Category: Preservation Awards

Preservation Awards: Oakdale Historical Society

June 12, 2020
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Photo of the Idle Hour Mansion in Oakdale overlooking the enclosed garden and flanking breezeways.
View of the former Dowling College, aka William K. Vanderbilt's Idle Hour mansion.

Maryann Almes, president of the Oakdale Historical Society, joins us to discuss the organization’s role in preserving and celebrating the history of Oakdale. Located in Islip on the south shore […]

Preservation Awards: The Fordham Mill

June 11, 2020
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View of tPhoto of the front of the red brick Fordham Mill on the Speonk River.
The Fordham Mill on the Speonk River. Photo courtesy of Preservation Long Island.

The Fordham Mill (also known as the Tuttle-Fordham Mill or the Brick Mill) in Remsenburg was a local landmark long before it caught the eye of John Kanas. Growing up […]

Preservation Awards: Babylon’s Oak Beach Life- Saving Station

June 10, 2020
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Exterior photo of the Oakbeach Life Saving Station showing the white building with red roof and flagpole in the foreground.
The Oak Beach Life-Saving station. Photo courtesy of Preservation Long Island.

Welcome back to the awards ceremony. Today we hit the beach to talk to Mary Cascone, Babylon Town Historian, about the Oak Beach Life-Saving Station. Perched between the Great South […]

Preservation Awards: Sea Cliff Firehouse

June 9, 2020
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Photo of the casement windows on the Sea Cliff Firehouse
Restored exterior of the Sea Cliff Firehouse. Photo courtesy of Preservation Long Island.

The preservation awards ceremony continues! Today we speak with Erinn McDonnell of the village of Sea Cliff in Nassau County. Erinn managed the restoration of their 1931, Tudor revival-style firehouse […]

Preservation Awards: SANS Sag Harbor

June 8, 2020
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African American family playing on the beach at Sag Harbor.
Beach ca. 1959. Photo courtesy of Donnamarie Barnes Archive.

It’s a preservation party and you’re all invited! We’ve teamed up with Preservation Long Island to help celebrate their 2020 Preservation Awards. Over the next week we’ll be posting interviews […]