:: The Historic House Trust of New York City

Historic House Trust of New York City a not-for-profi t organization was created in 1989 to preserve and promote the historic houses located in New York City parks. Working in partnership with the City of New York Parks & Recreation, the goal of the Trust is to provide new levels of attention, support and specialized care to benefi t these museums.

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THE ANARCHIST'S GUIDE TO HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS: THOUGHTS ON HOUSES

Monday
April 16, 2012
6PM

Franklin D. Vagnone

Executive Director
Historic House Trust of New York City

This provocative visual presentation concentrates on historic house museums and will highlight topics from Mr. Vagnone's manuscript: The Flattening of History. Historic House Museums were actual private domestic worlds - now encapsulated and re-presented for a public narrative. As architectural fragments, they exist in the volatile world between the real and the Ideal, the sensuality of private, personal experience and the desire for rigorous cultural absolute truth.

GREAT HOUSES OF HAVANA: A CENTURY OF CUBAN STYLE

Wednesday
May 16, 2012
6PM

Hermes Mallea

Author and Architect

Great Houses of Havana, gives the first-ever insider's tour of Havana's architectural gems bringing the reader inside never before published homes and presenting their fascinating personal histories alongside Havana's architectural patrimony. Mr. Mallea, a Cuban American expert in residential design, presents portraits of important homes built in the city between 1850 and 1960.

THE RUSSEL WRIGHT DESIGN CENTER: MORE THAN A HOUSE MUSEUM

Tuesday
May 22, 2012
6PM

David M. McAlpin, AIA

President, Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center

In 1942, when Russel and Mary Wright first saw the 75 acres in Garrison, NY that were to become Manitoga, the propertywas a mined, quarried, and deforestedindustrial wasteland. Wright spent the next 34 years transforming their purchase into a spectacular, innovative woodland garden, home and studio. The presentation will familiarize you with Wright's genius, Manitoga's ongoing restorations, and its most recent reicarnation as more than a house museum.

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