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Report

Fiscal Year 2010-2011

ANNUAL

T H E L A N D M A R K S O C I E T Y O F W E S T E R N N E W YO R K

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Preservation CYNTHIA HOWK AND CAITLIN MEIVES

The Preservation Division advocates for preservation related issues around the region, provides training for realtors and preservation commissions, and serves as a resource for homeowners, small business owners, municipal officials, developers and architects in The Landmark Society’s nine county service area and beyond. Whether Preservation Division staff is providing information on tax credits, preservation “best practices,” or connecting property owners and local advocates with contacts and resources, they are always working to raise awareness of the inherent economic and environmental benefits of reusing and rehabilitating our existing resources.

In April we held our 25th Annual Preservation Conference in the Village of Dansville, Livingston County. The Silver anniversary of this daylong series of workshops featured a renowned expert in the fields of historic preservation and sustainability as the keynote speaker—Mr. Walter Sedovic, Principal and CEO of Walter Sedovic Architects.

Legendary and longtime staffer, Cynthia Howk, provided a record number of illustrated talks, walking tours, and bus tours to a wide and varied audience. Professional architects, incoming RIT students, residents at senior living communities, tourists visiting Rochester—all benefited from Cynthia’s unparalleled knowledge of local architecture.

Preservation Division staff continued to collaborate with colleagues across the region and state, combining forces and broadening the preservation message. Partners included the Preservation League of New York State, the NY State Historic Preservation Office, AIA Rochester, Rochester Regional Community Design Center, local developers, and advocates in communities large and small, urban and rural.

With the help of a shared intern from Bero Architecture PLLC, Preservation Division staff continued to monitor over thirty protective covenants. The Olmsted Subcommittee—comprised of Landmark Society staff, trustees, Monroe County Parks staff, landscape architects, and neighborhood representatives—continued its great work in promoting awareness of Rochester’s Frederick Law Olmsted-designed parks. The Subcommittee organized a free screening of a new documentary, Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks, in April (with nearly 300 in attendance!) and is nearing completion of a grant-funded interpretive signage project.

The Landmark Society also continued to operate its successful Rochester City Living program. Promoting the many benefits of living in the City of Rochester, the program includes the RochesterCItyLiving.com website (a searchable database of homes for sale in the City) and the weekly HomeWork column in City Newspaper. This program would not exist, however, without the support of a dedicated group of volunteer writers, organizers, and the collaborative efforts of City Newspaper. This summer, Landmark Society staff hosted a reception to acknowledge the service of our great volunteers.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Henry W. Williams, Jr., President

Scott Forsyth, VP-Preservation Katherine H. Karl, VP-Education & Properties

Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia, VP-Finance & Treasurer Beth Teall, VP-Development Hugh A. Hamlin, Secretary

Jerry Ludwig Mimi Freund Tilton

Stacey VanDenburgh

The Landmark Society of Western New York is supported, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

JoAnn Beck Thomas Castelein

Bleu Cease Joanne DeMarle Jean R. France Sandra Frankel

Andy Germanow Joseph R. Hanna James I. Marasco Michael Mincher

Bill Moehle Carol S. Mullin

Edward J. Olinger Ann Penwarden Jeffrey J. Pollock

Christoper Sardone Peter Siegrist

William F. Sullivan David Whitaker Allen Williams

Board of TrusteesBOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS

Preservation .....................................................3

Education & Programs .....................................4

From the Executive Director ............................5

From the President of the Board .......................6

Treasurer’s Report ............................................7

Awards ............................................................8

Nominating Committee .................................12

Contributions .................................................14

The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse in Ontario County is moved to its new location

Clarendon Stone Store, Orleans County


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Education and Programs CYNTHIA BOYER

We served our community with a full calendar of education programs and special events. In the summer of 2010 families enjoyed the laid back “Corn Hill Strolls” as well as the “Full Moon Flashlight Tours” at the Stone-Tolan House Museum, each event attracting over 50 folks. The September “Inside Downtown Tour” is popular with young adults and our traditional tour going membership, and brought over 1,500 people to the St Paul District. Ghost Walk serves a wide range of attendees from scout troops to college students to families to millennial dating couples; 1,000 discovered a fantastic Arnold Park neighborhood and true events from Rochester’s history.

In the winter of 2011 we conducted a teacher training workshop for 50 teachers from the Rochester City School District. They (and other educators) brought their students to February’s “Walk the

Walk: Encounters with Rochester’s African-American Ancestors” – over 1,200 students, teachers and the general public attended the performances.

Spring 2011 unveiled a new event at the Stone-Tolan House Museum – April Fools’ tour. Over 160 visitors turned out to play, identifying the objects that “did not belong” in the 1805 setting (sushi in the kitchen?). The historic Ellwanger Garden welcomed the warmer weather and several hundred visitors during the Lilac Festival and Peony Weekend visitation.

We ended the busy fiscal year with a spectacular June House and Garden tour, in the Browncroft area. Over 1,000 people toured this beautiful and friendly neighborhood.

Our school and group tours at the museum took place throughout the year, with the heaviest concentration being 2nd graders learning how communities are formed visiting in the fall, and 4th graders studying local history visiting in the spring.

While we have a dedicated staff, none of the programs and events would be as rich and enjoyable as they are without the talented Landmark Society volunteers. From museum docents to special events support – we couldn’t do it without them!

I am excited and humbled to be leading one of America’s great preservation organizations. Western New York has been fortunate to have this outstanding organization for almost seventy-five years. It is, by far, older than almost all like-minded organizations in the country. As we begin planning for our future, let us be reminded and inspired by the generosity and resolve of past and present leaders, staff and financial supporters. To be successful and effective, a preservation organization must have a diverse and talented team. We’ve had a championship team for over seven decades, and I think I can speak for us all – we have no intentions to reduce our momentum.

This past year has been challenging. Like most nonprofit organizations, we have suffered the effects of a struggling economy.

There are, however, positive trends in the face of such economic troubles. In spite of a reduction in operations, we have not sacrificed one public program or service. Existing staff has taken on more responsibilities so our communities can be best served. Despite a reduction in membership numbers, we saw many members upgrade to a higher membership level. Supporters are generously giving to our 2011 annual fund. The future looks challenging, but it also looks bright.

In 2011 we increased our preservation advocacy, reached out to new stakeholders, began a greater rapport with local government officials, energized our relationships with members of the design community and initiated a stronger connection to real estate development. We sought partnerships with other organizations, increased earned income and began planning for next year’s 75th Anniversary. This past year we routinely provided advice on design questions, public projects, homeowner restoration projects and assisted preservation commissions. We continued to work with the Cosentino-Parker Trust to restore Frank Lloyd Wright’s Boynton House. We held an extremely successful preservation conference, the largest of its kind in New York State.

Our popular House and Garden tour showcased the Browncroft neighborhood, while our Inside Downtown tour demonstrated adaptive use potentials alongside appropriately-designed new construction. Ghost Walk incorporated a strong preservation element, while still providing the entertaining experience attendees have grown to love. Our ongoing presentations to local clubs and organizations grew over the year. We reached thousands of people, communicating how and why our heritage is incredibly vital for our collective future.

I am extremely proud of this organization – its leadership, its staff and its supporters. Even though we were met with extraordinary financial challenges this year, we not only maintained, but actually increased our services. This is the sign of a quality organization that is doing vital work during a most critical time. I am proud to be part of such an effective organization. I ask for your continued feedback, involvement and support. Stay tuned for 2012!

From the Executive Director WAYNE GOODMAN


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Budget Summary Fiscal Year 2011*

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OPERATING REVENUESGrants & Contracts $73,372

Membership Dues $154,889

Gifts & Bequests $174,359

Events & Tours $120,455

Investment & Trust Income $303,423

All Other $50,047

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES $876,545

OPERATING EXPENSESProgram Services $548,761

General & Administration $229,969

Membership & Fundraising $73,066

TOTAL EXPENSES $851,796

OPERATING GAIN/(LOSS) $24,749

END OF YEAR NET ASSETS $3,420,495

*From the audited financial statements

Fiscal Year Treasurer’s ReportFrom the President of the Board HENRY W. WILLIAMS JR.

2011 was a year of exciting changes at The Landmark Society. Under the new leadership of Executive Director, Wayne Goodman many proactive steps were taken in the second half of the year to bring about needed changes in our spending patterns and overall operating budget. Expenses were carefully analyzed and

internal adjustments have been made without compromising any of our provided services. Our investments performed well for the fiscal year and continue to grow under the guidance of a diligent and talented Investment Committee.

Thanks to you as dedicated members, your ongoing financial support continues to be a driving factor in our future stability. We appreciate your contributions and look forward to your continued support of membership and the exciting new events and initiatives planned in 2012.

The future looks bright for The Landmark Society as we approach our 75th year of service to the Western New York community.

Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia Vice President, Finance and Treasurer

Dear Fellow Members, In the past eighteen months our Landmark Society has taken us for a ride. It was rough, hard and could have been dire. But thanks to the efforts of so many Trustees and the dedication of our employees in difficult times the road ahead looks bright. Here’s what happened: •VicePresidentandTrusteeDavidWhitakersteppedintothe

Executive Director Role as the prior Executive Director’s employment came to an end.

•TheExecutiveCommitteeappointedasearchcommitteeunder the leadership of Vice President Beth Teall.

•MembersFranCosentinoandJaneParkerpurchasedtheFrankLloydWright(Boynton)house as their residence and opened discussions with The Landmark Society for cultivating our mutual interests. WXXI will be airing a film of the restoration.

•TheSearchCommitteerecommendedandtheTrusteesselectedIndianaLandmarksRegionalDirector Wayne Goodman to be our new Executive Director.

•Waynearrivedatthebeginningof2011.

•InashorttimeWaynemetwithTreasurerMaryZ.NicosiaandFinanceDirectorCarolynBickfor several months to prepare an intense and successful program to reduce The Landmark Society’s budget.

•WithwidecommunityandMembers’supporttheCampbellWhittleseyhousewassold to a new owner who is working with The Landmark Society to preserve and use this important building.

And there is much, much more. We are reviewing and renewing our mission. We are working with local landmark societies and programs. We are moving into the country: east, west and south. We are choosing new Trustees who are part of our new generation. And we are singing “Happy Birthday” to the Society: Seventy-Five years old. Here’s a toast to the young men and women who will carry us through the next seventy- five years. Harrison will be seventy-seven. Cheers, Henry W. Williams, Jr.


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Nominating Committee I am pleased to share the slate of trustee candidates. They are all excellent persons with tremendous talent to bring to The Landmark Society. NEW TRUSTEES

Sarah Collins was one of the first people to move in to the newly constructed Sagamore on East, continuing her passionate interest in city life after living on Arnold Park in an historic home. Her new home was on the downtown tour a few years ago. After earning a Ph.D. in English and Linguistics from Indiana University, Sarah taught English at RIT for almost thirty years. During that time she also served on the Zoning Board of Appeals and the boards of several community organizations. An enthusiastic supporter of The Landmark Society of Western New York since her arrival in Rochester, Sarah is honored to join its board after serving two years as an outside member on the Nominating Committee. Further, she is a board member of the American Foundation for the Toronto Public Library.

Louis “Louie” Nau has over 30 years of banking experience, eight of which have been with Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, managing the Downtown Rochester Office. As manager of the Downtown Rochester Office, Louie manages financial relationships of individuals, small businesses, law firms, and not-for-profit organizations. His interests include being a Board Member and Treasurer of the Huther Doyle Memorial Institute Inc., Landmark of Society of Western NY Finance Committee Member, City of Rochester Downtown Enhancement District- Committee Member and the Rochester Rotary Club.

Richard Sarkis has over 25 years of experience in real estate at Nothnagle’s Corporate Office. He specializes in city living, commercial, investment, relocation and residential properties. He has a Bachelor of Science, Community and Human Services, from Empire State College. Some of his Affiliations include: Greater Rochester Association of Realtors, Volunteers of America of Western New York, Cornhill Neighborhood Association, board member, Plymouth-Exchange Neighborhood Association, volunteer consultant, Frederick Douglass Community Development Corporation, member of The Landmark Society and United Nations Association of Rochester, board president.

RENEWING TRUSTEES

Joanne DeMarle, an architect, has practiced within the profession for over 20 years and has been with the Rochester firm of Bero Architecture for the past 14 years. Her love of historic structures and great appreciation for the high-quality materials and craftsmanship found within older buildings is embraced in her daily work. Her work includes restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, and addition to historic buildings throughout the state. Joanne works with private committees, municipal boards, and state agencies to accomplish her work. She received her degree in 1984 from the State University of Buffalo and became licensed to practice Architecture in the State of New York in 1989. Professional memberships include the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) and the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT).

Scott Forsyth is a partner in the law firm of Forsyth & Forsyth. He is a graduate of Princeton and of Boston University School of Law and has been active in the Monroe County Bar Association in many areas, especially finance and his area of specialization, trusts and estates. He has been treasurer of the association and received the President’s Award. Scott has participated in many volunteer activities including as a director of Planned Parenthood and as Chair of the Legal Committee of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the NYCLU. Scott previously served on The Landmark Society Nominating Committee for three years and has chaired the Preservation Issues Committee. He lives in the East Avenue Preservation District of Rochester.

David J. Whitaker was a former Senior Vice President and a Senior Compliance Officer of McDonald Investments, Inc. and a member of the Key Financial Network. David has been in banking and investments throughout his career. He sits on the advisory board of RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, currently serves on the boards of Medical Motor Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Rochester Friendly Senior Services, Livonia Avon & Lakeville Railroad, Historic Brighton and holds an appointed seat on the Brighton Historic Preservation Commission. Over the years he has served on many other area not-for-profit boards. Union College awarded him its Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Henry W. Williams, Jr. graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia Law School with a stint at sea in the Navy during the Korean War. Harris, Beach law firm offered him a job and 20 years later he formed the Williams Law firm, which is still going strong thirty years later, now as a solo venture. Ten years ago he moved from Main Street Pittsford to Rochester Street, Scottsville, into a house that says “Built in 1820” next to the front door. Actually, as anyone with an old house knows, it’s still being built or rebuilt. He is proud of being a founding Director of Geva Theatre and was its Chair. He was an organizer of Valley Manor and its President. He was Chair of Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Board, Majority Leader of the first Monroe County Legislature, Commodore of the Lake Yacht Racing Association, and Patrol Director of Hunt Hollow Ski Patrol. He is a Council member and Deputy Supervisor of the Town of Wheatland and sings bass in the magnificent Grace Church choir. It is with great pleasure that we have the previously mentioned persons serving on the board of The Landmark Society. Furthermore, it has been a wonderful experience serving as Chair of the Nominating Committee. Below are the members of the committee who worked hard over the past year. Their efforts are very much appreciated.

Mimi Tilton Bill Sullivan

Sarah Collins Carol Mullin

Joe Hanna Randy Morgenstern

Henry W. Williams, Jr. Jeff Pollock, Chair


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By Cynthia Howk, Architectural Research Coodinator

Barber Conable AwardEastman Theatre425 East Main Street, City of Rochester.

The Barber Conable Award recognizes a large-scale rehabilitation of an historic building in our region completed within the past two years. This includes buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places and projects utilizing the Federal Investment Tax Credit Program.

This year’s recipient of our major preservation award is the Eastman Theatre. Originally constructed in 1922 for the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music,

has served as the city’s major concert hall for over nine decades. Over the past several years, the original vision of philanthropist George Eastman has been realized with the sympathetic rehabilitation of the historic concert hall and the addition of the new East Wing. This nearly $50 million

Jensen and Stark LLP, sympathetically rehabilitated the large concert hall, adding structural and acoustical improvements without compromising the historic design.

Award of MeritWaterloo Library & Fatzinger Hall31 E. Williams St., Village of Waterloo Seneca County

The Award of Merit is for the sympathetic rehabilitation of an historic building in our 9-county region completed within the past two years.

Built in 1883 and one of the oldest library buildings in the state, the Waterloo Library is a rare surviving example of high style, rural, educational design in western New York. This elegant and unique Queen Anne building was designed by Nichols and Brown of Albany as a

today. It is highlighted by a wealth of exceptional interior and exterior features, including a slate roof, decorative wrought iron cresting, and beautiful stained glass windows. Funded in part by a grant from New York State, the multi-year restoration of this National Register building was coordinated by Bero Architecture PLLC of Rochester and Crawford and Stearns of Syracuse.

Stewardship AwardA.D.Oliver Middle School40 Allen Street, Village of BrockportMonroe County

The Stewardship Award recognizes an organization or municipality that has provided continued care of and commitment to the preservation of an architecturally and/

over a period of years.

Listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places, this handsome 1934 building was designed as the new

Monroe County, consolidating 19 separate school districts into the new Brockport Central School system. Rochester architect Harwood Dryer took his inspiration for this landmark building from London’s Hampton Court Palace and incorporated towers, decorative plaster, embossed brick work, stained glass,

the medieval décor found in that historic building. In 1967, it became a middle school, and a recent rehabilitation included the restoration of its signature slate roof.

Historic Landscape AwardBarber-Mulligan FarmBarber & Mulligan Roads, Towns of Rush & Avon, Monroe & Livingston Counties

The Historic Landscape Award recognizes and encourages the preservation, restoration and stewardship of

The Barber-Mulligan Farm represents nearly two hundred years of continuous agricultural activity by its two owners, the Barbers in the 19th century and the Mulligans, who purchased this property in the 1920s. Listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places, this remarkable farmstead includes a historic 1852 Greek Revival and mid-19th-century cobblestone residences, a rare collection of Greek Revival and later 19th-century outbuildings, a brick

in addition to a contemporary milking parlor and barn for their herd of 1,500 dairy cows. Today, it continues as a working farm, managed by the third generation of the Mulligan family, who have preserved the historic landscape and vistas of this important landmark property.

Preservation Awards

The Landmark Society’s 2011 Annual Meeting is being held on Sunday, November 20 at 3 p.m. in the historic Rochester Academy of Medicine, headquartered in the Lyon family’s sumptuous and rarely viewed Jacobean Revival mansion at 1441 East Avenue. Located in the City’s East Avenue Preservation District, this elegant and beautiful venue was originally built in the mid-19th-century and expanded to its present size of 33 rooms in 1912.

In 1938, the Lyon’s three daughters donated their family home to the Academy of Medicine. The Academy subsequently added a wing that includes a 300-seat auditorium to accommodate educational activities. This

wing was constructed sympathetically to complement and harmonize with the existing residence.

A highly anticipated highlight of the Annual Meeting is the presentation of the 2011 Preservation Awards, given to individuals and organizations in our nine-county area who have made outstanding efforts in the preservation of their homes, historic properties, and landscapes.

We are proud to announce the twelve winners of this year’s 2011 Preservation Awards. Th

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Keeping score? We are—here’s the latest on several preservation issues around the region:

PreservationSCORECARD

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SAFE: MouNt hope CeMetery (North eND), Rochester. A grant-funded project at the north end of the historic Cemetery is nearing completion. The project was funded through a $98,000 Save America’s Treasures member item sponsored by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter with matching funds from the City of Rochester. Work included repair and re-pointing of the 1862 chapel and three mausoleums, rehabilitation of a c.1898 carriage path around the Florentine fountain, and repair of original iron fencing and masonry walls around the Yaky Family plot (pictured right), a prominent architectural and landscape feature in the north end of Mount Hope. The entire project was implemented as a result of recommendations from the Cemetery’s Historic Cultural Landscape Report completed in 2009 by Wendel Duchscherer of Buffalo, New York and Heritage Landscapes of Vermont.

SAFE: ERIE-LACkAWANNA RAILROAD BRIDGE, crossing the Genesee River, Rochester. The City of Rochester is rehabilitating this abandoned historic bridge for use as a Rails-to-Trails pedestrian bridge. Once complete, the converted bridge will connect the west bank of the Genesee Riverway Trail to the eastside trail and the University of Rochester campus. The project is being funded with a grant under Title 11 of the New York State Environmental Protection Fund Local Waterfront Revitalization Program and a 50-50 match from the City of Rochester.

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time. Owners David and Kate Walsh have spent two decades doing meticulous research about the history and architectural design of their home, which combines both Greek Revival and Italianate features. A faculty member of the University of Rochester, Mr. Walsh has applied his training and experience as an artist to the careful period restoration of the interior finishes and details of this historic house.

The Sacred Sites ProgramNew York Landmarks Conservancy, New York, NY

One of the first programs in the country to assist landmark religious properties, this fund has provided loans, grants, and technical assistance to over 660 religious institutions of all major denominations across New York State. Their $6.7 million in grants have leveraged overall projects totaling $497 million. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the program also publishes Common Bond, a technical journal, and hosts regular workshops to help congregations with everything from energy conservation to fundraising. Sacred Sites grant recipients in our region include St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, St. Luke’s and St. Simon Cyrene Episcopal Church, and the former Leopold Street Shul in Rochester, the First Presbyterian churches in Batavia and East Avon, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Bloomfield, and Epworth Hall at Silver Lake Institute in Perry, Wyoming County.

Paul Malo Award for Community Preservation Advocacy

The Paul Malo Award recognizes an individual in our 9-county area whose work in the field of historic preservation advocacy has been of exceptional merit.

Peter EvansWayne County Municipal Historian

For someone who is officially retired, Peter Evans has a schedule that would exhaust any other person. This former Kodak engineer and longtime resident of the picturesque hamlet of Pultneyville is an “energizer bunny” of ideas, initiatives, and successfully completed preservation projects. Among his initiatives is the “Wayne County History Network,” monthly lunch meetings of town and village historians, along with the officers from the local historical societies. This important networking opportunity offers educational programs about timely topics such as fundraising, historic preservation, conservation of historic artifacts, and public relations.

He has been an outstanding advocate for historic preservation, with projects ranging from the preservation of Alasa Farm near Sodus Bay to the rehabilitation of the Hotchkiss Building in Lyons. He was a major organizer for The Landmark Society’s 24th Annual Preservation Conference in Palmyra, working with his extensive local contacts to seek support for this program, as well as encouraging municipal historians, museum volunteers, local residents and preservation advocates in Wayne County to attend this important event.

Craftsman AwardThe Craftsman Award recognizes the accomplishments of those whose talents such as carpentry, masonry, stained glass, plasterwork or decorative painting, have contributed to the rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources in our 9-county area.

Parsons Pipe Organ BuildersCanandaigua, New York

Established in 1921, Parsons Pipe Organ Builders is now operated by the third generation of the Parsons family. Nationally recognized for its expertise in the restoration of organs, as well as the design and construction of new pipe organs, this is the only such company in our region that maintains, designs, restores, and builds that “King of Instruments,” the pipe organ. President Ric Parsons, his brother Cal, son Matt, and wife Ellen operate this multi-generational business, whose recent projects include a newly designed, Baroque-style, pipe organ for the Anabel Taylor chapel at Cornell University and the restoration and reconstruction of the historic Skinner Co. pipe organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Rochester.

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Historic Home AwardThe Historic Home Award is given to owners of private residences for their continued care of and commitment to the preservation of an architecturally significant house over a minimum of seven years.

142 Park Road, the “Mushroom House”Town of Perinton, Monroe CountyOwners: Steve and Christine Whitman

One of the youngest, officially designated landmarks in the U.S., this unique residence was built in 1969 for the Antell family. Rochester architect James Johnson designed this signature house to reflect the Queen Anne’s lace flowers located in its wooded setting adjacent to Powder Mills Park. The distinctive “pods” of the design, however, have come to be known, instead, for their resemblance to mushrooms, thus giving the house its well-known nickname. The current owners, cousins of the Antells, added a spacious addition to the house in 2002, using both the original architect and the original ceramic artist, Marge Antell, to enhance an already remarkable building.

Special Achievement AwardThe Special Achievement Award recognizes accomplishments that have occurred over a lengthy period of time.

John BeroA native of Maine and graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, John Bero established his architectural practice in Rochester in the 1970s. Over the next four decades, his firm became the pre-eminent architectural practice to specialize in the care and rehabilitation of historic buildings in the Rochester/Genesee Valley region. His numerous rehabilitation projects have included buildings of all types, size, and construction, from modest 19th-century, houses to large historic churches. John’s approach to any project includes thorough research, attention to detail, and well-thought-out solutions. Recognized throughout the state for his exceptional work in the field of historic preservation, John has worked on projects that have been recognized

by The Landmark Society, the Preservation League of New York State, the Sacred Sites Fund of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and the New York State Historic Preservation Office.

Special CitationsA Special Citation provides recognition for projects that do not fit into other categories or recognizes outstanding individual or group accomplishments in the field of historic preservation.

Maplewood Branch YMCA25 Driving Park Avenue, City of Rochester

A major anchor in the City’s Maplewood neighborhood since 1916, the Maplewood Branch YMCA was designed by Claude Bragdon, Rochester’s most innovative, early 20th-century architect. Its distinctive glazed ceramic tiles highlight a highly visible building that provides a broad range of community programs and services to the many residents of this northwest section of the city. The recent expansion and renovation of the complex has added much-needed space to this popular facility. At the same time, it has retained the historic building, a major landmark in the Maplewood Historic District, one of the city’s largest areas listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

43 East Main StreetVillage of LeRoy, Genesee CountyOwners: David and Kate Walsh

Located in the picturesque village of LeRoy, this handsome 19th-century residence is situated in a neighborhood of distinctive houses that reflects that heyday of rural communities, when local businessmen built homes along village Main Streets that demonstrated their success through the popular architecture of the

OuTOuT: 1776-1812 east aVe, roChester, A row of historic commercial buildings on East Avenue were demolished this summer to make way for a new and larger Wegmans Food Market. The Landmark Society worked in conjunction with the Rochester Regional Community Design Center to advocate for modifications to the design of the new building that would be more in keeping with the urban context and respect the quality of the buildings that were demolished. The buildings demolished included the Star Market, a “recent past” resource designed by Thomas Boyd, the first African American architect to practice in Rochester; the 1895 Women’s Christian Temperance Building and former location of the Brighton Village government offices; and the Neoclassical-style former Central Trust Bank Building, among others.

OuT: 2407 s uNioN st., Town of Ogden, Monroe County. This Federal style house was one of the earliest properties built in the Town of Ogden and records indicate it may have been the site where the town was formed in 1817. The local religious congregation that owned the property demolished it in September to provide a better view of their church building from the road.

OuT: HAMM HOUSE, 301 Adams St., Rochester. The former home of James and Bessie Hamm was demolished this summer. The Hamms were community activists who worked to provide education and job opportunities for neighborhood youth, including establishing the Ralph Bunche Scholarship Fund for youth. This late 19th century vernacular house was a City-designated Landmark, significant for its association with the Hamms. According to the City of Rochester website, the empty lot will be converted into a green space with a gazebo and plaque commemorating the Hamms’ service to the community.

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$1,500 AND GREATER Henry W. Williams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Crego Samuel and Mary O. Tilton Jerry Ludwig and Sarah Rockwell Mr. And Mrs. Michael Lariton Carol S. and Thomas J. Mullin Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Reed Madeline R. Short Mrs. Russell A. Sibley Hugh and Mary Clare Hamlin

$1,000-$1,499 Mr. Charlie Fitzgibbon Mrs. Jean France Mr. and Mrs. Gary Haines Mr. Donald B. Higgins Mr. and Mrs. James E. Koller Jane Parker and Francis Cosentino Mr. Harold Samloff

$500-$999 Mr. and Mrs. William Balderston III Ms. Karen M. Bancroft Ms. Sally Chamberlin Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Germanow Mr. Rob Goodling George and Fran Gotcsik Joe and Linda Hanna Ms. Kate Karl Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Luellen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James I. Marasco Dr. and Mrs. Leon L. Miller Mr. James E. Morris Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Nicosia Mr. and Mrs. Brent H. Penwarden III Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Riordan Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Saphar Peter and Stephanie Siegrist Dr. Andrew Stern and Ms. Melissa McGrain Mr. Robert C. Stevens William F. and Barbara J. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thoman Samuel and Mary O. Tilton Mrs. Herbert W. Watkins Philip & Marilyn Wehrheim Fund

$250-$499 Michael and Sue Bargmann Mr. Donald C. Barrett Ms. Jennifer Beckley Mrs. Robert B. Bromeley Miss Helen Brooks Ms. Jennifer D. Brown Mr. Alan L. Cameros Ms. Katherine E. Donovan AIA Bill Eggers and Deborah McLean Mr. Tim Eldred Mrs. Shirley Fallon Mr. William J. Forrest Marty and Cathy Gardner Mrs. Irving E. Germanow Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gianniny Mrs. Lois J. Giess Mrs. Thomas H. Gosnell Ms. Suzanne Gouvernet Mr. George Greer

Mr. Frank S. Grosso Mike and Irena Guinness Mr. and Mrs. Eric B. Hoard Jr Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holtzman Jr. Paul Q. and Mariesa Howe Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Husson Mrs. Rose-Marie Klipstein Mr. and Mrs. James Knauf Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Leo R. Landhuis Mr. James Littwitz Mrs. Gilbert G. McCurdy Richard McGrath, CPA, P.C. Duncan Moore and Gunta Liders Mrs. William B. Morse Edward and Mary Olinger Ms. Laurel J. Pace Mr. John S. Pearsall Misses Cassandra and Holly Petsos Mr. Charles W. Puls Mrs. Stanley Rogoff Mr. Daniel Ryan Eugene Schneider and Gloria Baciewicz Ms. Beth Sciumeca Miss Gretchen Shafer Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Shumway Jr. Ms. Rachael C. Spieler Arthur H. and Catherine D. Steffen Ms. Ann H. Stevens and Mr. William J. Shattuck John Strawway and Mark Chaplin Ms. Elizabeth Teall and Mr. Rick Woodson Ms. Miriam Thomas Bill and Mary Anna Towler Arnold and Stacey VanDenburgh Mr. and Mrs. Mihai Vieru Mrs. John T. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. David J. Whitaker Ms. Karen Louise Wolf Arlene A. Wright and Derek Vanderlinde Mr. Craig J. Zicari Nicholas and Alice Zumbulyadis Frank Zwemer and Laura Brewer

$150-$249 Ms. Maria J. Abeyounis Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Armitage Nate and Marilyn Bacchetta Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Mr. David J. Beinetti CEO Joanne Bernardi and Dale Buralli Ms. Barbara Billingsley Dr. and Mrs. Philip P. Bonanni Mr. and Mrs. G. Sheldon Brayer Anne F. Brayer Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bretz Mr. James Bridges Ms. Karen S. Brown Ms. Virginia Browne Mr. and Mrs. John Bruning Mr. Richard F. Brush Mrs. John Burgher Lisa and Paul Campbell Ms. Mary Lu Cassin Mr. Thomas Castelein Mr. Bleu Cease

Oliver Chanler Alfred and Patricia Clark Mr. and Mrs. Langdon F. Clay Mark and Kathy Cleary Ms. Angelina F. Colavito Ms. Mitzie Collins and Mr.Thomas Bohrer Ms. Sally Combs Dr. and Mrs. John J. Condemi Mr. George J. Conte Jr. Mr. David E. Craighead Mr. Leon Creek Claire and Ted Curtis Diane Dalecki and Denise Hocking Jean Dalmath Mrs. Carolyn Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. DeLeo Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Deprez Mr. Michael deStefano Jr. Mrs. William Dieck Mr. and Mrs. Daniel DiLoreto Mr. and Mrs. Tyrrell C. Dryer Mrs. Jane T. Duerr Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Eberly Mr. and Mrs. William Edwards Ms. Gloria A. Emmanuel Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fagan Ms. Karin Falkner Ms. Mary V. Fisher Ms. Ann H. Fox Sandra Frankel Evelyn Frazee and Thomas Klonick Ms. Cindy Friga Jeff and Liz Gabel Dr. and Mrs. Carl Gerard John and Roslyn Goldman Sandra and David Goldman Mr. Robert Grossman Ms. Ann L. Haag Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Habza Mr. Donald S. Hall Matthews & Fields Lumber Mr. A. Scott Hecker Mrs. Robert Heinle Mr. Blake Held Ms. Barbara Hendry Mrs. Sally Macy Hilliard Ms. Dorothy A. Holmes Kathleen Holt and Stephen Lurie Mr. Norman L. Horton Mr. and Mrs. William N. Hosley Mr. and Mrs. Peter Humphrey Mrs. A. David Kaiser Jr. Ms. Laurie A. Kapuscinski and Mr. Timothy Tatakis Mr. Robert L. Keck Charles and Carol Kenyon Mr. Malcolm Kirby Mrs. Louise H. Klinke Judith A. Koehler and Michael J. Bonafede Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Kral Wallace and Patricia A. Krapf Harold and Christine Kurland Mr. Salvatore LaBella Ms. Mary Leach Richard Linder and Kathryn Whitbeck

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lindley John and Dolores Loftus Mark and Carole Lombard Beverly Ludke and Thomas Cummings Mr. and Mrs. John Lynd Mrs. Robert J. Macon Ms. Bernice M. Mahar Ms. Jayne Mallwitz Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martin Jr. Frederick H. and Georgia May Mr. William P. McCarrick Mr. Gilbert Kennedy McCurdy Mrs. Sally N. McGucken Mrs. Douglas Menzie Mr. Stuart Mitchell Mr. Bill Mitchell Sandra Mitzner and John Page Bill and Barbara Moehle Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morrow Robert Nassau and Jessica Murray Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Newell Jr. Mr. Thomas M. O’Neill Ms. Anne O’Toole Ron and Carolyn Olsen Miss Ann B. Parks Mr. and Mrs. N. Gorham Parks Mrs. George R. Parsons David and Marjorie Perlman Ms. Mary-Ellen Perry Mr. Jeffrey Pollock Ann C. Powel and Chris Jones Jay and Margaret Rachfal Mr. David Rakov Mr. Richard Reisem Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Richards Mrs. Mary Rob Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Robbins Ted and Vicki Robertson Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers Mr. Justin Rowley Ms. Jane Sachs Mr. Douglas Sadowski Mr. James G. Scanzaroli Ms. Elizabeth A. Schenk Thomas Schnorr and Edward Donnelly Jane Schryver and Paul Hoffman Ms. Joan Schumaker Ms. Virginia Searl Peter D. Smith and Christine Borrelli Mr. John P. Smith Mr. Jeff Smith Ms. Doris Snyder Mr. John C. Sproul Ms. Elizabeth A. Stevens Mr. Scott M. Storke Walt and Marian Straight Bob and Amy Tait Mrs. Marjorie Takasawa Carol A. Thiel and Peter W. Collinge Ms. Kathleen Urbanic Mr. Michael J. Van Meenen Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. VanNess Ms. Dorothy Victor and Mr. Sam Sloan Mr. Houghton D. Wetherald Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Whitbeck III Ms. Joan M. Wigg Paul and Susan Worboys Dr. Ann G. T. Young

Membership Contributions 2010 Annual Fund & Other Contributions$1,500 AND GREATER Mr. Scott A. Forsyth and Dr. Laureen Burke Hugh and Mary Clare Hamlin Jane Parker and Francis Cosentino Nancy Turner $1,000-$1,499 Mrs. Jean France Jerry Ludwig and Sarah Rockwell Ms. Elizabeth Teall and Mr. Rick Woodson $500-$999 Ms. Katherine E. Ciesinski Mrs. R. L. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Chistopher Husson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morrow Mr. Craig J. Zicari $250-$499 Dr. Brenda U. Beal Ms. Jennifer D. Brown Mrs. Kathleen P. Ford Matt Haag and Bill Schaefer Padraic G. Neville Mr. and Mrs. Brent H. Penwarden Bernie and Cliff Smith Mr. and Mrs. David J. Whitaker $150-$249 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Germanow Mike and Irena Guinness Mr. and Mrs. James Knauf Jr. Phillip and Susan Lederer Mr. John Rumsey Mr. James G. Scanzaroli CORPORATE MEMBERS AND BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS 45 East Fine Jewelers B&L Wholesale Supply Co., Inc. Bero Architecture PLLC Chaintreuil Jensen Stark Architects Cook’s Construction & Restoration Corn Hill Navigation G. W. Lisk Co., Inc. Heveron & Heveron

Matthews & Fields Lumber NaberHood Restorations Nathaniel General Contractors, Inc. Nothnagle Realtors Pike Stained Glass Studios, Inc. Ray-Vel Development Corp. Richard McGrath, CPA, P.C. Steve Jordan Preservation Services LANDMARK SOCIETY LIFE MEMBERS Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bartlett Miss Catherine B. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Colby H. Chandler Mrs. R. L. Collins Dr. and Mrs. Peter Gleason Mr. Karl Kabelac Mr. Edmund L. Kidd Ms. Lorna Logan Mrs. Edward A. Newburg Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Ray Mrs. Nancy B. Schiller Mr. and Mrs. Jon Lee Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Smith Mrs. Richard L. Turner BEQUESTS Beryl Haas Ruth E. Kelly Patricia Prince Elizabeth H. Stewart Jessie P. Woodward THOSE GIVING IN MEMORY OF ANOTHER Edward and Ruth Atwater Ms. Jean Batzing Paul and Carolyn Black Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Boike Ms. Karen S. Brown Dr. and Mrs. George G. Browning Ms. Elizabeth S. Bynum Diane and Michael Callan President and Mrs. Francesco Cesareo Mr. and Mrs. Russell Chapman Mr. Roger C. Clifford Colgate Library Mrs. R. J. Constantin Mr. Edward Doherty

Mr. John Duggan Christopher and Teresa Ercole Ms. Stacey Fleck Peter and Nancy Gaess Mr. and Mrs. Mark Garlock Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gianniny Ms. Beverly Gibson Sandra and David Goldman Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Grinols Mr. Frank S. Grosso Mr. David G. Hanna Ms. Virginia B. Hanna Dr. and Mrs. Raul Herrera Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holtzman Jr. Ms. Coleen R. Hotchkiss Mrs. Gwyneth D. Hunting Mary P. Ingram and Marilee Ann Elash Ms. Susan K. Kavanagh Mr. Brian Kavanagh Jane Kelly and Francis B. Gallagher Mr. William J. Kingston and Ms. Anne M. Moss Mrs. Brunhildeh Knapp Mrs. William Lee Jerry Ludwig and Sarah Rockwell Mrs. Sally N. McGucken Mr. and Mrs. George Morris Ms. Elizabeth C. Naramore Jim and Marty Neumeister Ms. Linda Nicosia Ms. Elizabeth U. O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. O’Brien Mrs. Susan Maney O’Leary Miss Ann B. Parks John and Mary Pound Samuel F. and Anne M. Powel Ms. Cleota Reed Ms. Margaret M. Rogers Mrs. Dunham Seeley Madeline R. Short Mrs. Russell A. Sibley Walt and Marian Straight John Strawway and Mark Chaplin Anne W. Sullivan Marc R. Suppe Ronald and Nancy Suppe Mrs. Robert F. Sykes Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thoman Ms. Kathleen Urbanic

Ms. Nancy P. Wainwright Mrs. Herbert W. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. David J. Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Sergeant W. Wise Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Wolf Ms. Katherine L. Wolf Arlene A. Wright and Derek Vanderlinde PUBLIC SUPPORTERS AND GRANTORS Allyns Creek Garden Club Bergmann Associates City of Rochester Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation Melvin & Mildred Eggers Charitable Foundation Fred and Floy Wilmott Foundatin Griffith-McLouth Foundation Helen and Ritter Shumway Foundation Karl Kabelac Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk Foundation Monroe County M&T Bank Charitable Foundation New York State Council on The Arts New York Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Rochester Area Community Foundation SPECIAL THANKS Hon. Maggie Brooks Canandaigua National Bank Clarke Condé Photography City Blue City Newspaper Dansville Central School District Fotowerks Historic Houseparts Inn on Broadway James Christy Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lariton Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word Mitchell Pierson, Jr., Inc. Pomodoro Grill and Wine Bar Preservation League of New York State Tapas 177 Lounge Tops Friendly market

Thank you to our many members, too numerous to mention, but without whose support The Landmark Society’s preservation efforts could not continue.

Apologies if your name is omitted or listed incorrectly. Please let us know and we will update our records.

Staff

Wayne Goodman, Executive DirectorDavid Whitaker, 2010 Interim Executive Director

Cynthia Boyer, Director of Public ProgramsCynthia Howk, Architectual Research Coordinator

Carolyn Bick, Director of FinanceAbby Bennett, Finance Associate

Caitlin Meives, Preservation PlannerCarolyn Haygood, Community Relations Associate

Norma Jean Hildreth, Member AssociateMaranne McDade Clay, Grants Administrator

Beverly Gibson, HorticulturistSharon Pratt, Museums & Education Associate

Judith Trabert, Stone-Tolan Tour GuideMatangula M. Forte, Business Intern

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FOUNDED 1937The Landmark Society is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, non-profit organization whose mission is to protect the unique architectural heritage of our region and

promote preservation and planning practices that foster healthy, livable, and sustainable communities.

Cynthia Howk leads local architects on a walking tour of the East Avenue Preservation District.

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