Historic Preservation Planning at Cornell University

Ithaca City Cemetery cleanup Fall ‘21 was a success! Thanks to all who came out to help scrape and scrub and a big thank you to our hosts at Historic Ithaca and the Friends of the Ithaca City Cemetery, including alum Julee Johnson (HPP ‘85)!!

In response to the recent New York Times article about Historic Preservation in cities, we found this article helpful when understanding and breaking down sustainability and economic arguments dealing with historic districts and properties moving forward. Check it out here:

When Historic Preservation Helps Cities: A Response to Binyamin Appelbaum of the New York Times With all due respect to New York Times’ editorial Board member Binyamin Appelbaum, who recently published a lengthy opinion against preservation, preservation is neither wholly perfect nor entirely harmful – there are shades of gray to this story which would have been worth exploring and conside...

Interested in Cornell's Historic Preservation Planning program? Contact Michael Tomlan with any questions! We hope to hear from you!

Also, stay tuned for some student spotlights!

36th Annual Map Sale! Come check it out this Wednesday and Thursday 10am-3:30pm at the Green Dragon in Sibley! See you there!

Congratulations to the Class of 2019! May you all go on to do great things for places that matter!

Last week, Carolyn Gimbal and Olivia Heckendorf (MA HPP '19) soaked up some sunshine while learning about preservation commissions and adaptive reuse at the Preservation North Carolina annual conference in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

Image 1. Carolyn and Olivia at the mid-century hotel The Blockade Runner in Wrightsville Beach.
Image 2. PNC's own Bellamy Mansion in downtown Wilmington.

Please join us in wishing Michael Tomlan a very happy belated birthday! Here are some photos from our celebration:

Announcing our Work Weekend Site for 2019:

Final Review Season is here! If you're in Ithaca, consider coming out to support five great Design Connect community design projects from 5-7 PM on Friday, December 7th in Milstein Auditorium.

Please join us for Design Connect’s Final Review on Friday, December 7, from 5-7pm, in Milstein Auditorium.

Our teams will be sharing the five projects that they have been working on this semester, which are:

1. Candor Community Park Design
2. Penn Yan Trailhead Design
3. Binghamton Zoo Entrance Preservation
4. Clyde Heritage Park and Trail Design
5. Newark Downtown Re-envisioning Plan

Hope to see you there!

Want a platform to pitch your ideas?📢 Our w/ Preservation League of New York State, Preservation Buffalo Niagara, & NY State Parks & Historic Sites, foremost among such events in Northeast, is the prime place! Session proposals accepted now through Nov. 9th: http://landmarksociety.org/conference/

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