The Preservation History Database is the first-stop encyclopedic resource for those interested in topics related to the history of preservation.
This educational tool is meant to function as an encyclopedia of New York City’s preservation history, a gateway for academic researchers, and a resource for contemporary preservationists. Entries in the database are not in-depth explorations and analyses; their purpose is to provide comprehensive, accurate, and succinct facts that direct visitors to other available resources. To make the Preservation History Database a useful research tool, the Archive Project aims to identify archival collections, oral histories, and digital resources that are relevant to each entry and make information on their locations and accessibility easily available. The database is continuously updated with new topics and new information. Contact us with any questions, comments, or suggestions.
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Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor contributed funding from the Vincent Astor Foundation to a wide variety of preservation-related projects.
Albert S. Bard
Also known as Albert Bard, Albert Sprague Bard, and A. S. Bard
Albert S. Bard drafted the Bard Act (1956), the enabling legislation for the New York City Landmarks Law.
Juliet Bartlett
Also known as Juliet M. Bartlett
Juliet Bartlett was one of the original commissioners of the Landmarks Preservation Commission and was involved with the agency’s first designations.
John Belle
The architect John Belle was a founding partner of Beyer Blinder Belle, a New York-based architectural firm which has spearheaded some of New York City and Washington, D.C.’s largest restoration and conservation projects.
Walter Binger
Walter Binger is remembered for his technical assistance to the opponents of the Brooklyn Battery Bridge and for his role in preventing the demolition of Castle Clinton.
C. C. Burlingham
Also known as Charles Culp Burlingham, Charles C. Burlingham, and CCB
C. C. Burlingham spent his life laboring for civic concerns and was involved in the opposition to the Brooklyn Battery Bridge, and the preservation of Castle Clinton and Greenwich Village.
Alan Burnham
Alan Burnham’s work and research provided the intellectual foundation for the historic preservation movement.
Paul Byard
Also known as Paul Spencer Byard
Paul Byard contributed to the preservation movement in New York City as an architect, lawyer, educator, and author.
Anthony Campagna
Anthony Campagna was a developer responsible for the demolition of Greenwich Village’s “House of Genius” and the Brokaw Mansion.
Hattie Carthan
also known as The Tree Lady of Brooklyn
Hattie Carthan of Bedford-Stuyvesant led the campaign to designate the only tree, a magnolia grandiflora, that is an individual city landmark. …