From Station House to Safe Haven:
An East Brooklyn Police Station Reborn and Revitalized

Historic Districts Council Preservation School
March 4, 2025 - 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Registration:
Historic Districts Council

Down the Bridle Path: Exploring the Vestiges of Greenwich Village’s Equine Past

Finding Their Architectural Roots: Cracking the Mystery of One of Brooklyn’s Most Prolific and Distinguished Architectural Firms: The Parfitt Brothers

Dahlander in Brooklyn

Morningside Heights: Preserving the Next Phase of Historic Residential Districts

The Case to Save McGiffert Hall

HIGHLIGHTS

PRESENTATIONS, PANELS, & WALKING TOURS

  • Tour Guide
    “A Walk Around the Block: The Why, When and How West 86th & 87th Streets Came to Be”
    Landmark West!, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    “Down the Bridle Path: Exploring Greenwich Village’s Equine Past”
    Salmagundi Club of New York/Village Preservation
    Salmagundi Club of New York, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    “The Hidden Gems of Morningside Heights”
    Zoom Presentation
    Morningside Heights Historic District Committee, New York, NY

  • Tour Guide
    Morningside Drive and Morningside Park
    Open House New York, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    “Historic Building Research in Queens”
    Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society
    Douglaston Club, Douglaston, Queens, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    “Morningside Heights: Preserving the Next Phase of Historic   Residential Districts”
    Zoom Presentation
    Morningside Heights Historic District Committee, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    “The Case to Save McGiffert Hall”
    Zoom Presentation
    Morningside Heights Historic District Committee, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    “Finding Their Architectural Roots: Cracking the Mystery of One of Brooklyn’s Most Prolific and Distinguished Architectural Firms – Parfitt Brothers”
    General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen in the City of New York,
    New York, NY

    Panelist
    “50+ Years of Advocacy”
    Historic Districts Council, Open to the Public Conference, New York, NY
    New York Law School, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    “Down the Bridle Path: Exploring Greenwich Village’s Equine
    Past”
    Salmagundi Club of New York/Village Preservation
    Salmagundi Club of New York, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    “Historic Building Research in Queens”
    Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society
    Douglaston Club, Douglaston, Queens, NY

    Awards Presenter
    Thirty-Sixth Annual Awards Ceremony
    Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
    Metropolitan Club, New York, NY

    Interviewee
    “Rediscovering New York with Jeff Goodman: Morningside Heights”
    TalkRadio.NYC, New York, NY   

    Guest Lecturer
    “Inside Out: A Primer on Historic Interiors in New York City”
    Open to the Public Conference, Historic Districts Council, New York, NY
    New York Law School, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    “Debunking the Myth of Landmarks: A Primer on Preservation in New York City”/“What’s In It for the Property Owner? Funding for Preservation Projects”
    Construction Administration Master of Science Program
    School of Professional Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY

    Panelist
    Shaped by Immigrants: A History of Yorkville
    Book Launch, Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
    National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of New York, New York, NY

    Interviewee
    Shaped by Immigrants: A History of Yorkville Three-Part Documentary
    Produced by Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    “How to Research a Building”
    Historic Districts Council Preservation School
    St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    “Put Your Money Where Your Project Is: Funding for Preservation Advocacy”
    Open to the Public Conference, Historic Districts Council
    New York Law School, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    “The History of Morningside Heights and Columbia University Housing”
    East Coast Academic Workforce Housing Conference, New York, NY
    Hogan Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    “NYC Architectural Styles and How to Research Buildings”
    Historic Districts Council Preservation School
    St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    “Debunking the Myth of Landmarks: A Primer on Preservation in New York City”
    Construction Administration Master of Science Program
    School of Professional Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    "Reviving a Classic: The Architectural Vocabulary of Greenwich Village" Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Continuing Education Course for Real Estate Brokers
    St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    “Researching Ellis Island Contagious Disease Complex and Greenpoint, Brooklyn”
    Historic Preservation Studio I, Historic Preservation Program
    The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, New York, NY

    Tour Guide
    “Preserving Guastavino’s Tiles at the Eglise de Notre Dame”
    Institute of Classical Architecture & Art
    Eglise de Notre Dame, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    "The Practitioner’s Perspective"
    It Pays to Preserve: Financial Incentives for Historic Preservation Symposium
    AIA Center for Architecture, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    "Yorkville Through the Years: Its Immigrant Heritage and Architectural Evolution"
    A Celebration of Yorkville Symposium, Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
    Bohemian Hall, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    "A Primer on New York City Interiors"
    Interior Design Department Lunch-and-Learn Series, Fashion Institute of Technology
    New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    "Dahlander in Brooklyn"
    Artisan Lecture Series
    General Society of Mechanics and Tradesman, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    "Dahlander in Brooklyn"
    City of Örebro 750th–Year Anniversary Celebration
    Örebro County Museum, Örebro, Sweden

    Panelist
    "Preserving Our Architectural History: The Business Case for Landmarks Preservation"
    NYC Landmarks50 Alliance
    Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, Brooklyn, New York

    Guest Lecturer
    "Historic Building Research"
    Historic Districts Council Preservation School
    St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    “How to Research Buildings”
    Historic Districts Council, Preservation School
    St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    "Preserving Brooklyn's Neighborhoods, Enhancing Brooklyn's Economy: An Examination of Three Main Streets Where Commerce, Preservation, and Creativity Intersect"
    Historic Preservation in America's Legacy Cities Conference
    The Greater Ohio Policy Center
    Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

    Guest Lecturer
    "Historic Tax Credit Opportunities in New York State, "
    New York State Association for Affordable Housing Conference
    Marriott Marquis, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    "Section 106," Preservation Law
    Historic Preservation Program, The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, New York, NY

    Tour Guide
    Morningside Heights
    Morningside Heights Historic District Committee, New York, NY

    Moderator
    "Open Space in the Private Realm"
    The Great Outside: Preserving Public and Private Open Spaces
    Historic Districts Council 18th Annual Preservation Conference
    New York Law School, New York, NY

  • Tour Guide
    West End Avenue Historic District Extension
    Landmark West!, New York, NY

    Guest Lecturer
    "The Nuts and Bolts of Historic Resource Surveys"
    Historic Districts Council Coffee Talk Series
    St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY

  • Moderator
    "New Landmarks: Modern, Vernacular and Cultural Sites"
    Historic Districts Council Preservation Conference
    Cooper Union, New York, NY

  • Panel
    "The New Look of Lincoln Center"
    "SOUNDCHECK, " WNYC Broadcast

  • Moderator
    "Tools of the Trade: Preservation Practices for the Next
    Generation"
    Historic Districts Council Preservation Conference
    Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    "A Primer on New York City Landmarks Law and the Landmarks Preservation Commission"
    Landmark West! Real Estate Broker Preservation Seminar
    Private Home, New York, NY

  • Panelist
    "Adaptive Re-Use and Historic Tax Credit Incentives"
    Real Estate Development Program Real Estate Roundtable
    The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University
    Wood Auditorium, Columbia University, New York, NY

  • Guest Lecturer
    "Olmsted in the 20th Century: Tracing the Evolution of the Union County Park System and Assessing Its Significance"
    New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey

  • Panelist
    "Homeowner Seminar: Funding Sources for Historic Preservation Projects," Minority Contractors & Real Estate Professionals Conference
    Restoration Plaza, Brooklyn, NY