STATLER NOMINATION TO THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S AMERICA’S MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES
Preservation Buffalo Niagara has nominated the Statler Building to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2010 America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places program. The nomination has been submitted to the Trust with broad support from the community, local and state elected officials, and civic organizations.
The National Trust’s America’s 11 Most Endangered program provides national recognition and visibility to treasures such as the Statler; benefits include preservation expertise services and a countrywide development platform. The program is non-restrictive and is not the same as an historic registration. It is hoped that resources available through the program will assist in a truly viable, successful redevelopment of the Statler. The program is owner-independent; in other words, participation and implementation are not dependent on a stable ownership circumstance. The program is designed for precisely the situation in which the Statler currently resides.
Regarding the nomination, Preservation Buffalo Niagara Executive Director Henry McCartney stated, “This nomination is a community call to action. With national attention, and the assistance of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Buffalo Niagara is confident that public support and private investment will eventually be secured to preserve and revitalize the Statler. The Statler is a vital part of our city’s heritage and is of state and national significance.”
Below is the list of elected officials and civic organizations that have sent letters to support this nomination. Additional offices still are working on their supporting letters, which will be submitted as they are received.
New York State Governor David A. Paterson
Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter
Congressman Christopher J. Lee
A Joint Letter from Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer
New York State Assemblymember Sam Hoyt
New York State Assemblyman Robin Schimminger
New York State Senator Antoine M. Thompson
Buffalo Common Council President David A. Franczyk
Preservation League of New York State
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Zonta International (Founded in the Original Statler)
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War (Held National Event at the Statler in 1935)
Theodore L. Lownie, Partner, Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects, LLC (Architect for The Roycroft Inn, Another 11 Most Recipient)
For more information, please see
Preservation Buffalo Niagara, at
http://www.preservationbuffaloniagara.organd
National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2010 America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, at
http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/11-most-endangered/and
National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.preservationnation.orgIN THE COMING DAYS WE WILL DELIVER MORE NEWS ABOUT THIS EFFORT AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP. IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE SUPPORT PRESERVATION BUFFALO NIAGARA, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING SUPPORT TO OUR CAUSE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE STATLER BUILDING. WE ARE THE TRUSTEES OF THIS GREAT BUILDING. WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. KEEP THE FAITH, STAY TOGETHER, STAY POSITIVE.