1220
Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
New
York, NY
10029
(212) 534-1672
On a related note, the birth of the NYC Landmarks Law began in 1965, when Mayor Robert Wagner signed it into being, in response to the public outcry when the classic Pennsylvania Station was demolished in 1963.
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| 1910 photo courtesy of the Evening Telegraph Blog |
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