Popular Park Ave. walking tour this Thursday!

Join The Landmark Society and the Young Urban Preservationists for a guided walking tour of Park Avenue’s ABC Streets neighborhood! We’ll explore the architecture and history of one of Rochester’s most iconic neighborhoods. As a special bonus–we’re even getting you inside four private homes! This is a rare opportunity to get a peek inside these homes and see the neighborhood through the eyes of local architecture and history experts.

We’re offering 4 different tour start times to choose from.

Your purchase supports neighborhood efforts to create a Park Avenue Historic District.

Thursday, August 29th | First tour starts at 5:30 PM | Tickets: $25 | All tours depart from Immanuel Baptist Church

Cocktails & Carburetors tickets on sale!

Now in its sixth year, our Cocktails & Carburetors two-day event combines vintage and special interest autos with tours of private garages and car collections.

On Friday, September 20th, 2019 from 6:30 to 9:00, you’ll attend the opening cocktail party at Horsepower Motorworksin Victor. Stroll among the many cars, both under restoration and on display, while enjoying music, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction. You’re invited to drive your special interest car for preferred parking. While there, pick up your program for the self-guided tour on Saturday, September 21th from 10:00 to 4:00 – this will be similar to a house tour, but focused on garages and their fascinating contents!

The following Sunday, September 29th from 9:00 to 1:00, Oak Hill presents their Seventh Annual Invitational Car Show, one of the best and most respected shows in our area, with cars, food, music, and drink. There is a $25.00 per car registration fee, no spectator fee.

Announcing the Inside Downtown Tour: East & Alexander

Every year, The Landmark Society’s Inside Downtown Tour opens up urban environments where folks are creating exciting spaces to live and work in Rochester: we visit re-purposed spaces, renovated homes, lovingly preserved places, and newly built sites that are designed with sensitivity to the overall built environment. This year’s tour will take place in the neighborhood around East Avenue & Alexander Street in Rochester’s East End, on Friday, September 27 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, and on Saturday, September 28th from 11 am to 4 pm.

The Tour will take us on East Avenue and Alexander Street, an area undergoing transformation. The former Inner Loop is no longer a “moat” separating downtown from the rest of the neighborhood. We will bridge that former gap by extending the tour up East Avenue into the East End, including The Sagamore and Charlotte Square.

Tour tickets will go on sale on our website starting Tuesday, September 3rd. 

Travel Tour: Palm Springs Modweek

Modernism Week’s signature February Event is an annual celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture, art, fashion and culture. This exciting festival takes place in February in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. Modernism Week features more than 350 events including the Modernism Show & Sale, Signature Home Tours, films, lectures, Premier Double Decker Architectural Bus Tours, nightly parties and live music, walking and bike tours, tours of Sunnylands, fashion, classic cars, modern garden tours, a vintage travel trailer exhibition, and more. Check out Modernism Week’s website!

Join Landmark Society staff for a truly personalized visit to Palm Springs during this fascinating festival. Larry will be working with his college roommate, Ron Duby, to sift through the hundreds of events and take you to the highlights and the hidden gems.

Preservation Grant Fund deadline

The Landmark Society’s Preservation Grant Fund program offers funds for preliminary design and planning studies to help make positive improvements to at-risk buildings. The grant does not fund bricks and mortar repairs. The program was initially funded through a bequest from Elizabeth (Libby) Stewart. Libby was a longtime Landmark Society staff member who was dedicated to the revitalization of neighborhoods and historic structures. Applications are now available for the next round of funding. The application deadline is September 20, 2019.

Training opportunities for Historic Preservation Commissions

Our friends at the Preservation League of NYS are partnering with the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions to bring NAPC’s CAMP training to six locations across New York State in the Fall of 2019 and Spring of 2020.

Each full-day CAMP training will feature high-quality, engaging, and informative presentations and group discussion. NAPC Trainers include attorneys, commissioners, commission partners, and local, state, and national staff members.

We highly encourage municipal staff and members who serve on preservation boards/commissions to attend. Registration is only $30! Spots are limited so book now! Details available on the League’s website (link below).

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