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Forbes
6 hours ago
- Forbes
Restored New Hamptons Museum Is Worth A Visit
For years, I watched the impressive but dilapidated white mansion sit sadly at the intersection of Montauk Highway and Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, New York, wondering whether its colonial-style columns would live through another winter. What if they buckled, crushed by the weight of time and tides? The Bridgehampton Museum also known as the Nathaniel Rogers House Todor Tsvetkov Photography This summer, though, the Bridgehampton Museum, also known as the Nathaniel Rogers House for one of its most famous past owners, has emerged restored and rejuvenated. Across from the refurbished luxurious Topping Rose House and the village's War Monument, the Museum, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, anchors the cultural heart of the town. 'Our mission is to preserve and promote the history of Bridgehampton and the culture of the East End,' said Executive Director Connor Flanagan. 'This year we are presenting several exhibits and more than 70 public programs.' Are these ponies waiting their turn at the phone booths in Sagaponack? Pingree W. Louchheim Don't wait for a rainy day to check out the 100 or so fabulous black and white photographs taken by Pingree W. Louchheim, the only staff photographer for the Southampton Press between 1972 and 1997 (on view until August 16). Curated by Collections Manager Tim Malyk, they speak of an era where fields, open spaces and simple, rural life were the essence of the East End physical and cultural landscape. 'The building reflects history but also lends itself to art exhibits,' said Mr. Flanagan. Summer programs range from outdoor painting classes to literary lectures, a sculpture course using marine plastic debris, and even a blacksmithing workshop. Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1830. Attributed to Nathaniel Rogers. Artist Nathaniel Rogers. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images) Heritage Images via Getty Images Nathaniel Rogers, a miniature portraitist, bought the 1824 simple post and beam salt box in 1840, when he came home to Long Island after a successful career in New York. Inspired by the large whaling captains' homes in Sag Harbor and Southampton, he transformed the structure into a Greek revival showpiece, adding a massive front portico with four ionic columns, additional bedrooms and a third-floor cupola. Later on, the house's new owners transformed it into a boarding house for summer visitors, after which it became known as Hampton House, a luxury hotel that would welcome well-heeled guests until 1949. The owners occupied part of it until 2004, then the building fell into disrepair. Exterior of Nathaniel Rogers House, Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York, USA. The 1840 house is one of the best examples of Greek Revival Architecture on Long Island. getty For years, rumors and plans swirled within the community, culminating in a proposal for a shopping mall on the site, reminiscent of the Bridgehampton Commons on the other side of the village. Southampton Town, the Bridgehampton Historical Society, the Helen and Claus Hoie Charitable Foundation, state agencies, and numerous local community members stepped in to save the building. It took almost twenty years and $11.7 million, but today the Bridgehampton Museum has found its place as the keeper of Bridgehampton and neighboring towns' unique history. The Nathaniel Rogers House has stood nearly invisible for decades. It's time to slow down, park the car and step into the history of our beloved South Fork.
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Students use summer school to repair 1750s Lancaster church roof
Heritage craft trainees have helped with repairs to the roof and masonry of a Grade II* church that dates back to the works to the Church of St John the Evangelist on North Road in Lancaster formed part of a summer school run by Historic England (HE) for 17 awarded the church a grant of £574,000 to carry out the repairs to the roof and the structure underneath, which have now been completed after it was damaged during Storm Desmond in from Lancaster and Morecambe College learned skills including hot lime mortar mixing, slate roofing, stonemasonry, plastering, joinery and mud masonry on site from master craftspeople. Florence Salberter, HE's heritage projects manager in the North West, said: "Bringing different skills together gives a very rich learning environment"."To actually work on the building with experienced people and learn from them is not something you can learn from college," she said. "You have to be doing it, you have to see it on site."It gave the trainees an "amazing experience", she church, in the heart of the city's conservation area, was once used for concerts, community events and home to a fair-trade café. However, this came to an end in 2015 following severe flooding during Storm Desmond, which led to deterioration in the condition of the building, including dry and wet rot is now hoped the church can become a community hub. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Albuquerque officials discuss moving historic diner to Route 66 Visitor Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For some it's a childhood memory, 'I grew up there. I remember that diner like I mean growing up, we walked by it, we ate at it, we did everything because it was part of our community,' said one member during a Route 66 Visitor Center Commission meeting. Story continues below Education: APS Board members respond after vulgar text messages sent during board meeting Trending: Working group offers recommendations for AI use in schools to NM lawmakers News: Metropolitan Detention Center reports 6th inmate death this year And for others, it's about family legacy, 'My aunt and uncle were promised those things, I just think that their vision was to see it somewhere in the city,' said a Hernandez family member. The traveling Valentine Diner, known as the Little House Diner, has moved around the city from places like Downtown to Nob Hill. And now, the city will decide its future with this goal in mind, 'To fulfill the original intent of the donation by the Hernandez family, which was to preserve it and celebrate its individual history,' said Shelle Sanchez, Director of Arts and Culture with CABQ. The proposal is to move the diner from Nob Hill, where it's being repurposed as a police substation, to the Route 66 Visitors Center, where it will be restored as a functioning diner. 'To me, what has happened with the diner is a disgrace,' said one member of the commission about the adjustment made to its original design. 'Their vision was for it to be in a prominent place, and I don't feel like out here is in a prominent place,' said one Hernandez family member. Members of the Hernandez family questioned the newly formed Route 66 Visitor Center Commission about whether people would actually go to the location on the outskirts of town. 'We kind of want it to be used the way they wanted it to be used, and I don't get that impression from, you know, putting it out here,' said one Hernandez family member. A Larry Barker investigation revealed that the city spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to furnish the building without proper oversight. Three years after its ribbon-cutting, the building still isn't open to the public. The city said this could change by the end of the summer, as they are in the process of hiring staff for the center. They believe that with a sign park coming this fall, the center will pick up traction. 'We actually are very optimistic about the number of people that will come here,' said Sanchez. Nob Hill's Neighborhood Association said they will be disappointed if the diner is relocated, saying, 'The little diner is dear to our hearts. It's been there 28 years.' Members with Nob Hill Main Street expressed support for the project, saying, 'If there's a place where this Valentine diner can be properly showcased, then that should be what happens.' 'I do believe this is the right location for it. And I do think you will see that,' said Sanchez to members of the public at the meeting. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Fast Company
6 days ago
- General
- Fast Company
The Eames House in L.A. is open again after closing during the fires
After closing for five months due to smoke damage from the Palisades Fire, the Eames House (Case Study House #8) in Los Angeles has reopened to visitors—now with a more determined mission to serve as a place of community. Nearly 7,000 buildings were destroyed in the Palisades Fire, and though the Eames House was spared, cleanup efforts have been intensive. A crew took about a week to wipe away flame retardant that had been dropped to slow the fire from advancing from the outside of the home. They also dug up the property's plantings beds so the soil could be replaced due to concerns about toxic materials. 'We were very fortunate,' says Lucia Atwood, the granddaughter of architects Charles and Ray Eames who built the Pacific Palisades home in 1949. The home is a model of resilience, but its stewards were also proactive. Atwood tells Fast Company interventions began in 2011 to better fire- and drought-proof the home, which is a National Historic Landmark and on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Those efforts that took on greater urgency after the Getty Fire in 2019. 'At that point it became very clear that there were going to be an increasing number of of extremely damaging fires,' says Atwood, the former executive director of the Eames Foundation. The foundation has worked to harden the landscape, a process that included clearing brush and removing some of the more than 250 trees that were on the property. Subscribe to the Design latest innovations in design brought to you every weekday SIGN UP Reopening events this month with local leaders, neighbors, and fire survivors have turned the Eames House into an Eames home for the community, as is the case for patrons of the Palisades Library, which was destroyed in the fires. After offering the library the use of the property, including the home's studio, which is open to the public for the first time, for events like book clubs and sales, the head of the library got emotional, says Adrienne Luce, who was announced the Eames Foundation's first non-family member executive director in April. 'This place is for you,' Luce recalls telling the library's head, and she says she started to choke up. 'Being so close to the devastation actually is a wonderful opportunity to serve and support the local community and long-term community rebuilding efforts.' Reopening means 'really engaging and serving the local community,' Luce says.
Telegraph
20-07-2025
- Science
- Telegraph
Bats halt research plans at ‘nationally important' Neolithic mound
Plans to cut into a 4,000-year-old mound to allow further research on its history could be stopped by the presence of bats. The Castle Mound, also known as Marlborough Mound, in Wiltshire, is the second largest Neolithic mound in Europe at 62ft high. Marlborough College has applied for planning permission to try to 'enhance its setting' by demolishing school buildings that 'cut into' the west side of it. The aim is to carry out further archaeological research when the buildings are gone – and eventually put a new curved stone-faced revetment in to support the mound. But the presence of bats, which are protected, could halt the project. History and artistic significance In documents to support the application, the college said the mound was a 'nationally important scheduled monument' with significance including its prehistoric use, artistic interest and historic links to the Seymours, the family of Henry VIII's third wife Jane, the mother of Edward VI. The mound has been carbon dated to 2,400BC, and features part of a medieval castle as well as some 17th and 18th-century garden features. Wiltshire council has not yet made a decision on the application. But the council's ecology team has raised concerns that the buildings being earmarked for removal could be a haven for bats. It said in a report: 'The buildings on site appear to have some potential for roosting bats and there are records of bats, including roosting bats, in the local area. 'A preliminary roost assessment report has been submitted. The assessment found the buildings on site to be of moderate and high potential for roosting bats and recommended further surveys are carried out to determine the roosting status of each building and the requirement for mitigation (if any). 'The ecology team should be reconsulted once the results for all the surveys are available. 'Any compensation/mitigation measures required as a result of the surveys must be incorporated into the proposals. 'In carrying out its statutory function, the LPA must be reasonably sure that the proposal will not result in significant adverse effects on protected habitats or species.' The works are intended to enhance the visitor experience of the new Mound Information Centre being completed in the college grounds. The buildings imbedded into the mound include a decommissioned plant room, disused toilet block and a carpentry workshop which all have very little or no heritage value, according to the school. 'A great opportunity for surveys' Its supporting statement to the council said: 'It is proposed to demolish these buildings which partially block the viewing of the Mound as they are either redundant or, in the case of the workshop, relocate the activities to elsewhere in the college. 'By razing these buildings the setting of the Mound will be enhanced with 360 [degree] visibility.' The application stressed that special care will be taken not to dig into the Mound's bank or pull earth away, while green foliage between to Mound and the redundant buildings will be carefully removed. The supporting statement added: 'The demolition work will provide a great opportunity for further archaeological surveys to be carried out and provide more insight into the Mound build-up and its history.' The proposed works will be carried out on behalf of the Marlborough Mound Trust – set up in 2000 with a vision to restore, conserve, preserve and maintain the structure. The Marlborough Mound has been celebrated throughout the history of the college, where former pupils include the Princess of Wales. Wiltshire council is expected to decide on the application in August.
