In the fifty projects depicted here, BBB celebrates the opportunities we have had as stewards of historic buildings and sites on some of the more than 90,000 places listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We look forward to the future of preservation that continues to face the challenges of a growing and diversifying nation.
“The historical and cultural foundations of the Nation should be preserved as a living part of our community life and development in order to give a sense of orientation to the American people … the preservation of this irreplaceable heritage is in the public interest so that its vital legacy of cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational, economic, and energy benefits will be maintained and enriched for future generations of Americans”
– National Historic Preservation Act, 1966
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Preservation 50
Pictured above:
1st Row:
New York City Hall, Beacon Theatre, St. Paul Union Depot, US Capitol, Alice Austen Place, Prince George Hotel and Ballroom, Cooper Hewitt, Apollo Theatre, General Theological Seminary, Henry Street Settlement
2nd Row:
Chrysler Building, Jacob Riis Bathhouse-Gateway National Recreation Area, Floyd Bennet Field, Columbia University, Cathedral of Madeleine, Maryland State House-Old House of Delegates Chambers, Ellis Island, New York County Courthouse-Tweed Courthouse, Reynolda House-Museum of American Art
3rd Row:
Longwood Gardens, Grand Central Terminal, Washington Monument Visitor’s Center, Empire State Building, Erie Canal, Mary Bethune Fire and Security Improvement, Historic DC Courthouse, Metropolitan Museum of Art, South Street Seaport Museum
4th Row:
Rockefeller Center, US Naval Academy Chapel, Castle Clinton Monument, Thurgood Marshall, Federal Reserve Bank New York, Architect of the Capitol-Taft Memorial, BNY Sand Street, Battleground Cemetery, Radio City Music Hall, Bartow Pell Mansion Museum
5th Row:
Smithsonian Castle-Renwick, Central Park, Lyric Theatre, The Morgan Library, New York Botanical Gardens, The Seventh Regiment Armory, New York Yacht Club, Frick Collection and Art Reference Library, Montclair Art Museum, Newark Liberty International Airport-Building 1
