In the Beginning: The Creation of the Historic Districts Council
The Historic Districts Council was formed in 1971 as a committee at the Municipal Art Society, consisting of representatives from New York City's designated and proposed historic districts. Join HDC and the New York Preservation Archive Project for cocktails and a stroll down memory lane to look back at how and why the organization was created and how it has evolved.
The event will feature a conversation with some of the influential founders and early leaders of the Historic Districts Council, including Kent Barwick, Michael Gruen, Lorna Nowve, and Bronson Binger. The discussion, moderated by HDC Chairman Emeritus Anthony C. Wood, will focus on the beginnings of HDC and the preservation movement of the 1970s.
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$40 per person - a dollar for every year of accomplishment
$30 for Friends of HDC & Friends of NYPAP
Additional sponsor levels are available to support HDC's 40th Birthday Campaign.