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Park Avenue Historic District Update

by Caitlin Meives

n the last issue of Landmarks, we told readers that we were We anticipate that approval from the State Review Board will
Iclose to our fundraising goal with neighborhood groups and come in late 2019. In the meantime, homeowners within the
that the consultant team was hard at work putting together the district boundaries can receive conditional approval to utilize
National Register Historic District nomination. As we go to the New York State Historic Homeowners Tax Credit program.
print, we are even closer to our fundraising goal (stay tuned for This program provides a credit off your NYS income tax worth
another Pop-Up Park Avenue Walking Tour this summer!) and 20% of qualifying repair and rehab expenses.
consultants are putting the finishing touches on the nomination
paperwork. Thank you once again to our generous funders: the Rochester
Area Community Foundation and the Preserve New York Grant
From here, the historic district will be reviewed by the New from the Preservation League of New York State and New York
York State Board for Historic Preservation and, finally, by the State Council on the Arts.
National Park Service (NPS). Then the Park Avenue Historic
District will be official and Rochester will have one of the largest If you live in the Park Avenue neighborhood and want to learn
historic districts in the state! more about this program or want to make a donation to help get
us to the finish line, visit landmarksociety.org/parkave or contact
Caitlin Meives at cmeives@landmarksociety.org.

From the Director, continued
ARCHITECTURE
PRESERVATION
PLANNING
Since I am on the topic of neighborhoods, we are looking forward to our organization’s BUILDING SCIENCE
“new neighborhood” when we move to Warner Castle, located in the Highland Park
Neighborhood. While we will dearly miss our long residency in Corn Hill, we look
forward to the opportunity. Some rehab work has started on Warner Castle, and we
anticipate moving to our new headquarters in late summer, so stay tuned!

I’d like to close by extending my sincerest appreciation to all those who make our
House and Garden Tour possible, including the Landmark Society’s Director of Public
Programs, Cindy Boyer, as well as everyone on our staff – it’s a team effort. Without
generous homeowners, dedicated volunteers and supportive sponsors and donors, the
event would not be possible. And, thank you to all of us, who believe in the difference
that historic preservation makes in our towns, villages and rural landscapes all across our
region.

See you in Irondequoit!

All the best,

Richardson Olmsted Campus - Buffalo, NY
617 Main Street | Suite 401
Buffalo, NY 14203
716 854 2424
www.flynnbattaglia.com
Wayne Goodman, Executive Director

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