AARCH Seeks Camp Santanoni Historic Site Manager
Full-time, two-year term contract, renewable upon continued funding, Summer Staff Positions Also Available About AARCH: Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) is the nonprofit historic preservation organization for New York State’s Adirondack region. Formed in 1990, AARCH has a mission to promote…
Support AARCH with IRA Distributions
AARCH’s statewide colleague organization, the Preservation League of New York State, provided some helpful information about IRA Required Minimum Distributions and how they can be used to support your favorite nonprofit (like AARCH!). Lee Miller, Preservation League Trustee and Regional Office Director,…
Historic Bridges
By Christine Bush Have you been following the grassroots efforts of Save Keeseville’s Historic Bridges? Are you curious as to why a particular type of bridge was used or what kind of bridge you are seeing? This week we explore…
Local Landmarks
Greetings everyone, Oscar the Grotesque here, joining you for another week to look more closely at Adirondack architecture, historic buildings, and preservation opportunities. This week we explore some of our local landmarks. Landmarks are important in preserving history, are essential…
Schuyler Falls Historic Water Main
This week Oscar travels to Schuyler Falls, NY, to learn more about an interesting artifact on display at the Town Hall, an early wooden water main. The first wood stave pipe for a waterworks system was built in Rochester, New…
Plaster Restoration and Repair
Greetings everyone, Oscar the Grotesque here, joining you for another week to look more closely at Adirondack architecture, historic buildings, and preservation opportunities. This week I am joined by my special guest Tom Podhrazsky owner of White Pine Studio. Tom…
FIRE PREVENTION IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Greetings everyone, Oscar the Grotesque here, joining you for another week to look more closely at Adirondack architecture, historic buildings, and preservation opportunities. The recent fire at White Pine Camp and last week’s fire in Ausable Forks, which completely consumed…
Hunt For The Adirondack Mountain House
Greetings everyone, Oscar the Grotesque here, joining you for another week to look more closely at Adirondack architecture, historic buildings, and preservation opportunities. Have you ever wondered who lived in your historic house? When was it built? By whom? Or…
Wood Siding
Greetings everyone, Oscar the Grotesque here, joining you for another week to look more closely at Adirondack architecture, historic buildings, and preservation opportunities. This week I would like to talk about exterior wood siding. Understanding the kind of wooden cladding…