827 Madison Avenue
A residence built in 1880 and modified in 1923 by James Casale. Application is to re-clad the commercial ground floor and modify masonry openings.
Sad News from FRIENDS
Anne Lalor, age 78, died peacefully at home after a brief illness. She leaves her husband of 51 years, Peter deFlorez Millard, their four children, Richard, Hugh, Peter (Katrina) and Minnie (Brewster Carroll) and five grandchildren. Anne was warm, loving, smart and amazing with people. She gave and got a
737 Park Avenue
Classicizing Art-Deco style building designed by Sylvan Bien and constructed in 1940. Application to remove ground floor window grilles.
28-30 East 92nd Street
Two Renaissance Revival style row houses designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh and built in 1892-95. Application is to combine the buildings, alter the areaways, and construct rooftop and rear yard additions
2-6 East 61st Street
A neo-Classical style hotel designed by Schultze and Weaver and built in 1929-30. Application is to replace an existing addition.
11-15 East 70th Street
A neo-French Classic style residence, designed by John Duncan, and built in 1909-1910; and a Beaux-Arts style residence, designed by Charles I. Berg, and built in 1909-1910. Application is to amend Certificate of Appropriateness for a Master Plan for the installation of new window openings.
Join FRIENDS for Long Island Modernism 1930-1980: A Book Talk
Based on her architectural field survey for the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, Caroline Rob Zaleski’s new illustrated book Long Island Modernism: 1930-1980 documents the proliferation and diversity of modern architecture on the island as it became a suburban place.
30th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony a Success!
We were thrilled to hold our 30th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony in the Park Avenue Armory’s Veterans Room, an interior landmark designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The intact room has been described as “Greek, Moorish, and Celtic with a dash of the Egyptian, the Persian, and the Japanese.” A
4 East 62nd Street
A row house built in 1879-1880 and redesigned in the neo-Renaissance style in 1898 by Clinton and Russell.
112 & 114 East 73rd Street
A pair of Queen Anne and neo -Renaissance style row houses designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1884-85.