Transcript New York’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FIELD SERVICES BUREAU
New York’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
Helping communities preserve and rejuvenate
New York’s historic and cultural resources.
National Historic Preservation Act of
1966
Established:
-Federal Historic Preservation Regulations
-National Register of Historic Places
-State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
New York State Historic Preservation Office
Helping communities
• Identify
• Evaluate
• Recognize
• Protect
• Preserve
• Rejuvenate
• Renew
Historic resources in their neighborhoods
PRESERVATION INCENTIVES
The federal historic rehabilitation
tax credit program generates
millions of dollars in private
redevelopment projects in New
York each year.
The 20% tax credit equals 20% of
the amount spent in a certified
rehabilitation of a certified
structure.
These buildings in downtown
Catskill are being renovated
with the help of the federal
tax credit program.
To be eligible, properties must be
income-producing, listed on the
National Register, and work must
meet the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards. The application process
is coordinated with the SHPO.
IS MY BUILDING HISTORIC?
Individual listing in National Register (NR)
Listed as part of NR Historic District
Contributing vs. non-contributing status
Wall Street
Historic District
Fulton-Nassau
Historic District
Stone Street
Historic District
South Street Seaport
Historic District
How will the work be evaluated?
• According to the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for Rehabilitation.
• Rehabilitation – “the act of making possible a
compatible use for a property through repair, alteration
and additions while preserving those portions or features
which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural
values. Can include limited demolition and new
construction provided that the essential historic character
of the resource remains.”
• General Concept – Retain, Repair,
Replace in Kind – Do no Harm
Standard #1 – Compatible Use
A property shall be used for its historic
purpose or be placed in a new use in a
reasonable manner, taking into
consideration economic and technical
feasibility.
41 Broad Street
Before Tax Credit work
Historic
After project complete
Standard #2 – Retain Historic Character
The historic character of a property shall be retained and
preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of
features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.
The Market Arcade
is one of Buffalo’s
most distinctive
landmarks and has
been rehabilitated for
commercial and
office use.
Standard #3 – “Keep it Real”
Each property shall
be recognized as a
physical record of its
time, place, and use.
Changes that create a
false sense of historic
development, such as
adding conjectural
features or
architectural elements
from other buildings,
shall not be
undertaken.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard #4 – Respect Historic Changes
Most properties change over time; those changes that have
acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained
and preserved.
The historic addition (above right) on the Euclid
Avenue School in Jamestown was retained and
renovated in this affordable housing project. The
later historic storefront on this Albany townhouse
(left) was retained during its rehabilitation.
Both of these projects utilized the federal
historic rehabilitation tax credit program.
Standard #5 – Preserve Distinctive Features
Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or
examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be
preserved.
Standard #6 – Repair When Feasible
Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than
replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires
replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match
the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and,
where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall
be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
Many decorative features on this rehabilitated house at 563 North Broadway
in Saratoga Springs were restored based on physical evidence and historic
photographs. This mixed use project utilized the federal tax credit program.
Standard #7 – Cause No Damage
Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that
cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The
surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be
undertaken using the gentlest means possible.
While high pressure cleaning helped to prepare the steel hull of this
historic tugboat at the H. Lee White Marine Museum in Oswego for
painting, aggressive cleaning treatments are not recommended for masonry
surfaces, such as the sandstone on the exterior of the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception in Albany.
Standard #8 – Consider & Protect
Archeological Resources
Significant archeological
resources affected by a project
shall be protected and preserved.
If such resources must be
disturbed, mitigation measures
shall be undertaken.
Historic preservation
environmental review ensured
the investigation and protection
of a colonial waterfront site,
including this 18th century log
wall, in downtown Albany prior
to new construction.
Standard #9 - Compatible New Construction
New additions, exterior alterations or related new construction
shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property.
The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be
compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural
features to protect the historic integrity of the property.
New rooftop addition
This rooftop addition is
barely visible from the
street.
Standard #10 - Reversible New Construction
New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall
be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future,
the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its
environment would be unimpaired.
The glass addition that
links the historic barn
and loading dock at the
Herschell Carousel
Factory Museum in
North Tonawanda offers
a practical yet reversible
solution to linking these
two historic structures.
Common Concerns
• Identifying historic features
– (form, material, trim, fenestration, condition)
• Landscaping
– (as it may affect the setting)
• Masonry Cleaning
– (be very careful, no abrasives, simple soap and water may be best)
• New additions
– (location, scale, materials)
• Code related issues
– (fire/building, ADA, key is accommodating these necessary things while
protecting the building)
• LEED Certification
– (rehabilitation is green, LEED certification can be done!)
90 West Street
The West Street Building, 90 West Street
Built 1905-07, the West Street Building is
significant as a distinguished early example of
Gothic ornament applied to the exterior of a
skyscraper and as one of the finest examples
of the work of Cass Gilbert, an architect of
national prominence in the early 20th century.
The Gothic-inspired decoration and strong
vertical emphasis evoke Gilbert's most famous
commission, the Woolworth Building at 233
Broadway. Located south of the World Trade
Center site, the West Street Building was
severely damaged on September 11, 2001.
Staff from New York's SHPO have been
helping the new property owners examine
preservation opportunities, including listing on
the State and National Registers and applying
for the federal historic rehabilitation tax
credit -- both of these programs are supported
by the federal Historic Preservation Fund
(HPF).
MetLife
MetLife North and Metropolitan Tower Buildings
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York City
By 1909, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
now known as MetLife, was one of the largest
insurance providers in the world. Over the years, the
company earned a reputation for innovation by
instituting a series of nationally significant social
welfare projects such as the nation’s first visiting
nurse service and construction of low income
housing. The company has also been an excellent
steward of its headquarters properties on Madison
Square in Manhattan. With assistance from the federal
preservation Investment Tax Credit program, MetLife
began a major multi-phased rehabilitation project of its
North Building, originally constructed in 1929-1932, and
a façade restoration of its 1909 Metropolitan Tower
Building. These projects show MetLife's strong
commitment to revitalizing the Madison Square area and
serve as an example for other companies and
communities to follow.
Prince George Hotel
Prince George Hotel
10-20 East 28th Street & 17-19 East 27th Street
New York City
Affordable housing is a concern for any community.
Common Ground Community HFDC, Inc. is a very
active organization that rehabilitates older structures
into housing for those who can least afford it. In 1998,
Common Ground began the conversion of the
abandoned Prince George Hotel into apartments with
common areas for residents and commercial retail
space on the ground floor. Originally, the Prince
George was a grand residential and tourist-class hotel,
built in 1904-5 and enlarged in 1912 to accommodate
an affluent clientele. In recent decades, the hotel fell
into decline, closed in 1990 and was left vacant. The
SHPO supports Common Ground in their efforts to
provide housing in historic properties by assisting them
in obtaining a federal historic rehabilitation tax credit.
19 Rector Street
19 Rector Street
19 Rector Street
New York City
Constructed in 1929-30, the 38-story building at 19
Rector Street reflected the optimism of the
financial boom of the 1920s and now serves as an
example to encourage people to live as well as
work in Lower Manhattan. The Art Deco style
building, designed by Lafayette A. Goldstone, was
originally built as offices and has been
transformed into a combination of much needed
residential, office and commercial space,
contributing to the vitality of the neighborhood.
Work began in October 1999 and, in spite of
problems as a result of September 11th, the
current owners remained committed to the
neighborhood by completing the project. As a
result of the work and the high degree of historic
and architectural integrity, the SHPO has recently
nominated 19 Rector Street to the State and
National Registers of Historic Places.
Park Row
Building
The Park Row Building is an
important late nineteenth century
high-rise in lower Manhattan.
Designed by prominent architect
R.H. Robertson, the thirty-story
building was constructed using
innovative structural techniques,
and at the time of its completion in
1899, it was the tallest building in
the world. Crowned by distinctive
twin towers and occupying a
prominent site across from City Hall
Park, the attractive building is a key
component of renewal efforts in
lower Manhattan. The building is
being converted for mixed-use
commercial and residential space
with the help of the federal historic
rehabilitation tax credit program.
Before
The Emerson
After
The Emerson, located in the Hell’s
Kitchen/Clinton neighborhood, is a
significant example of a model tenement
designed and owned by William
Emerson, a well-known architect and
proponent of housing reform. Model
tenements were intended to furnish safe
and healthful living conditions for the
working classes while still providing
developers with a modest return on their
investment. The Emerson, constructed in
1914, was designed so that each
apartment had adequate light, ventilation,
running water, and a private toilet.
Emerson chose the building’s site
carefully, locating it across from DeWitt
Clinton Park, laid out in 1901 as part of a
program to create open spaces in
densely crowded slums. Tenants also
had access to rooftop gardens with
Hudson River views. The building is being
rehabilitated to provide low-income
housing and commercial space with the
help of the federal historic
40 Wall
Constructed in 1929-1930 and designed by architects H. Craig
Severance and Yasuo Masui, 40 Wall Street was built for the
Manhattan Company and its affiliates, most notably the Bank of
Manhattan Trust Company. At the time of its construction, 40
Wall Street was, with the Empire State Building and Chrysler
Building, one of the three tallest buildings in the world. Leasing
office space in the building during the Depression was difficult
and the original investors lost the property in 1940.
Subsequently, after World War II, the building became profitable
and was fully leased. Through the years, the property has
changed hands several times and is now owned by the Trump
Organization. With the help of the federal historic
rehabilitation tax credit program, the building, which is listed
on the State and National Registers, has been extensively
renovated and its significant interior spaces, including the
grand upper lobby (above left) and banking hall, banking
offices, and board room, have been preserved.
The Apollo
The SHPO continues to provide technical
service to the legendary Apollo Theater.
With private and public assistance, including
the FEDERAL HISTORIC REHABILITATION
TAX CREDIT PROGRAM, the 1914
landmark’s exterior has been restored, a
new marquee and blade sign has been
installed, and the interior is being upgraded
to improve the theater’s auditorium, stage,
dressing rooms, and lobby. The SHPO
supports the building’s rejuvenation, which
will help to enhance the theater and advance
the area’s revitalization efforts.
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS…
•This is a bureaucratic process – please be patient.
•Consult early and often with SHPO.
•Owners who begin rehab work prior to getting
approval from NPS do so at their own risk!
•Apply before completing work, and preferably, well in
advance of beginning work!
•The property must be a “certified historic structure”
prior to completion of the work. (Part 1 complete)
•Send two (2) complete original sets of the application
with accompanying materials (photos, map, drawings)
to the SHPO.
•Include signature, date, and SS# or taxpayer ID #.
•Drawings must include existing and proposed plans.
•Proper photographic documentation is important!
More is better!
•Photos must show all elevations of the building,
views of the building in its setting, and representative
interior spaces and features. Photos must be keyed to
a site or building plan.
•“Before” rehab photos required for Parts 1 and 2.
•“After” rehab photos for the Part 3.
•NPS prefers conventional 35 mm color prints
(labeled on back) at least 4” x 6” in size.
•Digital photos may be acceptable if they are taken at
high resolution, printed on photographic paper, at
least 4” x 6” size.
•Photocopies of photographs are not acceptable!
•2 sets of photos are required.