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Sonic Youth, Edith Wharton and Uri Gilbert
Here’s how the building at 189 Second St., on Washington Park, ended up featured in the book Restoring a House in the City. The house, restored by Lynn Kopka and Joseph Abbey, was built in the 1850s by...
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House tour, seminar focus on late Troy architect Stanton Lee
A group of us who live in homes designed by the late Troy architect Stanton P. Lee will open them to the public on Saturday, May 1, as part of a daylong program looking at his life and his work in...
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A new life for the old St. Jean’s?
If you’re one of those people who believe shopping is a spiritual experience, then Tom Boglino has a plan for you. The Long Islander has purchased a former church on Second Street in Troy and plans to...
View ArticleTroy First to Stage Uncle Tom & More Abolitionist History
Historian and TU blogger Don Rittner tells us about the first performance of the stage adaptation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, From the post: The first public performance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin occurred in...
View ArticleJames Connolly
Today mark’s the 96th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. Troy and the Capital Region have long been an enclave of Irish immigrants. One of them was James Connolly, who was a leader in...
View ArticleHistoric district pamphlet and insert
Supplemental information to Kenneth C. Crowe’s story, to be published Tuesday. Historic District Pamphlet Below is the insert Troy map Insert
View ArticleTrojan Hotel gets preservation notice
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has a look at the restoration of the Trojan Hotel on its Preservation Nation Blog. The piece is by Lauren Walser, who is the field editor for Preservation...
View ArticleSt. Paul’s starts $250,000 drive to repair roof, save Tiffany interior
TROY – St. Paul’s Church at Third and State streets, has begun a campaign to raise $250,000 to repair the church roof. Rev. Michael Gorchov, pastor of the Episcopal church, said the small congregation...
View ArticleRensselaer County Historical Society appoints executive director
The Rensselaer County Historical Society named Karin Krasevac-Lenz as the cultural group’s new executive director. She starts work Monday. “Her appointment underscores our desire to see RCHS grow in...
View ArticlePainters union works on Kate Mullany home in Troy
Members of District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades will be at the Kate Mullany National Historic Landmark Saturday on Eighth Avenue in Troy Saturday to work on the...
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