Three New York City Sites Nominated for the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that two properties and an entire neighborhood in New York City have been nominated for inclusion in State and National Registers of Historic Places. The nominees are the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, the Temple Israel of the City of New York on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and a bid to recognize the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District, also in Brooklyn.

Inside the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Brooklyn

The properties have been nominated alongside ten buildings across New York State. In the New York City metro region, this includes York Hall at Long Island’s Nissequogue River State Park, the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Yonkers, and the Tioronda Estate-Craig House Historic District located in the city of Beacon and the Town of Fishkill.

When officially recognized, sites listed as on the State and National Register are typically eligible for various public preservation programs and services, including state grants and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits. These programs help offset the cost of necessary maintenance and capital improvement projects for owners.

“New York’s built environment reminds us of our state’s rich and diverse history,” said Governor Hochul. “These nominations reflect parts of our past and demonstrate New Yorkers capacity for growth, innovation, demonstration, and change. Adding these sites to our historic registers emphasizes the roles that they have played, and will continue to play, in New York’s story.”

Exterior view of the Temple Israel of the City of New York in Manhattan

Inside the Temple Israel of the City of New York in Manhattan

Inside the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Brooklyn

Recognized boundaries of the Prospect Lefaferts Gardens Historic District – Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC)

According to government records, New York State leads the nation in its use of Historic Tax Credits, with $4.5 billion in total rehabilitation costs from 2017 to 2021. These same records show that from 2017 to 2021 the state’s credits supported projects that generated almost 70,000 jobs over $1.3 billion in local, state, and federal taxes.

Since 2011, the Historic Tax Credit program has stimulated over $12 billion in project expenditures in New York State.

“This slate of nominations is a remarkable reflection of the breadth of historic infrastructure that exists in our cities, towns, and neighborhoods and reminds us how places can help tell our collective history,” said Daniel Mackay, deputy commissioner for historic preservation in New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. “At the Division for Historic Preservation, we are committed to supporting New York’s historic resources, including designations to the State and National Registers, and we are proud to continue to do that work.”

The nominations are now under review by the state’s Bureau of Historic Sites & Parks, which operates under the Division of Historic Preservation. Once recommendations are approved by the commissioner, the properties will be listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places. The sites are then reviewed for entry into the National Register of Historic Places.

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